PeriodFourCulturalCornerⅠ.单词拼写1.________(不管,不顾)thebadweather,theystillsetoffontime.2.All________(全体人员)aretoreceivegiftsfromthemanager.3.Justbecausewe’vehadafew__________(分歧,意见不合)itdoesn’tmeanwearen’tstillfriends.4.We________(武装)ourselveswithwhateverwecouldlayourhandson.5.These__________(维和人员)arefromChina.6.Weshouldcondemnthekillingofinnocent________(平民)duringthebombingcampaign.Ⅱ.同义词辨析1.用despite,although填空(1)Myschoolisverybeautiful________itissmall.(2)ShewenttoAmerica________thefactthatthedoctortoldhertorest.(3)________alloureffortstosavetheschool,theCountydecidedtocloseit.2.用nearly,almost填空(1)Ican________neverunderstandtheactsofthoseyoungpeople.(2)Therearenot________enoughpeopleheretodothejob.(3)Itis________3o’clocknow.Ⅲ.完成句子1.TheUSA________________(向……宣战)Japan.2.Everytouristwasexcitedwhenthey____________(下船)becausetheywouldseethefamousplaceofinterest.3.I______________(试图)persuadehimtogotoBeijing.4.Afteraday’shardwork,wecamehome,____________________________(疲惫不堪,心有余悸).5.Thepoorfarmer____________________(被卷入)theaccidentwithoutanyreason.6.____________(从那时起),theyhavebeenclosefriends.Ⅳ.单项填空1.Ifinallygotaphotowithmyfavoritemoviestar.Neverinallmylife________sohappy!A.didIfeelB.IfeltC.IhadfeltD.hadIfelt2.Tomy________,hedidn’tknowhehaslosthiswallet.A.astonishmentB.astonishedC.astonishingD.excitement3.Mysuggestionisthatyou________themeetingnextSunday.A.willattendB.wouldattendC.attendedD.shouldattend4.Ifyoudo________up,admititandmoveon.A.chaosB.massC.messD.pick5.Theinvestmentwillbe________astheywillcontributetoChina’ssustainabledevelopment.A.worthB.worthyC.expensiveD.worthwhile6.Somedreamjobseekersareburntoutonthefrenetic(狂热的)paceandwantto________toaquieter,slowercornerofthemarketplace.A.drawB.treatC.retreatD.reduce7.Wemanagedtomaintainsteadyandrelativelyfasteconomicgrowthin2008________twounexpectedmassivenaturaldisasters.A.spiteB.despiteC.inspiteD.indespite8.Withyourbrother’shelp,I’vemadegreatprogressinEnglishandIreallywanttodosomethingforhim________.A.inturnB.byturnsC.inreturnD.inanswerto9.The________reportiswellworth________.A.encouraged;beinglistenedtoB.encouraged;listeningtoC.encouraging;listeningtoD.encouraging;listenedto10.ItwasseveralminutesbeforeIwas________ofwhathadhappened.A.tiredB.accusedC.awareD.ashamedⅤ.阅读理解About385,000spectatorsareexpectedtotraveltothe2012OlympicGamesinLondononfootorbycycle,theOlympicDeliveryAuthority(ODA)said.Morethan4,400spectatorswillpedalonpeakdays,accordingtotheODA.Afurther10,000willwalk.ExpertsbelieveitwillbethelargestnumberofpeopletocycletoanOlympicGamesandunderlinestheorganizers’determinationthatitwillbealargely“carfree”event.TheODAconfirmeditwouldspendatleast£11.5milliononimprovingthecapital’scycleandwalkingnetworkforthisaim.AnothermultimillionpoundfundisbeingcreatedtoimprovetheGreenway,anareainsideandnexttotheOlympicPark.TheGreenwaywillgiveaccesstotheOlympicParkforafifthofspectators.MostimprovementsontheGreenwaywillremainaftertheGames.MayorBorisJohnsonhailed(欢呼)the“legacyofsomefantasticnewgreenwaysofgettingaboutthecity.”Thefirstcycleroute,linkinggreenspacesinHackney,willrunfor7.2milesfromFinsburyParktoVictoriaPark,where5,000freebikeparkingspaceswillbecreated.Fromhere,spectatorswillwalkacrosstheGreenwayintotheOlympicPark.Thesecondpathwillrunfor6.3milesfromEppingForestacrossWansteadFlatstotheOlympicPark.Sixothercyclerouteswillbeupgraded,withclearersignsforwalkersandcyclists.Routeswillbewidenedtocopewithtraffic.TheareanorthoftheOlympicParkwillget2,000bikeparkingspaces,with200spacestothesouth.1.Fromthepassagewecanknowtheestimated______willtraveltothe2012OlympicGames.A.athletesB.EuropeanandAmericanspectatorsC.costsD.cyclingandwalkingspectators2.It’sexpectedthatthe2012OlympicGameswillbe________.A.economicalB.impressiveC.ecofriendlyD.successful3.AccordingtotheBorisJohnson,theGreenway________.A.willremainaftertheGamesB.willincreaseLondon’strafficC.willimproveLondon’senvironmentD.willchangeLondoner’slifestyles4.WhichofthefollowingisnearesttotheOlympicPark?A.Hackney.B.VictoriaPark.C.FinsburyPark.D.EppingForest.havenothingtodobutdo...除做……之外别无选择havenochoicebuttodo...除做……之外别无选择Ihavenothingtodobutstayathome.我除了呆在家里外别无选择。Ihavenochoicebuttoobeytherules.我除了遵守规则之外别无选择。答案Ⅰ.1.Despite2.personnel3.disagreements4.armed5.peacekeepers6.civiliansⅡ.1.(1)although(2)despite(3)Despite解析(1)despite=inspiteof“不管,不顾,尽管”,为介词,后接名词、代词、动名词或what从句,主要指“除……外,不管”。(2)although为连词,“虽然;尽管”,引导让步状语从句,位于句首。2.(1)almost(2)nearly(3)nearly解析(1)两词一般来讲区别不大,只是almost表示的程度比nearly重,表示更为接近某程度。almost可以和否定词连用。如never,nothing,nobody,no,noone,none等。(2)与数词连用,更常用nearly。nearly一般不与否定词连用,只是和not构成notnearly这个短语,意思是:远远不(够)。Ⅲ.1.declaredwaron2.gotofftheboat3.attemptedto4.exhaustedandshocked5.wasinvolvedin6.SincethenⅣ.1.D[考查倒装和时态。句意为:我最后和我最喜爱的电影明星合影了。我一生中从未如此高兴过。否定词never置于句首,句子要倒装,将助动词提到主语之前。时间状语inallmylife与完成时态连用,根据前句的过去时态,可知此句使用过去完成时。]2.A[句意为:令我惊讶的是,他不知道自己已丢失了钱包。“toone’s+抽象名词”表示“令某人……的”,由结构和题意可知A项正确。B、C项是形容词;D项不符合题意。]3.D[句意为:我建议你应该参加下周的会议。在advice,order,plan,suggestion等名词后的表语从句或同位语从句应使用虚拟语气,从句的谓语动词为should+动词原形。故D项正确。]4.C[句意为:如果你把事情搞砸,承认它然后继续前进。