Period FourCultural Corner
Ⅰ.语境填词
1.The People’s Republic of China was ________ (成立;建立) in 1949.
2.Films directed and ________ (创作) by Zhang Yimou are well received at home and abroad.
3.The Sun,founded in 1964,is the most successful of the ________ (流行的) newspapers in Britain.
4.The Times is the most famous of the ________ (品质) newspaper.
5.London and New York are both ________(金融的)centres.
6.He writes film ________ (评论) for the Monthly Magazine every year.
Ⅱ.同义词辨析
1.用similar或familiar填空
(1)Our cars are only ________ in color.
(2)We are all ________ with Zhao Benshan.
(3)New York is ________ to Shanghai in some aspects.
2.用found,build或set up的适当形式填空
(1)The school was ________ in 1950.
(2)The bridge is being ________ now.
(3)They’ve ________ a sign.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.作为一名学生,你必须集中精力学习。
As a student,you must ________________ your study.
2.我的新衣服和你的那件相似。
My new dress ________________________ the one you have.
3.他受到学生的欢迎。
He ________________________ his students.
4.他不只是我的老师,也是我的朋友。
He is ________________ my teacher.He is my friend.
5.我们走进去发现屋子里满是烟。
We walked in to find ________________________________________.
Ⅳ.单项填空
1.The building to which this one is ________ was on fire last night.
A.the same B.similar
C.different D.alike
2.With more of his mind ________ on his lessons,the boy,who was once crazy about online games,is making rapid progress.
A.is concentrated B.is concentrating
C.concentrated D.concentrating
3.The woman is known ________ a singer and she is most known ________ singing popular songs,which is known ________ many young people.
A.to;for;as B.as;for;to
C.for;to;as D.as;to;for
4.The final exam is coming.You’d better ________ what you’ve learned.
A.review B.replace
C.rebuild D.remember
5.When was the new city ________?
A.found B.founded
C.put up D.built
6.With so many debts to pay back,the company was in serious ________ difficulty.
A.financial B.money
C.illegal D.economy
7.We ________ the job ________ five parts,and each man did one part.
A.divided;into B.separated;into
C.divided;from D.separated;from
8.He stood at the beach,his eyes ________ the ships and seagulls on the sea.
A.fixing at B.fixed upon
C.fix on D.to fix at
9.Computers can’t completely ________ humans.
A.instead B.instead of
C.take place of D.replace
10.—The government encourages developing industries in this area.
—Yes,and it has ________ a good result;all the rural villagers have found jobs.
A.made B.left
C.produced D.turned
Ⅴ.阅读理解
In 1965,two American astronauts landed in the Atlantic Ocean.For the first time,people at home in America and Europe could watch on television as astronauts were picked up.A satellite called Early Bird made this program possible.
Radio waves go out from the sending station in a straight line.Layers(层) in the atmosphere(大气) act_like_a_mirror for some of these waves.They bounce(反射) down from the layers and come back to earth.
Television programs are carried on a different kind of radio wave.These waves do not bounce of the “mirror”.They go straight through the layers into space.To send television programs around the world,they must be picked up by a satellite high in space and sent back.
Early Bird is in an orbit 22,300 miles high.Because it travels with the earth,it seems to be standing still.It is always over the same place in the Atlantic Ocean.Television programs are sent up to Early Bird.It sends them to one third of the earth.
Two other satellites like Early Bird are now in orbit(轨道).The three satellites can send television programs around the world.
1.From this passage we can see that Early Bird is the name of ________.
A.an English program B.a satellite
C.a kind of radio wave D.a station
2.From this passage we can see that ________.
A.Early Bird was the first satellite of its kind in history
B.Early Bird can be used only in the morning
C.Early Bird picks up astronauts in the Atlantic Ocean
D.Early Bird is only used to send radio programs
3.The underlined phrase “act like a mirror” in the second paragraph refers to ________.
A.waves B.earth C.layers D.bounce
4.Why was Early Bird needed?
A.We wanted to see how high a satellite would be.
B.We needed a big mirror to study space.
C.We wanted to send television programs around the world.
D.Early Bird could take people to the moon.
5.Which of the following do you think is TRUE?
A.Early Bird took the place of earlier satellites.
B.Early Bird is part of a three-satellite team.
C.Television programs would not be possible without Early Bird.
D.The astronauts would be in great danger without Early Bird.
比较级的形式表示最高级的意义:比较级+than+any other+单数名词
1.China is larger than any other country in Asia.
中国比亚洲任何别的国家都大。
2.She is taller than any other girl in her class.
她比她班任何一个别的女孩都高。
答案
Ⅰ.1.founded2.produced3.popular4.quality
5.financial6.reviews
Ⅱ.1.(1)similar(2)familiar(3)similar
[(1)similar相似,类似,常用于be similar to与……相似;be similar in在某方面相似。
(2)familiar熟悉的,常用于be familiar with对……熟悉;be familiar to对……来说是熟悉的。]
2.(1)founded(2)built(3)set up
[(1)found包括build和establish的部分意义,既可指“建设”某物,也可指“创建”组织机构等。
(2)build为普通用语,指房屋、道路等的“建造”,即把材料或部件装配建造起来。
(3)set up意思是“树立,设立,建立”,着重于开始的含义,是一般用语。]
Ⅲ.1.concentrate on2.is similar to3.is popular with4.more than5.the room full of smoke
Ⅳ.1.B[本题考查词语的搭配。因为which前用了介词to,故选B项,即为短语be similar to...,表示“与……相似”。the same不跟介词to连用;different应与from搭配。]
2.C[句意为:因为更多的精力放在功课上了,那个一度迷恋在网络游戏的男孩现在进步很快。with是介词不能跟从句,故A、B项被排除;但with可以跟复合宾语,宾语补足语的形式取决于与宾语的关系,精力是被集中的,故应选表示被动的过去分词。]
3.B[本题分别考查了be known之后跟as, for,to三个词组的区别。]
4.A[句意为:期末考试快到了,你最好复习一下你所学的东西。review复习,符合句意。replace代替;rebuild重建;remember记得;记住。]
5.B[found创建,建设。根据题意,B项为正确选项。]
6.A[根据前半句话“With so many debts to pay back”可以断定,公司陷入了“财政”困难,所以A项正确。]
7.A[divide...into意思为“把整体分成若干部分”。]
8.B[分析句子知his eyes和动词fix upon是动宾关系,故用过去分词表示被动。]
9.D[instead为副词“代替;而是”;instead of为介词短语“代替;而不是”;take place of表达有误,take sb.’s place或take the place of表示“代替”;replace表示“代替;取代”。]
10.C[句意为:政府鼓励在这一带地区发展工业。是的,而且这也带来了好的结果,乡下的村民都有了职业。produce有“导致,引起”之意。]
Ⅴ.1.B[由文章第一段最后一句可知。]
2.A[由第一段第二、三句知。美国和欧洲的人们第一次能在家里收看这种电视,是一种名叫Early Bird的卫星使之实现的。可见Early Bird是这类卫星中最早的。]
3.C[无线电波传到大气层(其功能就像一面镜子),然后被反射到地球其他地方,通过地面接收站传送电视节目。]
4.C[由于Early Bird在高空中发挥无线电波中转站的作用,把信息从一个地方传送到其他的地方,选项C为正确答案。]
5.C[见第一段最后一句。没有Early Bird,电视节目的传播就不可能实现。]