1、Period Four Cultural Corner.语境填词1The park is only five minutes walk from _ (市中心)2They held a mysterious religious _ (仪式) 3Rich has an _ (优势) over you since he can speak German.4The police are advising motorists to reduce _ (速度) because of the fog.5I bought this bag as a _ (纪念品) of my visit to London
2、.6Yesterday a train was off the _ (轨道).完成句子1昨天我在大街上偶然遇到一位我的老同学。Yesterday I _ one of my old classmates.2听到这个消息，他禁不住大笑起来。_，he couldnt help laughing.3他没有钱也没有食物养活自己。He has _ and _ to support himself.4火车以每小时 400 公里的速度行驶。The train runs _ 400 kilometres per hour.5温总理出席了第 16 届广州亚运会的开幕式。Premier Wen _ of the
3、16th Guangzhou Asian Games.6美国英语和英国英语的主要区别是什么？What are _ between American English and British English?.同义词辨析1用 power，strength ，force 或 energy 填空(1)The dying man gathered his _ to turn over.(2)Im afraid it is beyond my _ to do what youre asking.(3)Old as he is，he is full of _.(4)We should use militar
4、y (军事的) _ in this situation.(5)As we all know，knowledge is _.2用 fast 或 quick 填空(1)The train is running very _.(2)The teacher expected a _ answer.(3)My watch is two minutes _.单项填空1He always works at a fast_.Aspeed Brate Cstep Dpace2_ automatically ， the email will be received by all the club members.
5、AMailed out BMailing outCTo be mailed out DHaving mailed out3The storm left，_ a lot of damage to this area.Acaused Bto have causedCto cause Dhaving caused4If you_ any problems when you arrive at the airport，give me a ring.Acome up with Bset aboutCrun into Dput aside5No teacher and no student _ to en
6、ter the lab.Aallows BallowCis allowed Dare allowed6The car is running _ speed of 160 kilometres per hour.Ain a Bwith theCat a Dfor the7Xing Huina won the women _ race at 2004 Athens Olympic Games.A10,000metreslong B10,000metrelongC10,000 metres length D10,000 metre length8As a native speaker of Engl
7、ish，he has an advantage _ other applicants.Aof BoverCto D at9Oil prices have risen by 32 percent since the start of the year，_ a record US $57.65 a barrel on April 4.Ahave reached BreachingCto reach Dto be reaching10Dont leave matches or cigarettes on the table within_ of little children.Ahand Breac
8、hCspace Ddistance.阅读理解George Stephensons father was a stoker (司炉) of a coal engine near NewcastleuponTyne in England.When George was fourteen，he became his fathers assistant at a shilling a day.He loved engines and spent all his spare time studying them.That was in 1795，and in those days all steam e
9、ngines were stationary (固定的)They were used to pull trucks along rails with a chain or rope.In 1804，Richard Trevithick built an engine on wheels，and several other engineers built locomotives (火车头 )，as they were called，each one trying to make a better machine than the others.George Stephenson set hims
10、elf to build a locomotive.Stephenson built his first locomotive in 1814，and he kept on trying to improve it.When the first public railway was opened between Stochton and Darlington in 1825，it was his engine， called Locomotion， that pulled the first goods train in the world，with a few passengers on b
11、oard.Stephensons most famous engine was The Rocket，which his son Robert helped to design.In 1829，a prize of 500 pounds was offered to the designer of the best locomotive.Five engines took part in the tests and The Rocket proved to be the best in every way.It astonished everyone by pulling a train at
12、 the wonderful speed of 30 miles an hour.With Robert，George Stephenson became the leading railway engineer in the world，both for building engines and making railways.Engines had interesting names in those days，and the very famous one was called Puffing Billy.1George Stephensons interest in engines s
13、tarted from_.Ahis love of engines at his timeBhis study of engines at spare timeChis oneshilling income from his fatherDhis experience of working with his father2Stephenson began to work on locomotives at the time when_.Asome kinds of locomotives had already been builtBno one could build a better on
14、e than hisConly Trevithick made an engine on wheelsDengines on wheels were not known as locomotives3Engines could be used to carry passengers_ after the building of engines on wheels.Aten years Btwentyfive yearsCtwentyone years Dthirty years4The Rocket aroused peoples interest because it_.Awon the p
15、rizeBcould run much fasterCwas the best of the five locomotivesDwas designed by Stephenson5Who played an important role in Stephensons success in the engine tests?AHis father. BTrevithick.CThe early engineers. DHis son.The fact is that.事实是(1)The fact is that its out of date.事实是它已经过时了。(2)The fact is
16、that Tom didnt marry Mary.事实是汤姆没和玛丽结婚。答案.1.downtown 2.ceremony 3.advantage 4.speed 5.souvenir 6.track.1.ran across 2.Hearing the news/When he heard the news 3.no money no food 4.at a speed of5.attended the opening ceremony 6.the main differences.1.(1)strength (2)power ( 3)energy (4) force (5) power解
17、析 (1) power 主要指做事所依靠的能力；也可指人或机器等事物潜在的或发挥出来的力量；还可以指职权或政权。(2)strength 指固有的潜力。说人时，指“力气” ；说物时，指“强度” 。(3)force 主要指自然界的力量；暴力、势力以及法律、道德或感情的力量；军事力量等。(4)energy 主要指人的精力或自然界中的能量。2(1)fast ( 2)quick (3) fast解析 (1) fast 通常指人和物动作迅速。(2)quick 指即刻行动，毫不延迟，强调动作的机敏。.1.B 这里说的是工作效率，不是速度，所以应用 rate。句意为：他总是有很高的工作效率。2A the em
18、ail与 mail out 之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故须用过去分词作状语。3D 由上下文逻辑意义看，此处应表示自然而然的结果，应用现在分词作结果状语；动词不定式作结果状语，表示出乎意料的结果。4C 句意为：如果你到机场时遇到任何问题，给我来电话。come up with 想出；赶上；set about 着手(干)；散布(谣言)；run into 碰见，撞上；跑进；put aside 储蓄；搁置一旁。5C 由 no.and no.连接两个单数名词作主语时谓语动词用单数，再者 allow 与主语之间存在动宾关系，应是被允许。6C at a speed of 以的速度，为固定用法。7B 复合形容词中
19、的名词用单数形式。8B have an advantage over sb.优于。9B 本题考查 v.ing短语在句中作结果状语的用法。10B within reach of sb.在某人所及范围之内。.1.D 文章第一段中指出：Stephenson 从十四岁起做父亲的助手，并且把所有的空闲时间都花在研究火车引擎上面，由此可见，他的兴趣是从跟随父亲工作开始的。故 D项为正确答案。2A 文章第二段很清楚地告诉我们：Richard Trevithick 在 1804 年制造了一个火车头，其他一些工程师也建造了火车头，在这些之后，Stephenson 才开始制造。所以 A项为正确选项。3C 第二段提
20、到：1804 年，理查德待里维西克建造了火车头；第三段又讲到：1825 年，火车拉运了第一批货物和乘客。仔细推算，可知二者之间时间间隔为 21 年。故选 C 项。 4B 根据最后一段的第四句“It astonished everyone by pulling a train at the wonderful speed of 30 miles an hour.”可知 The Rocket 引擎之所以激起了人们的兴趣是因为它速度更快，所以 B 项正确。 5D 文章最后一段指出：Stephenson 在儿子罗伯特的帮助下设计了 Rocket，并且成为世界著名的铁路工程师。由此推断出 D 项为正确选项。
