课时作业(十)CulturalCorner&WritingⅠ.单词拼写1.Thecompetitionisopentoboth______(业余的)andprofessionalphotographers.2.Many__________(政客)madepromises,buttheynevercametrue.3.An________(天文学家)shouldhavealotofknowledgeaboutspaceandgeography.4.ItissaidthatChinawillsendupanother________(宇宙飞船)whichorbitsthemoon.5.Peoplecanseethingsfarawaythrougha________(望远镜).6.Theywere________(高兴)thatthedateoftheconferencehadbeenfixed.7.Chaplinisknownasoneofthegreatestandfunniest________(演员)inthehistoryofthecinema.8.Edwardretired,andGeorge________(代替)himascaptainoftheteam.9.October1,1949wasthedaywhenthePeople'sRepublicofChinawas________(成立).10.Thatfamousauthorhas________(创作)alotofworksofartinthepastfewyears.Ⅱ.单项填空1.—ShallIhelpyougetadictionarysinceI'lldropinatthebookstorethisafternoon?—________.A.Itcouldn'tbebetterB.OfcourseyoucanC.IfyoulikeD.It'suptoyou2.—I'msorryforhavingtakenyourballpenbymistake.—Doesn'tmatter.Yourballpenissimilar________mine.A.asB.likeC.toD.with3.(2013·万县高一月考)________in1958,ourschoolliesatthefootofamountainwithasmallriverpassingby.A.BeingfoundedB.ItwasfoundedC.FoundedD.Founding4.Iamgreatly________tolearnthatyouwonthefirstprizeintheEnglishspeechcontest.A.boredB.embarrassedC.puzzledD.delighted5.Bobsaidhedidn'ttakethewallet.I________whathesaidbecauseI________him.A.believein;believeinB.believe;believeC.believein;believeD.believe;believein6.________you'vegotachancetogoabroadforfurtherstudy,whynotseizeit?A.NowthatB.AsthoughC.IncaseD.Eversince7.Now,Ihavedecidedtoconcentrateallmyefforts________findingsomewheretolive.A.toB.onC.forD.in8.Shewasnearlywellknowntoeveryonebecauseofthe________thatsheplayedinthefilm.A.partB.workC.sceneD.section9.—Thegovernmentencouragesindustryinthisarea?—Yes.Andithas________agoodresult;alltheruralvillagershavefoundjobs.A.madeB.producedC.leftD.turned10.Thegirlhadnotsleptlong________thecoachstopped,thedoorwasopened,andshesawaservantstandingthere.A.whileB.untilC.afterD.whenⅢ.阅读理解ABritishNewspapersInBritishthereare11nationaldailynewspapersandmostpeoplereadeveryday.Therearetwokindsofnewspapers.Oneislargeinsizeandhasmanydetailedarticlesaboutnationalandinternationalevents.Thesenewspapersarecalledtheseriouspapersorthequalitypapers.Theotherkind,calledthetabloids(小型报纸),aresmallerinsize,havemorepictures,oftenincolour,andshorterarticles,oftenaboutlessimportanteventsorabouttheprivatelivesofwellknownpeople.Althoughsomepeopledon'tsupporttabloids,morepeoplebuythemthanbuytheseriousnewspapers.TheSun,forexample,whichisatabloid,isthebiggestsellingnewspaperinBritain.Thetabloidsaresometimescalledthegutter(低级趣味的报纸)press.Andin1997,somephotographreportersofthetabloidsweresaidtobeinvolvedin(卷入)thetragic(悲剧的)deathofPrincessDianainFranceandtheywerecriticizedasgossipreportersbythepublic.MostnationalnewspapersinBritainexpressapoliticalopinionandpeoplechoosethenewspaperthattheyreadaccordingtotheirownpoliticalbeliefs.MostofthenewspapersarerightwingwhichmeanstheysupporttheConservativeParty(保守党).ThesearetheDailyTelegraph(seriousnewspaper),theDailyExpress,DailyMail,DailyStar,theSunandToday(alltabloids).Oftheotherseriousnewspapers,TheTimes,theoldestnewspaperinBritain,didnotformerlyhaveonestrongpoliticalviewbutitisnowmorerightwing.TheIn...