PeriodFourCulturalCornerⅠ.语境填词1.Wewere____________(惊讶)tohearwhathadhappened.2.Iattendeda__________(演讲)onhowtostudyEnglishyesterday.3.Weneedtoconsiderwhat___________(设施)wewilluseforlanguagetraining.4.Theplanewas__________(理应)toarriveat9∶30,butitwasanhourlate.5.Theyouthliketofollowthe__________(最新的)trendsinfashion.6.SevenCanadian____________(科学家)havewontheNobelPrize.Ⅱ.同义词辨析1.用usedto或would填空(1)WheneverIwasintrouble,he________helpme.(2)I__________drinkblacktea,butnowIdrinkgreentea.(3)Heisn’twhathe__________be10yearsago.2.用late,lately或later填空(1)HaveyouheardfromTom________?(2)Threedays________,hecameback.(3)Hurryup,oryouwillbe________.(4)Sheis5minutes________thanherclassmates.Ⅲ.完成句子1.作为那位优秀科学家的儿子,杰克感到自豪。Jack____________beingthesonoftheexcellentscientist.2.我过去常去公园,但是现在根本没有时间去了。I__________gototheparkalot,butInevergetthetimenow.3.这几年来,中国在卫生和教育领域中有很大的改善。Theseyears,therehavebeengreatimprovements____________healthandeducationinChina.4.令她高兴的是,孩子对周围的事物越来越感兴趣。Toherdelight,herbabyisbecoming________________________theworldaroundhim.5.我应该去给她送行的,但我忙于工作以致于把这事给忘了。I________________seeheroff,butIwasbusywithworkandforgotit.6.事实是中国有很多一流的大学。________________Chinahasmanyfirstclassuniversities.Ⅳ.单项填空1.Heisalways________hisexcellentspokenEnglish,whilehissister________herbeauty.A.proudof;takesprideofB.proudin;takesprideinC.proudin;takesprideofD.proudof;takespridein2.Themessageisveryimportant,soitissupposed________assoonaspossible.A.tobesentB.tosendC.beingsentD.sending3.Inmyopinion,lifeinthetwentyfirstcenturyismucheasierthan________.A.thatusedtobeB.itisusedtoC.itwasusedtoD.itusedtobe4.Don’tworryaboutme.I’llcomeback________bynineo’clock.A.atthelatestB.atlastC.lateronD.soonerorlater5.Thegovernmentdecidedtoimprovetheschool________forstudy,suchaslibraries,labsandmultimediaclassrooms.A.equipmentsB.machinesC.instrumentsD.facilities6.She’sgotso________tolightmusicthatithasbecomeacompanionofherlife.A.usedtolisteningB.usedtolistenC.wasusedtolisteningD.wasusedtolisten7.MadamCuriewasgiventheNobelPrizeforhercontributions________ofchemistry.A.inplaceB.intheareaC.proudD.instead8.Thelittleboyhasanamazing________inrememberingtelephonenumbers.A.equipmentB.facilityC.feelingD.pride9.Herfathermadea________benchforher.A.fourleggedB.fourlegC.fourleggedD.fourlegs10—.Iheardthepeasantshere________verypoorinthepast.—Yes,butthere________greatchangesinthepastfewyears.A.were;wereB.havebeen;havebeenC.havebeen;wereD.were;havebeenⅤ.阅读理解Havingfinishedherhomework,MaLiwantssomemusicforrelaxation.Asusual,shestartshercomputerandgoestoBaidu.comtodownloadmusicfiles.Butthistimesheissurprisedwhenanannouncementaboutprotectingsongs’copyrightburstsontothescreen.TheageoffreemusicandmoviedownloadsmayhavecometoanendasWebcompanieslikeBaiduareaccusedofpiratingcopyright.Lawsuits(起诉)havebeenfiledagainstfourwebsitesofferingfreedownloads.InSeptember,,aBeijingcourtorderedBaidutopayrecordingcompanyShanghaiPushcompensationfortheirlosses.Baiduwasalsotoldtoblockthelinkswiththepiratedmusiconthewebsite.ThiscausedaheateddiscussiononInternetfilesharing.“Baidu’sdefeatinthelawsuitshowsitisn...