PeriodFourCulturalCornerⅠ.语境填词1.IhavereadanarticleaboutYaoMing,onewithgood________________(名誉)athomeandabroad.2.Itisreportedthatan________________(不可预测的)tideofruralworkersarefloodingintobigcitiestoearnmoneyinChina.3.He________________(暗示)thatinfactyourhelpwasnotwelcome.4.Atpresenttheexpertsarestilluncertainoftheskeleton’s(尸骨)________(身份).5.Thefirewhichhappenedlastweekcausedthe________________(毁坏)ofourbookstore.6.Hehasmuchmoneyanddoesn’tcareaboutittoomuch,soheoften________________(大方地)givessometothepoortohelpthemout.7.Ihadwantedtoborrowhisbikeforanouting,buthegavemea________(正面的)refusal.8.Onmywaytoschool,anaccidenthappened.________________(幸运地),Iwasn’tlate.Ⅱ.同义词辨析1.用dueto,becauseof,thanksto或owingto填空(1)Thesportsmeetingwasputoff________________therain.(2)Thefailureoftheplanwas________________badmanagement.(3)________________Tom,wefinishedtheworkontime.(4)________________carelessdriving,hewashurt.(5)Ourhappychildhoodwas________________ourfather’shardwork.2.用cause,reason或excuse填空(1)What’sthe________ofthefire?(2)Canyoutellmeyour________foryourcominglate?(3)Noneofyour________.Iwon’ttrustyou.(4)The________whyheispopularisthatheislearned.Ⅲ.完成句子1.Whatyousaiddidn’t________________(有意义,讲得通)tous.2.Whiteis________________(……的象征)purity.3.Ithinkmylongandactivelifemustbe________________________(由于)thehealthylifeIlive.4.She________________(对我们很慷慨),soweallrespecther.5.Heisapersonwho________________________(不负盛名).Ⅳ.单项填空1.WiththeNewYearapproaching,friendsandrelativeswisheachothercould________afortuneinthefollowingyear.A.findB.makeC.searchD.receive2.Ourarrivinglateis________thebadweather.A.becauseB.forC.duetoD.owing3.Itissaidthatdragonscancausedeathand________inthecultureofsomewesterncountries.A.instructionB.instrumentC.destructionD.construction4.Heagreedthattheaccidentwas________hiscarelessness.WhichofthefollowingphrasesisWRONG?A.duetoB.becauseofC.owingtoD.as5.Asweallknow,theCrossisthe________ofChristianity.A.symbolB.signalC.signD.sight6.Thiscompanyhasaverybad________inthatprovince.A.repetitionB.reputationC.famousD.name7.Withanodofhishead,he________tomewhereIshouldsit.A.expectedB.indicatedC.signedD.showed8.Whenyouwerethere,youwouldfindthismap______.A.ofgreatimportanceB.importanceC.ofimportantD.toimportance9.Asthefamousexpertsays,thesecretofhappinessistothinkabout________thingsandstayoptimistic.A.attentiveB.positiveC.negativeD.opposite10.ItissaidthatthepeopleofShandongaremost________inhelpingothers.A.generousB.generalC.gentleD.positiveⅤ.阅读理解Thearrivalofthreequeensandtheir40,000workershasmadeanewsoundatoneofToronto’soldesthotels,andgiventhecooksatthelargewhitestonebuildingfirstasmuchasupto700poundsofhoney.TheluxuryFairmontRoyalYorkhotel,wherethethreebeehives(蜂箱)wereputonits13thfloorrooftopterracethisspringtohelpaninhousegardenthatalreadyprovidesitsninerestaurantswithfreshvegetablesandflowerssuchaspansies(三色紫罗兰)whichcanbeeaten.“Lastsummer,wewereuphereandtalkingabouthowamazingitisthat13storiesintheairthatbeesandbutterfliesfindthistohelptheplantsgrowbetterandsowegotthinking,andIgotintouchwiththeTorontoBeekeepersCooperative,”DavidGarcelonsaid.ThehotelcalledthethreehivestheHoneyMoonSuite,theRoyalSweetandtheVIPBe...