Communication Workshop and Culture Corner即时检测一、用所给短语的正确形式填空be located,a memorial to,surrounded by,all over the world,home to,be famous for,so that,in conclusion1Wolong is pandas.答案home to2 the police,the man had to stop his car.答案Surrounded by3It is said that the bridge was built in the Ming Dynasty and was a great poet.答案a memorial to4,Id like to say “Thank you”.答案In conclusion5I always get up early I am not late for work.答案so that6Our house in the centre of the city.答案is located7The small town its local food.答案is famous for8People come to enjoy the natural beauty.答案all over the world二、根据汉语完成句子1广州坐落于中国的南方。Guangzhou the south of China.答案is located in2那个男孩正在跑步,后面跟着一条小狗。 a dog,the boy was running.答案Followed by3终于轮到我们踢球了。Its finally play football.答案our turn to4你要多穿些衣服以免着凉。You need to wear more clothes the cold.答案to protect against5我们仰慕这位对祖国做出贡献的老科学家。We the old scientist for his the country.答案admire;contribution to三、阅读理解APingyao is one of Chinas three protected ancient cities(the other two are Xian and Jingzhou).Lying in the middle of Shanxi Province,90 kilometres south of Taiyuan,Pingyao ancient city used to be about two hours drive from the capital of Shanxi Province,but now the distance is one hour and ten minutes drive after the highway was built.With a history of over 2,700 years,the ancient city stands out as one of the best protected of all the walled cities in China.On December 3rd,1997,UNESCO added Pingyao to the World Heritage List as a worlds culture heritage.According to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee,the Pingyao ancient city is a wonderful example of the Chinese Han cities during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.All the features of the Pingyao ancient city have been protected,and it shows an outstanding Chinese historical development including its culture,society,economy and religion.1How many preserved ancient cities are there in China?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.解析 从“Pingyao is one of Chinas three protected ancient cities”可知,这类城市有三个。答案C2It will take you about one hour and ten minutes to get to Pingyao from Taiyuan .A.by planeB.by bikeC.by trainD.by car解析“Pingyao ancient city used to be about two hours drive from the capital of Shanxi Province,but now the distance is one hour and ten minutes drive after the highway was built”表明,现在从太原驾车到平遥只需要一个小时零十分钟。答案D3Pingyao is a wonderful example of Chinese Han cities during the and Dynasties.A.Han;QingB.Ming;QingC.Song;YuanD.Song;Ming解析 “the Pingyao ancient city is a wonderful example of the Chinese Han cities during the Ming and Qing Dynasties”告诉我们,平遥古城是中国明朝和清朝时期汉城的杰出代表。答案B4If you go there some day,you should .A.carve your name on the wallB.draw a picture on the wallC.litter everywhereD.protect the city carefully解析根据常识,旅游的时候,只有D项才是正确的事。答案DBShe is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever.But,at nearly 500 years of age,time is catching up with Mona Lisa.The health of the famous picture,painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505,is getting worse by the year,according to the Louvre museum(卢浮宫博物馆)where it is housed.“The thin,wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said.Visitors have noticed the changes but repairing the worlds most famous painting is not easy.Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.Nearly 6 million people go to see Mona Lisa every year,many attracted by the mystery of her smile.“It is very interesting that when youre not looking at her,she seems to be smiling,and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University.“Its because direct vision(视觉)is excellent at picking up detail,but less suited to looking at shadows.Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”However,the actual history of Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile.Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him,until it was eventually sold to Frances King Francis in 1519.In 1911,the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee,who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat.He said he planned to return it to Italy.The painting was sent back to France two years later.During World War ,French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.Like many old ladies,Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.5The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means Mona Lisa .A.is losing its valueB.is being damaged after so many yearsC.is getting more valuable with years passingD.will rot away解析推理判断题。由“.time is catching up with Mona Lisa.”和第三段“The thi