Period TwoLanguage Points.语境填词1People have lived in this valley since _(古代的) times.2The wheel in the Indian flag is a _(象征) of peace.3The boy is brave enough to swim _(横过) the river.4My uncles _(出生地) is Shanghai.5A new factory is to be _(位于) on this site.6The _(文明) of mankind has taken thousands of years.7The Big Ben is a _(标志性建筑) of London.8The country has a _(大陆的) climate.选词填空1Much of the country _ forest.2Water is important and special for Jinan，which _ “the City of Springs”3My little sister finally found the special food，which _ the moon in the night sky.4In my opinion，its more useful to learn modern languages，_ English and German，than Latin.5She left school three years ago and has worked as a nurse _.6The police are advising drivers to reduce speed _ the fog.同义词辨析1用in，on或to填空(1)Shandong is _ the east of China.(2)Japan is _ the east of China.(3)Russia is _ the north of China.(4)China is _ the east of Asia.2用symbol，mark，sign或signal填空(1)A green light is a _ to pass.(2)A dove is the _ of peace.(3)The _ says “No Parking”(4)The wet glass left a _ on the surface of the table.(5)The rose is the _ of love.单项填空1_ with so much trouble，we failed to complete the task on time.AFaced BFaceCFacing DTo face2There is a magnificent _ of mountains in the borderland(边境地带)Arow BlineCrange Dlimits3She was very sick with a strange fever；_ she could neither eat nor sleep.Aas a result Bafter allCany way Dotherwise4Every possible means _ to prevent the air pollution，but the sky is still not clear.Ais used Bare usedChas been used Dhave been used5That was really a splendid evening.Its years _ I enjoyed myself so much.Abefore BwhenCever since Dnow that6Shenzhen is a quickly developing city.It lies _ the south of Guangdong Province and _ the north of Hong Kong.Ato；in Bon；toCin；on Dto；on7The factory goes from bad to worse，and the workers _ hardly enough to make a living.Aare paid Bare payingChave paid Dpaid8Why did the teacher get angry?_ what we had done the day before yesterday.ABecause BSinceCAs DBecause of9The temple _ on the top of the mountain.Ais situated BsituatedChas situated Dis situating10Guo Jingming，who is a young writer，_ his novels.Ais known as Bis knowing asCis known for Dis known to.阅读理解In the fall of 1992，when Vickie was ten，she and her father，Jim，just happened to notice an advertisement for a new flight school.Her father suggested to her that since she wanted to be an astronaut，she might want to take a flying lesson，just see if she liked it.She was excited.Vickie continued with her flying lessons.She was so brave that she impressed her teacher and soon passed ground school with straight As.She would also have passed her pilots exam if she had been old enough.Instead，shell have to wait until she is 16 to get her pilots license.Vickie made her first recordbreaking flight in September 1993，at the age of 11.She flew a small plane across the United States，from Maine to California.Although by law she had to have a licensed pilot at her side，he never touched the control or helped her in any way.She was the youngest woman pilot to fly across the US.and the youngest pilot ever to fly across the US.from East to West.That direction is considered the more difficult flight because it means flying against the wind.And in fact she had to fly her way through strong headwinds.Because she was flying a small plane and FAA(联邦航空局) rules limited her to flying no more than eight hours each day，the trip took several days with eight stops.Her parents followed along on commercial flights，meeting her at each stop.1After Vickie and her father read the advertisement，_.AJim advised his daughter to take a flying lessonBVickie asked her father to send her to the flight schoolCshe told her father she wanted to be an astronautDJim knew that his daughter was eager to attend the flight school2The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to _.Athe flying lesson Bthe flight schoolCthe small plane Dto be an astronaut3In the flight school _.AVickie admired her teacher very muchBVickie failed in the pilots examCVickie got her pilots licenseDVickie did well in her flying lessons4What made Vickies first recordbreaking flight difficult?AThe strong winds.BHer age.CHer plane.DHer experience.5Vickie was the youngest pilot _.Ain history in AmericaBto fly across the US.without any helpC