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课时达标训练(一)
Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. All of our cultural heritage(遗产) which is useful should be inherited.
2. My hobby offers me an opportunity to do something interesting and creative(创造性的).
3. The other day I came across one of my former(以前的) teachers in the supermarket, which made both of us very excited.
4. We have taken effective measures to preserve(保护) our natural resources.
5. To promote(促进) the understanding and friendship between the students of the two countries, I hope you can do something.
6. Having filled in an application(申请表), he was interviewed by the boss.
7. My secretary has already gone home and I haven't got a clue(线索) how this thing works.
8. According to the expert, the temple(庙) has a history dating back to the early Tang Dynasty.
9. We all think highly of his idea that the cultural relics(遗迹) should be protected at any time.
10. On the top of this mount(山), you can get a wonderful view of the nearby hills.
Ⅱ. 短语填空
more than; take part in; the same as; in a fun and easy way; in order to
1. We should take part in sports and outdoor activities, which are really helpful to build up our body and enrich our school life.
2. In order to enrich my social experience, I decided to apply for the job.
3. Up to now, more than 5,000 trees have been planted in and around the park.
4. The place looks the same as it must have been 100 years ago with its winding streets and pretty cottages.
5. Our English teacher always tries to make us learn in a fun and easy way.
Ⅲ. 阅读理解
A lodestone compass was used in China during the Han Dynasty between the 2nd century BCE and 1st century CE, where it was called the “southpointing ladle” (sīnán). It was not used for navigation (航海), but rather for geomancy (风水) and fortunetelling. The earliest reference to a magnetic device used for navigation is in a Song Dynasty book dating to 1040 — 1044, where there is a description of an iron “southpointing fish” floating in a bowl of water, aligning itself to