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1、Unit 16 Stories Section Language Awareness & Culture Corner & Bulletin Board.单句语法填空1There was a big crowd and we had difficulty getting(get) a taxi.2A large contingent from Japan was present at the conference.3The book referred(refer) to by Mr.Wu is written by my English teacher.4There is no sense i
2、n worrying(worry) about the past.5I have some letters to be typed(type)Can you help me?6She intended to have her daughter educated(educate) in China.7Madam Curie was the first to discover (discover)the element radium.8Do you have four box seats available for the evening of April 10 for the play?9Man
3、y people are at a loss as to what to do in case of a real fire.10Lets get this work done(do)，then we can go out.单句改错1They have no intention of getting married at the present._2For one thing，we should do our best to help others，for other，she needs help. 【导学号：96750039】_3Sometimes things that happen do
4、 not make sense of._4We will have your medicine prepare tomorrow._5I wont have you told me what to do._【答案】1.去掉the2.other改为another3.去掉of4.prepare改为prepared5.told改为tell.阅读理解Many American cities have interesting nicknames.Nicknames can help establish the identity of a city.They can also spread pride a
5、mong its citizens.But nicknames sometimes can make fun of something.Cleveland，Ohio is a city in Americas Midwest.One of its earliest nicknames was Forest City.No one knows for sure who gave it this name in the eighteen thirties.But Cleveland probably had a lot of trees.This nickname became popular a
6、mong local businesses in the eighteen fifties.Today，some businesses in the Cleveland area still use Forest City in their names.Cleveland sits next to Lake Erie，one of North Americas Great Lakes，which was once a major manufacturing city.Ships used the lake for transporting goods.In the nineteen fifti
7、es，businesses called Cleveland，the Best Location in the Nation.However，many factories closed or moved away.Cleveland had severe financial problems in the nineteen sixties and seventies.In nineteen sixtynine，the city became famous，but not in a good way.Clevelands Cuyahoga River caught on fire because
8、 of industrial wastes on the surface of the river.So in the nineteen seventies，the national media began calling the city The Mistake on the Lake.Since then，Cleveland has sought to improve its image，so the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Cleveland in nineteen ninetyfive.So the city is
9、 proud of its latest nickname.The Rock and Roll Capital of the World.Another city in the Midwest is Detroit，Michigan，which lies near Great Lakes.Henry Ford started the Ford Motor Company in Detroit in nineteen zero three.Five years later，he made the first “Model T”automobile.Within ten years，Detroit
10、 was being called The Motor City.It is still the center of the automobile industry in America.Another popular nickname for Detroit is Motown.Berry Gordy，Junior started the Motown Record Corporation in Detroit in nineteen fiftynine.African American singers recording for the company were extremely pop
11、ular in the nineteen sixties and nineteen seventies.Their records were so successful that Detroit was also called Hitsville(金曲乌托邦)，USA.【语篇解读】本文讲述了美国的一些州绰号的由来和历史。1How many nicknames does Cleveland of Ohio have according to the passage?ATwo.BThree.CFour. DFive.【解析】细节理解题。根据文章对俄亥俄州克利夫兰市的描述可知，它被称为森林之城(Fo
12、rest City)，湖面上的错误(The Mistake on the Lake)及其世界摇滚之都(The Rock and Roll Capital of the World)共计三个别名。【答案】B2The reason the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Cleveland is that _Athe rock was welcomed most by people in ClevelandBCleveland was covered by too many forests everywhereCCleveland w
13、anted to improve its reputation and its imageDCleveland was called the Rock and Roll Capital of the World【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段“Since then，Cleveland has sought to improve its image，so the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Cleveland in nineteen ninetyfive.”可知从那时起，克里夫兰开始试图改善其形象。1995年，摇滚名人堂博物馆在克
14、里夫兰开放。因此其开放该博物馆的原因是为了试图改善其形象。【答案】C3Which of the following about Detroit，Michigan is TRUE according to the passage?ADetroit，Michigan was once called Forest City.BDetroit，Michigan has three unique nicknames.CDetroit，Michigan was the birthplace of Henry Ford.DThe first“Model T”automobile was invented in 1903.【解析】细节理解题。根据文章可知密歇根州底特律市有三个别名：汽车城(The Motor City)，摩城(Motown)及其金曲乌托邦(Hitsville，USA)共计三个别名。所以选项B正确。【答案】B4What are the similarities between Cleveland and Detroit?AThey both are a major manufacturing city.BThey both sit North Americas Great Lakes.CThe
