【创新设计】（广东专用）2014高考英语 Unit 11 The Media Period Two Lesson 2 and Lesson 3课时精练 北师大版必修.docVIP

Unit 11 The Media Period Two Lesson 2 and Lesson 3 课时精练（北师大版必修4，广东专用） 　　　时间：30分钟 Ⅰ.语法填空 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 As settlers moved to California__1__the mid-nineteenth century，they became concerned about the lack of rapid__2__(communicate)with the eastern United States.Because of the dangers and hardships of__3__(cross) the West，mail often did not arrive.Therefore the most important mails __4__(send)via Panama，__5__took a month or more.In 1860 a stagecoach company decided to meet the problem by beginning the Pony Express.The company hired__6__bravest riders and