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Unit 4 Astronomy：the science of the stars
Ⅰ.多项选择
1．Stay away from Lynch.He’s a liar.You’ll be cheated if you don’t __________. A．break out C．take off
B．watch out D．set off
解析：选B。句意：离林奇远点。他是个骗子。你要是不小心会被骗的。watch out注意，当心，符合句意。break out突发，爆发；take off起飞；set off出发，动身。
2．The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly__________.
A．atmosphere C．situation
B．state D．phenomenon
解析：选A。句意：两国高层领导人之间的会谈在友好的气氛中举行。atmosphere气氛；state状态；situation处境；phenomenon现象。由句意可知A项正确。
3．The woman’s illness __________ all the doctors in this hospital；they couldn’t find the cause.
A．prevented C．exhausted
B．puzzled D．consulted
解析：选B。句意：那位妇女的病难倒了医院的所有医生，他们找不出病因。puzzle(使)迷惑，(使)为难。prevent阻止；exhaust用尽，耗尽；consult咨询，请教。
4．There was a __________ quarrel between the husband and the wife；after that the wife left home and never came back.
A．sensitive C．violent
B．serious
D．strict
解析：选C。考查形容词辨析。句意：丈夫和妻子之间发生了一次激烈的争吵，之后，妻子离家出走，再也没回来。violent激烈的，暴力的。sensitive敏感的；serious严重的，严肃的；strict严格的。
5．Though most people know that smoking __________ the risk of cancer，it is still hard for them to give it up.
A．multiplies C．combines
B．adds D．gains
解析：选A。考查动词辨析。句意：尽管大多数人知道吸烟增加得癌症的机率，但是让他们戒掉依然很难。multiply增加。add增加(如果adds后加to则可选)；combine结合，联合；gain获得，得到。
6．—What are the differences between the American and British __________ of government?
—You can find the answer on the Internet. A．design C．system
B．theory D．mass
解析：选C。问句句意：英美两国的政体有什么不同？system系统，体制，制度。design设计；theory(理论)和mass(质量)均不符合题意。
7．The news that a jet __________ Russian mountains killing 88 was one of the worst things I have known in the past five years.
A．crashed down C．met with
B．crashed into D．came across
解析：选B。考查动词短语辨析。句意：那个飞机撞到俄罗斯山上导致88人死亡的新闻是我五年来所听到的最糟糕的事情之一。crash down意为“撞倒”；crash into意为“撞上”；meet with意为“遇到”；come across意为“遇到”。因此答案应选B。
8．I’m planning to hold a party in the open air，but I can make no guarantees because it __________ the weather.
A．links with C．connects to
B．depends on
D．decides on
解析：选B。考查动词短语辨析。link with联系着；depend on依赖；connect to连接；decide on决定。由题意不难推出答案为B。句意：我计划举行一次露天聚会，但是我不敢保证，因为这要取决于天气。
9．Alice read the letter with a __________ expression on her face，not knowing who sent it to her.
A．crowded
B．puzzled
D．pleasant
C．satisfactory
解析：选B。考查形容词词义辨析。句意：爱丽丝面带迷惑的表情看了那封信，不知道是谁寄给她的。这里是迷惑的表情，表现出她的内心，故用修饰人的词来修饰expression。
因此答案选B。
10．The special building in the middle of the square is the oldest wooden building __________.
A．in existence C．in safety
B．in silence
D．in need
解析：选A。考查介词短语辨析。句意：广场中央的那座特殊的建筑物是现存最古老的木造建筑。in existence是指“现存，存在”；in silence是指“保持安静“；in safety是指“处于安全中”；in need是指“需要”。因此根据句意，答案选A。
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．So ________________(地震如此猛烈)that people didn’t escape before they realized it.(violent)
解析：考查倒装结构。“so＋adj./adv.”置于句首，主句谓语要用倒装结构。 答案：violent was the earthquake
2．It was at the very beginning that she made the decision ________________(我们派遣)more firefighters there.(send)
解析：考查同位语从句。分析句式可知本题是强调结构中的一个同位语从句，从句句意完整，故用that引导。
答案：that we should send
3．________________(我们应该制定一项计划)to deal with the present serious situation is important.(work)
解析：考查主语从句。分析句式可知本题是主语从句，从句句子成分完整，故用that引导；由短语work out可知答案。
答案：That we should work out a plan
4．It was James Watt’s observation of steam from a kettle ________________(产生)the idea of the steam engine.(birth)
解析：考查强调句型。由短语give birth to可知答案。 答案：that gave birth to
5．Whether life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on ________________(是否能解决这一问题)．(solve)
解析：考查宾语从句。“能解决问题”应表达为problem can be solved，本句的引导
词要用whether。
答案：whether this problem can be solved
6．People in Chongqing are proud of ________________(他们所取得的成就)in the past ten years.(achieve)
解析：考查宾语从句。根据句法可知引导词应为what，由in the past ten years可知动词时态要用现在完成时。
答案：what they have achieved
7．I was ________________(拜访他)last Wednesday but I had an unexpected visitor.(see)
解析：考查虚拟语气。be to have done意为“本来计划要做某事而实际未做”。 答案：to have seen him
8．All those second－hand goods are sold ________________(以低于30%的价格) than before.(low)
解析：考查比较级及其程度语。“以??价格”应表达为at a price，“较低的”应为lower，程度上的修饰语30%应放在lower之前。
答案：at 30% lower price
9．News came from the school office ________________(她已被录取) Beijing University.(admit)
解析：考查同位语从句。“她已被录取”应表达为she had been admitted to；that引导从句作news的同位语。
答案：that she had been admitted to
10．An air France jet is reported ________________(坠落)in the Atlantic Ocean with 228 people aboard，the airline’s worst disaster in its 75－year history.
解析：考查非谓语结构。be reported to have done意为“据报道做过了某事”。 答案：to have crashed Ⅲ.完形填空
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