Unit 4 Making the news learning about language课时作业

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．I wish to thank Professor Smith，without______ help I would never have got this far.

A．who B．whose

C．whom D．which

答案　B

解析　句意为：我想要感谢史密斯教授，没有他的帮助我就不会走得这么远。whose是关系代词，引导定语从句，表示"......的"。容易误选C项，因为只看到了without whom语意上相当于without Professor Smith，而忽略了题干中的help。若选C项的话，可去掉题干中的help。

2．She got off the bus，_________ with two heavy suitcases.

A．burdening B．burdened

C．burden D．to burden

答案　B

解析　句意为：她提着两只沉重的手提箱下了公共汽车。Be burdened with背负着......，用过去分词短语作伴随状语。

3．Being sick last week，I missed some lessons，but I'll try to_________ the others.

A．catch on to B．catch up with

C．catch on D．catch up

答案　B

解析　catch up with sb.赶上某人。

4．Chinese tourists，_________ purchasing power is on the sharp rise，have shocked the world over the past years.

A．which B．whose

C．when D．who

答案　B

解析　句意为：中国游客的购买力正在急剧上升，在过去几年震惊了整个世界。此处的非限制性定语从句由whose引导，表所属。故选B。

5．I made up my mind that under no circumstances ______ agree to such a principle.

A．would I B．I would

C．I will D．will I

答案　A