Unit 4 Making the news language points课时作业

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．__________ everyone here，I wish you a pleasant journey back to your country.

A．By means of B．On behalf of

C．In search of D．For fear of

答案　B

解析　考查短语辨析。句意为：我谨代表大家祝愿你归国旅途愉快。by means of用，凭借；on behalf of代表；in search of寻找；for fear of 唯恐。

2．The Group of Eight is an international organization the richest countries in the world，five of which are quite small and two of which are island states.

A．is consisted of B．consisting of

C．consists of D．consisted of

答案　B

解析　consist of无被动，排除A、D两项；又因空格前为完整的句子，故空格处应填非谓语动词，故选B。

3．-She likes to do boy things，for example drinking.

-Yes. She won't give up even if she _________ a bit!

A．fears B．excites

C．scares D．wants

答案　C

4．Many graduates are working on occupations _________ farming now.

A．close associate with

B．close associated with

C．closely associated with

D．closely associate with

答案　C

5．-Who gave you this message?

-A man ________ himself Mr. Wang.

A．calling B．calls

C．is called D．called

答案　A

解析　考查非谓语动词作定语的用法。"一个自称为王先生的人"，答语为省略句，其中a man与call之间为主动关系，故用calling。若无himself，则用called表示"一个叫王先生