2018--2019学年人教版必修五Unit 4 Making the news Grammar课时作业 (2)
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Unit 4 Making the news Grammar课时作业

Ⅰ.单项填空

1.I doubt if I will come to listen to his speech next time.It couldn't have been_________in fact.

A.any worse B.so bad

C.any better D.so good

答案 A

解析 "否定词+比较级"表示最高级意义。根据前一句内容可推知此句要表达的是"他的演讲再糟糕不过了"。故A项正确。

2.Statistics show that in the first quarter of the year the divorce rate is 14.6 percent.This means about 5,166 families in China_________every day.

A.break down B.break away

C.break out D.break up

答案 D

解析 根据上句推断应该是指"家庭的破裂、解体"。break up结束,破碎,终止,符合句意。break down出故障,身体垮了;break away拆除;break out(战争,灾难的)爆发。

3.There is only one more day to go________ your favorite music group play live.(2015·四川,6)

A.since B.until

C.when D.before

答案 D

解析 考查连词。句意为:还有一天你最喜欢的乐队将会现场演奏。"There is+时间+before..."为固定句式,意为"还有多长时间,某事就会发生"。

4.Jenny was ________ to hear the news that their team didn't win the game.

A.cast aside B.cast away

C.cast off D.cast down

答案 D

解析 句意为:Jenny听到她们球队没有赢得比赛的消息很沮丧。cast aside扔,抛,废弃,废除;cast away扔掉;cast off脱下,解开,摆脱,抛弃;cast down沮丧,泄气,气馁(常用于被动结构或作表语),所以选D。

5.After the students put up a Christmas tree in the centre,the classroom ________ a holiday