Unit 4 Making the news Grammar课时作业

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．When the sports hero ________ at our party，he was welcomed with open arms.

A．turned up B．left off

C．moved on D．got away

答案　A

解析　考查动词短语辨析。turn up出现，调高(音量等)；leave off停止，戒掉；move on继续前进，出发，离开；get away走开。根据句意选A。

2．Should it rain tomorrow，we would have to________ the visit to the Yangpu Bridge.

A．suggest B．postpone C．oppose D．disobey

答案　B

解析　句意为：明天要是下雨的话，我们将推迟参观杨浦大桥。postpone推迟，符合句意。suggest建议，提议，暗示；oppose反对；disobey违抗。

3．If steel is heavier than water，why are ships able to ________ on the sea？

A．float B．drown C．shrink D．split

答案　A

解析　考查动词词义辨析。句意为：如果钢铁比水重的话，那为什么轮船能够浮在海面上？float漂浮，符合语境。drown淹没，(使)溺死；shrink(使)收缩，(使)缩小；split (使)裂开，(使)破裂。

4．We will________ going to Egypt for sightseeing until the situation there becomes stable.

A．put down B．put off C．put out D．put up

答案　B

解析　考查动词短语辨析。句意为：我们将推迟去埃及旅游的日期直到那儿的局势稳定下来。Put down放下；put off推迟；put out扑灭；put up抬高，使升高。

5．-He says that my new car is a________ of money.

-Don't you think those words are just sour grapes?

A．lack B．load C．question D．waste

答案　D

解析　lack缺乏；load负担；question疑问；waste浪费。根据句意，尤其是答语中的sour