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