Unit 1 Festivals around the world grammar课时作业

Ⅰ.单项填空

1.Expanding populations and steadily improving communications brought more trade and contact，but also more between social groups.

A.cooperation B.friction

C.liberation D.distribution

答案　B

解析　句意为：人口的增长和稳步改善的交流带来了更多的贸易和联系，但是也带来了两个社会群体之间更多的摩擦。cooperation合作；friction摩擦，不和；liberation解放；distribution分散，分布。根据题干中的but判断，应填trade和contact的对立词。故选B。

2.While reading，try to develop a more attitude，instead of accepting everything at face value.

A.realistic B.critical

C.ambiguous D.casual

答案　B

解析　句意为：在阅读时，努力养成更加批判性的态度，而不是对任何事情都一味地接受。 realistic现实的；critical批评的，批判的；ambiguous模糊的，模棱两可的；casual随便的。故选B。

3.By applying the theory to the problem，we can brush away the details and simple patterns.

A.release B.reject

C.reveal D.replace

答案　C

解析　句意为：通过把这个理论应用于这个问题，我们能够去除细节，使简单的模式显现出来。reveal显示，揭示，符合题意，故选C项。release释放，发布；reject拒绝，排斥；replace代替。

4.-It's said that the plan for the project didn't pass，with the majority of the board members

it.

-Oh，what a pity!

A.reduced to B.submitted to