Unit 1 Festivals around the world using language课时作业

Ⅰ.单项填空

1.-The trip was rather long and uncomfortable.

-You it.You could have stayed at home and enjoyed your holiday.

A.asked for B.applied for

C.answered for D.accounted for

答案　A

解析　句意为：--这次旅行时间相当长还不舒服。--你自找的。你本可以待在家里享受你的假期。You ask for it意为"你自找的"，符合句意。

2.Nowadays mobile Internet devices are pushing up demands for online education，which makes people see it as one of the most new markets.

A.demanding B.confidential

C.promising D.controversial

答案　C

解析　demanding苛求的，要求高的，吃力的；confidential 机密的，表示信任的；promising有发展前途的；controversial有争议的，有争论的。句意为：现在移动互联网设备推进着在线教育的需求，这使人们把它看作最有发展前途的市场之一。故选C。

3.The computer program of the 1950s was unable to between letters and numbers.(2017·南通、泰州一模，31)

A.discriminate B.conclude

答案　A

解析　句意为：20世纪50年代的电脑程序无法区分字母和数字。discriminate歧视，区别，辨别；conclude断定，结束；negotiate协商，谈判；compensate弥补，补偿。discriminate between...and...区分......和......，符合题意，故选A项。

4.All around the city，new apartment buildings are to accommodate the migrant population that is flowing into the city.

A.staying up B.throwing up

C.springing up D.breaking up

答案　C

解析　句意为：在这座城市的各个角落，一幢幢新公寓大楼正拔地而起，以满足不断涌入这座城市的外来人口的住房需求。stay up站立，挺立，熬夜；throw up呕吐，放弃；spring up出现，涌现；break up打碎，分裂，分解。

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

A.cast aside B.cast away