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　Module 4　Sandstorms in Asia(时间：40分钟　满分：55分)Ⅰ.单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 1．The building around the corner caught fire last night.The police are now________the matter. A．looking up B．looking out C．looking into D．looking through 答案　C 2．What most teenagers are________is not politics but entertainment and fashionable gadgets. A．warned of B．reminded of C．cared about D．concerned about 答案　D　[考查固定短语。be warned of被警告；be reminded of被提醒；be concerned about担心，关心。句意：大多数青少年关心的不是政治而是娱乐和时尚的小东西。此题的干扰项是C，若选C，要把题干中的are去掉。] 3．—Whats the matter with you? —After the long walk，my legs________and I couldnt go any further. A．gave out B．gave off C．gave in D．gave up 答案　A 4．Some plants can________carbon dioxide(二氧化碳)we breathe out and give oxygen to us. A．take out B．take off C．take up D．take in 答案　D　[句意：一些植物可以吸收我们呼出的二氧化碳，而给我们提供氧气。take in“吸收”符合题意。take out“带出”；take off“起飞；脱掉”；take up“占据；从事”。] 5．—Where is George？He said he would meet me here at 3 oclock. —He seems________with Mr.Brown in the office. A．to talk B．to have talked C．to be talking D．to be talked 答案　C 6．When the children heard the________story，they were ________half to death. A．scary；frightening B．frightening；scared C．scared；scary D．frightened；frightening 答案　B 7．It is beyond my________to search the murderers house，for I havent got permission from my superior. A．ability B．force C．power D．strength 答案　C　[考查名词辨析以及固定搭配。beyond ones power超出某人的权力。句意：我没有权力搜罪犯的家，因为我没有上级的许可。] 8．The girl seldom，if________，turned to her brother for protection.(2012·临沂模拟) A．possible B．ever C．not D．any 答案　B　[考查if构成的短语。if possible如果可能的话；if ever如果曾经有的话；if not如果不；if any如果有一些的话。句意：这个女孩很少向她的哥哥寻求保护。 if ever经常与seldom连用，表示“很少”。] 9．The________of people seem to prefer TV to radio. A．most B．majority C．average D．common 答案　B 10．The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took________pictures of them. A．many of B．masses of C．the number of D．a large amount of 答案　B 11．Your articles too long—please________it down to 1,000 words. A．cut B．