Book 1 Unit 4 Earthquakes单元测试.docVIP

Unit 4　Earthquakes Ⅰ.单项填空 1．Being able to afford ________ drink would be ________ comfort in those tough times.(2012·山东，29) A．the；the B．a；a C．a；/ D．/；a 答案　B 解析　句意为：在那些艰苦的岁月里，能买得起一杯饮料都会是一件令人安慰的事。本题容易误选C项，认为comfort“安慰”是不可数名词，其实此处为抽象名词的具体化，a comfort令人感到安慰的一个人或一件事；a drink一杯饮料。故B项正确。 2．After the new equipment was introduced，they produced ________ machines this year as the year before. A．as twice many B．as many twiceC．twice as many D．twice many as 答案　C 解析　考查“倍数＋as＋形容词＋名词＋as...”结构。 3．The precious manuscripts were hopelessly________by long exposure in the cold，damp cellar. A．damaged B．destroyedC