Unit4SectionA课时训练.doc

Ⅰ.单项填空 1．The hall was empty ________ a little girl dressed in a blue skirt. A．in addition to B．besides C．apart from D．rather than 解析：选C。in addition to表示“还有”；besides表示“除了”，含有包括在内的意思；apart from表示“除了”，相当于except for；rather than表示“而不是”。 2．My brother is an actor.He ________ in several films so far. A．appears B．appeared C．has appeared D．is appearing 解析：选C。so far 意为“到目前为止”，一般与现在完成时连用。appear 意为“出现”。句意：到目前为止，我的哥哥已经演了几部电影。 3．Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first ________. A．intention B．attempt C．purpose D．desire 解析：选B。intention “意图”、“目的”；purpose “目的”；desire “愿望”；attempt “尝试”。 4．His job is to sell the ________ carvings in the ________ department of the company. A．wooden; sales B．wood; sales C．wood; sale D．wooden; sale 解析：选B。wooden作定语，意为“用木头(块)制成的”，wood作定语，意为“就木头本身制成的”。从该题题干可看出，在木头上雕刻各种花样，应为wood carving。sports，sales，clothes，goods，arts，customs等名词作定语只用复数形式。 5．The volunteers in Beijing are ________ willing ________ all the visitors. A．very; helping B．very; to help C．too; to help D．enough ; help 解析：选C。be willing to表示“乐意做某事”。too修饰willing表示“非常”。句意：在北京的志愿者们非常乐意帮助广大游客。 6．I have lost one of my gloves.I ________ it somewhere. A．must drop B．must have dropped C．must be dropping D．must have been dropped 解析：选B。由题干知不用被动，排除D。题干说“已经丢了”，排除C。此处是表示对过去已经发生的事情的推测判断。 7．Sickness often ________ eating too much. A．as a result of B．results of C．results in D．results from 解析：选D。句意：疾病通常是由于吃得太多的原因。result from表示“由于……的原因”。 8．I used to be able to play well but I’m ________ now. A．out of date B．out of touch C．out of practice D．out of place 解析：选C。out of practice荒废，久不练习； out of date 过时，老式；out of touch失去联系；out of place不合适的。根据前面提到的“过去常常”可知现在“荒废”，因此选C。 Ⅱ.阅读理解 A The great sea voyages of Europe’s “Age of Discovery，” such as Christopher Columbus’s trip to the West Indies in 1492，would have been impossible without the use of a compass.This great device for sea voyages was introduced to the West from China during the thir