必修四 Unit 2 Working the land单元课时质量测试(带解析).docVIP

(必修四·Unit 2) Ⅰ.单项填空 1．If I ruled the world，I would ________ the world ________ wars. A．get ride of; by　　　　　　B．be rid of; by C．rid; of D．get rid; of 答案与解析：C　本题考查短语rid sb./sth.of sth.“除掉”。get rid of“摆脱，除掉”后直接加宾语。 2．When still young，he sometimes preferred ________ something new rather than ________ the routine. A．trying; follow B．to try; followed C．trying; to follow D．to try; follow 答案与解析：D　句意是：年轻的时候，他有时宁愿尝试新的东西也不愿意循规蹈矩。prefer to do A rather than do B意为“宁愿做A也不愿意做B”。 3．I would rather you ________ with us yesterday，but you left. A．had stayed B．stay C．stayed D．have stayed 答案与解析：A　句意为“我宁愿昨天你跟我们待在一起，但是你走了”。表示与过去事实相反的虚拟语气，谓语动词用过去完成时。 4．—What do you think of the coming 2012 London Games? —Oh，the table tennis match is ________ to be the most exciting of it. A．preferred B．wished C．expected D．proved 答案与解析：C　句意是：“你认为即将到来的2012伦敦奥运会怎么样？”“哦，预计乒乓球将是最让人兴奋的项目。” 5．—Youre coughing badly，Martin.Why not give up smoking? —Give up smoking？Easier said than done，Amy.Once you ______ the habit of smoking，it is very hard for you to ______. A．keep up; break it away B．take up; drop it out C．pick up; get rid of it D．build up; do away with it 答案与解析：C　句意是：“马丁，你咳嗽得很厉害，为什么不戒烟呢？”“戒烟？说起来容易做起来难，艾米。你一旦养成了这个习惯，就很难戒掉。”pick up在此句中表示“养成；形成”；keep up表示“保持”；take up表示“从事”；build up表示“发展，增大”；break away表示“脱离”；drop out表示“退出”；get rid of表示“摆脱，除去”；do away with表示“摆脱；废除，取消”。 6．All flights have been put off ________ the fierce typhoon. A．for the sake of B．as a result C．thanks to D．because 答案与解析：C　句意是：由于凶猛的台风，所有的航班都推迟了。for the sake of表示目的，意为“为了……”；as a result，副词，表示“作为……的结果；由于……”；thanks to表示“多亏了，由于”；because后引导从句。 7．The population of Africa is ________ so rapidly as to cause concern of the whole world. A．expanding B．stretching C．extending D．spreading 答案与解析：A　expand不仅指尺寸的增加，还可指范围和体积的扩大。stretch一般指由曲变直、由短变长的伸展；extend指空间范围的扩大或长宽的向外延伸，也可指时间的延长；spread一般指向四面八方扩大或传播。 8．People should open the window in the morning to make air ________ in order to keep the indoor air fresh. A．s