[高三英语]Unit 4 Earthquakes.pptVIP

Unit 4　Earthquakes 1．Hearing the old man’s __________ experiences in Africa，we all couldn’t help __________ laughing. A．amused；bursting out　　 B．amusing；bursting into C．amused；bursting into D．amusing；bursting out 解析：选D。amused被逗笑的；觉得好笑的；amusing逗人笑的;有乐趣的；好笑的。 burst into＋n.＝burst out doing sth.突然……起来。burst into laughter＝burst out laughing突然大笑起来。 We were all amused at his stories. 2．He’s going to relax with friends once the exams are __________ and he has exciting plans for the summer holidays. A．at the end B．by the end C．in the end D．at an end 解析：选D。be at an end表示“结束，终结”，符合句意。at the end(of)在(……的)末端；by the end(of)到(……)结束时；in the end最后，终于。 By the end of next month，I will have finished reading this book . By the end of last month ,I had planted thousands of trees. 3．Hearing her only son killed in the accident，the old woman __________ her face in her hands and cried. A．bent B．sheltered C．buried D．trapped 解析：选C。bury one’s face in one’s hands双手掩面。 4．(2011年新乡调研)—We __________ hope you will get a nice result on the National Games. —Thank you very much. A．rapidly B．properly C．gradually D．sincerely 解析：选D。We sincerely hope that...我们真诚地希望……。 5．The number of people invited to the party________fifty，but a number of them________absent for different reasons. A．were；was B．was；was C．were；were D．was；were 解析：选D。the number of...表示“……的数量”作主语时，其谓语动词要用单数形式。a number of...表示“大量的”作主语时，其谓语动词要用复数形式。 6．It was a really __________ experience.Afterwards everybody was very __________. A．frightening；shocking B．frightened；shocking C．frightening；shocked D．frightened；shocked 解析：选C。考查形容词辨析。frightening常用来描述事物，意为“令人恐惧的”；shocked常用来描述人的感受，意为“(对……感到)震惊的”。 7．__________ in the newspaper，I didn’t notice what was happening. A．Having buried B．Burying C．Buried D．