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Unit 4 Earthquakes
Ⅰ.单项填空
1.Having heard the unfair conditions,the angry man________from the chair,________his voice.
A.raised;raising B.rose;raising
C.raised;rising
D.rose;rising
解析 句意:听到不公平的条件,那人很生气,大声喊着从椅子上站起来。前一空应该用不及物动词rise。第二空应该用及物动词raise,而且是现在分词形式,表示伴随状况。
答案 B
2.The American Civil War________four years________the North won.
A.was lasted;until
B.had lasted;before
C.were lasted;when
D.lasted;after
解析 句意:美国内战持续了四年,最后北方获得了胜利。last没有被动式;由win用过去时可推知前面的last应该用过去完成时。
答案 B
3.The people there were greatly ______ to see everything changed overnight.
A.pleased B.shocked
C.interested D.moved
解析 句意:看到在一夜之间所有的一切都改变了,那里的人们感到非常震惊。根据句意,B项为正确答案,shock意思是“(使)震惊;震动”。
答案 B
4.In the big fire all their houses were________,so they had to build new ones.
A.hurt
B.injured
C.destroyed
D.harmed
解析 句意:他们所有的房子都在大火中被烧毁了,所以不得不建造新的了。根据后半句句意可知空处要表达“烧毁”的含义,故选C。
答案 C
5.Threefourths of the surface of the earth________covered by water.
A.i