Unit4-Earthquakes巩固练习.doc

Unit4 Earthquakes巩固练习一、根据提示完成句子1. Dead and _______(受伤的) people lay everywhere after the terrible accident.2. That place is dirty and _______（有气味的）.3. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and ______（爆炸）.4. The firemen ________(营救) the boy from the burning house. 5. It is reported that there were only 5 _____ (幸存者) in the accident.6. A great many houses were ________（毁坏）in the earthquakes and many people became homeless.7. The railway tracks were now ______（没用的）pieces of steel.二．选择词组并用其正确形式填空。

think little of, dig out, in ruins, right away, be trapped in, as if, be proud of, blow away, at en end, fall down, a great number of, suffer from, be buried in 1. We are expecting to ________some important facts.2. The whole city lay ___________ after the terrible earthquake.3. He ___________ my advice and that made me angry.4. Suddenly a strong wind came and _______ the roofs of their new houses.5. Some people will feel happy _____ if they have a book in their hands.6. The little girl ________ because of running too fast.7. He has grasped ______ English idioms this term.8. I must warn you that my patience is almost ______.9. She _______ her son, who did well at university and now is a doctor.10. My father has _______ his heart illness for about 20 years.11. He acted______ he were a doctor. 12. Since she left, he is ______ his work.13. In that area, many dogs are trained to look for people ______ the snow.三、 单项选择 1. I’d prefer _____ in the office rather than __________ at home watching TV. A. working; staying B. working; stay C. to work; stay D. work; to stay 2. There is nothing more I can try _____ you to stay, so I wish you good luck. A. being persuaded B. persuading C. to be persuaded D. to persuade 3. After ____ the old wall, the explorers found something new. A. digging into B. digging out C. digging up D. digging down 4. If a person has not had enough sleep, his actions will give him ______ during the day. A. away B. up C. in D. back 5. Mike’s uncle insists_______ in this hotel. A. staying not B. not to stay C. that he would not stay D. that he not stay 6. ___ you understand it, it’s easy for you to master it. A. While B. How C. Once D. Though 7. ______ it is to play football on such a cool afternoon! A. What a fun B. How a fun C. What fun D. How fun 8. — Does your wife like tea?　 — Well, she doesn’t really ______tea; she likes coffee better.　　A. care for　　　 B. care　 C. care about　　 　 D. care of 9. We went through the period _________ communications were very difficult in the rural areas. A. which B. whose C. in which D. with which 10. Mr. Brown gave us a talk on how to study English yesterday, ______ of great value to us. A. which I think B. which I think is C. which I think it D. which I think it is 11. Hearing the death of her son, the old lady ____ tears. A. couldn't help B. ran C. burst out D. burst into 12. You should believe in yourself and work hard _____ you have failed many times before. A. as if B. even if C. but D. when 13. ____ this year, we will have learnt 3000 words. A. In B. At the end of C. By the end of D. In the end 14. Boys and girls, let’s imagine ____ in the sea now. A. to swim B swimming C swim D swam 15. Betty ____ the important question of who will be in charge. A. rose B. raised C. thought D. put16. The capital was seized after a fierce battle and fell into _____.A. ruins　 B. ruin C. damage 　 D. destruction17. They tried to prevent their cows from ____.A. injury B. injuring C. being injured D. hurting 18. All of the people present felt ________ at the _________ news. A. shocked; shocking B. shocking; shocked C. shocking; shocking D. shocked; shocked 19. __________ have known the results of the exam. A. It seemed to B. It seemed to him to C. It seemed that he D. He seemed to 20. Many a student ________failed in the exam. A. have B. has C. is D. are 21. When the earthquake, a destructive natural disaster, happened, ninety-nine coal miners were trapped in the coal mine _____the ruins, waiting _____. A. in; to be rescued B. under; for being rescued C. in; to rescue D. under; to be rescued 22.“Not all of the dinosaurs (恐龙) were dangerous”. This sentence means _______. A. none of the dinosaurs were dangerous B. all of the dinosaurs were not dangerous C. few of the dinosaurs were dangerous D. no dinosaurs。