5. This dictionary will be____ in your English study.

A. for great help　　 B. of great help

C. of great helpful　 D. much help

[解析]选B。考查结构搭配。of great help=very helpful。

4. Can people in modern times live without________apparatus(装置)?

A. electric 　　　　　B. electrical　　　　 C. electronic　　　　 D. electricity

[解析]选A。考查词义辨析。electric apparatus电器。electric电的，用电的；electrical与电有关的；electronic电子的；electricity电。

3. The 11th National Games have became the_____of nationwide media attention.

A. focus　　　　 B. force　　　　 C. centre　　　　　 D. thought

[解析]选A。考查名词词义辨析。focus焦点，中心；the focus of nationwide media attention全国各地媒体关注的焦点。centre“中心，中央”；thought“想法”。

In the good care of the nurses, the boy is____recovering from his heart operation.

A. quietly　　　　 B. actually　　　　　 C. practically　　　　　 D. gradually

[解析]选D。考查副词词义辨析。句意：在护士的悉心照料下，这个小男孩正逐渐地从心脏手术中恢复。quietly静静地；actually事实上；practically实际上；gradually逐渐地，根据句意选D。

2. The black people were strongly against slavery and fought for their ____ bravely.

A. free　　　　　 B. freely　　　　　 C. freedom　　　　　　 D. frees

[解析]选C。考查词义辨析。黑人是为自由而战，要用名词作宾语。free的名词形式是freedom。

5. Her books have been translated(翻译) into 24 languages.

4. I’ll replace(替换) the vase that I broke as soon as possible.

3. The supermarkets will not provide free plastic bags for customers(顾客).

2. Your invention is ingenious(精巧的)，but not very practical(实际的).

1. Because of his strange clothes, he immediately became the focus(焦点) of the attention when he entered the office.

　　 Mr Brown, a shopkeeper, was going to count the day’s cash(现金). There was more than $300 in notes. He　 1　　 put them in a big bag when he heard a　 2　　 . A door at the back of the room was opening. “Don’t look round. I have a gun. ”Mr Brown stood　 3　　 . The voice shouted, “Drop that bag and the notes. Go and stand　 4　　 the corner beside the safe. Keep quite still. Remember I have a gun. ”Mr Brown was frightened. He　 5　　 all the robber’s orders. The robber picked up the notes and was about to go out　 6　　　 the door at the back of the room.

It was a quarter past six. John Tailor arrived　 7　 that very small back door. He 8　　 his hand and was about to knock. At that very moment the robber opened the door. He was frightened to see John there. He　 9　　 his head. He became panic-stricken(惊慌). He tried to 10　 his way past John. But John was suspicious(怀疑的). He　 11　　 the robber’s way. There was a　 12　　 .

Mr Brown heard the fight. He forgot his　 13　 , turned round and　 14　　 from his corner. He　 15　　 both his arms round the robber. This pinned(使不能动)the robber’s arms to his sides so he could not use his gun. At the same moment John　 16　 the robber hard in the stomach and knocked all the breath out of his body. The robber　 17　 to the ground in a pile. He still held the notes but his gun　 18　 on the floor and John quickly picked it up. All was now　 19　　 . It was not long　 20　　 the police arrived.

　 　　　本文主要叙述了在商店抢劫案中，Mr. Brown是如何戏剧般地战胜歹徒的。

1. A. would　　　　 B. wanted

C. had　　　　　　　　 D. was about to

[解析]选D。从第一句“was going to count the day’s cash”可知，他还没有把钱装入袋子。be about to. . . when. . . “正要做某事，就在这时……”。

2. A. sound　　　　 B. voice　　　　　　 C. noise　　　　　 D. shot

[解析]选A。从后句“A door at the back of the room was opening. ”我们得知Mr Brown这时听到的不是说话声，也不是噪声或枪声，而是开门的声音，因此B、C、D三项均不符合题意。

3. A. quietly　　　　 B. straightly　　　　 C. still　　　　 D. fearful

[解析]选C。quietly和still都有“静”的意思，但quietly指没有声音，而still指静止不动，侧重于表达没有任何动作。fearful为形容词，不可以作状语。

4. A. at　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　 D. by

[解析]选B。因为是屋内的墙角处，因此用in the corner。

5. A. listened　　　　 B. kept　　　　 C. followed　　　　 　D. obeyed

[解析]选C。从空前的“Mr Brown was frightened. ”推断，他听从了抢劫者的命令。obey侧重于遵守，遵循等。

6. A. at　　　　　 B. of　　　　　 C. through　　　　　　 D. in

[解析]选C。劫匪决定从后门逃走，through表示“从……穿过”，这句话意思是“他正打算穿过房间的后门”。

7. A. at　　　　 B. in　　　　 C. by　　　　 D. on

[解析]选A。John Tailor此时正好来到后门那里。

8. A. rose　　　　 B. raised　　　　 C. held　　　　　 D. took

[解析]选B。“他抬起手准备敲门”。rise为不及物动词，因此排除A项。

9. A. covered　　　　 B. forgot　　　　　 C. missed　　　　　 D. lost

[解析]选A。the robber遮住(covered)自己的脸，以防John认出他来。

10. A. move　　　　 B. go　　　　　　 C. push　　　　　 D. see

[解析]选C。由上文知后门是“that very small back door”，而抢钱的人和John正巧在门口碰到一起，要出去，他只能是挤。push one’s way指“(从狭窄、拥挤处)挤出去”。

11. A. sat　　　　 B. stood　　　　　 C. blocked　　　　　 D. stopped

[解析]选C。block one’s way“挡了某人的路”。stand为不及物动词，若表示“挡某人的路”，应用stand in one’s way。

12. A. quarrel　　　　　 B. fight　　　　 C. war　　　　　 D. battle

[解析]选B。从下一段“Mr Brown heard the fight. ”得此答案。

13. A. worry　　　　 B. situation　　　 C. order　　　　 D. fear

[解析]选D。从上文我们得知，Mr Brown面对the robber非常恐惧，一一服从他的命令，但一听到John Tailor与the robber搏斗，他忘记了害怕。

14. A. went　　　　 B. ran　　　　 C. jumped　　　　　 D. rushed

[解析]选C。他从拐角处冲过来。jump一词的运用道出了Mr Brown此时的勇敢。

15. A. placed　　　　 B. threw　　　　 C. held　　　　 D. caught

[解析]选B。throw one’s arms round sb. “紧紧抱住某人”。D项有较大干扰性，但catch的宾语不是arm，而是被抓住的人或物，因此不符合题意。

16. A. fixed　　　　 B. broke　　　　 C. pushed　　　　　 D. struck

[解析]选D。“同时John用力打the robber的肚子”。strike“敲、击”。

17. A. lay　　　　 B. came　　　　 C. fell　　　　　 D. threw

[解析]选C。A项有较大干扰性，“躺在地上”用lie on the ground, 从空后的to看，C项最符合题意。

18. A. laid　　　　　 B. dropped　　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　　　 D. stood

[解析]选B。“他的枪掉在地上”。

19. A. up　　　　 B. through　　　　　 C. over　　　　　 D. past

[解析]选C。这里的意思是一切都结束了。

20. A. before　　　　　 B. after　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　 D. when

[解析]选A。not long before意思是“不久”，相当于soon。

Lesson 4 & Communication Workshop

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