Unit 1 Festivals around the world Ⅰ.单项填空 1.As the storm drew nearer, black clouds were________over the sky. A.smoothing B.disappearing C.gathering D.picking 解析 smooth使平整;使光滑;disappear消失;gather聚集;pick选择;挑选。句意:随着暴风雨的来临,乌云在天空聚集起来。 答案 C 2.The news shocked the public,______to great concern about students’ safety at school. A.having ledB.ledC.leading D.to lead 解析 考查非谓语动词。句意:这个消息震惊了社会,引起了公众对在校学生安全的极大担忧。此处为非谓语动词作结果状语。主语与lead是主动关系,故排除过去分词led;而having led表示动作发生在shocked之前,不合逻辑,故排除;不定式to lead 表示出乎意料的结果,而现在分词表示自然的结果,故选leading。 答案 C 3.Kathy________some French while she was away on a business trip in France. A.picked up B.took up C.made up D.turned up 解析 考查动词短语的辨析。pick up拾起;捡起;无意中学会;take up开始从事;make up 弥补;编造;turn up 出现;调大音量。句意:Kathy在去法国出差时学会了一些法语。 |