Unit4Astronomy:thescienceofthestarsⅠ.词汇运用用所给单词的适当形式填空。combineexplodeviolentsurfacedevelopmentspreadpresencedisappointmassgradually1．Let’s________tofightagainstourcommonenemy.2．Don’tputthebottleontheedgeofthe________ofthedesk，oritwillfalldown.3．Agreat________ofrockhadfallenfromthecliffandnowblockedtheroad.4．Thenewsthattsunamiscausedmorethan100,000deaths________throughouttheworldinashorttime.5．Severaldaysago，abomb________nearthepolicestation，killing10officers.6．Thereistoomuchsexand________showonTV.7．Therehavebeenseveralnew________inelectronics.8．Thechangewasso________thatwehardlynoticedit.9．Thepicturewassolifelikethathefeltasifhewereinthe________ofhisdeadfather.10．Thefilmwasabitof________；weexpectedittobemuchbetter.答案：1.combine2.surface3.mass4.spread5.exploded6.violent7.developments8．gradual9.presence10.disappointmentⅡ.完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Hecameacrossherataparty.Shewasoutstanding；manyboyswereafterher，butnobodypaidany__1__tohim.Aftertheparty，heinvitedherforcoffee.Shewassurprised.Inordernotto__2__rude，shewentalong.Astheysatinanicecoffeeshop，hewastoo__3__tosayanything.Suddenly，heaskedthewaiter.“Couldyouplease__4__mesomesalt？I’dliketoputitinmycoffee.”Thegirlstaredathim.Heturnedred，butwhenthesaltcame，heputitinhiscoffeeanddrank.__5__，sheasked.“Whysaltwithcoffee？”he__6__，“WhenIwasalittleboy.Ilivednearthesea，Ilikedplayinginthesea...Icouldfeelitstastesalty，likesaltycoffee.NoweverytimeIdrinkit，Ithinkofmy__7__andmyhometown.Imissitandmyparents，whoarestillthere.”Shewasdeeply__8__.Amanwhocanrealizethathe’shomesick，mustlovehishomeand__9__abouthisfamily.Hemusthe__10__.Shetalkedtoo，aboutherfarawayhometown，herchildhood，her__11__.Thatwasthestartoftheirlovestory.Theycontinuedtodateeachother.Shefoundthathemetallher__12__.Hewastolerate，kind，warmandcareful.Andtothinkshewouldhavemissedthe__13__ifnotforthesaltycoffee!Sotheymarriedandlivedhappilytogether.Everytimeshemadecoffeeforhim，sheputinsomesalt，the__14__helikedit.After40years，he__15__awayandleftheraletterwhichsaid：“Mydearest，pleaseforgivemylifelonglie.Rememberthefirsttimewedated？IwassonervousIaskedforsaltinsteadofsugar.IfIcouldliveasecondtime，Ihopewecanbetogetheragain，evenifitmeansthatIhavetodrinksaltycoffeefortherestofmylife.”【解题导语】本文讲的是男士撒了一个善意的谎言而赢得了一位美丽姑娘的芳心的故事。直到死，在男士留给女士的一封信中，谎言才被揭穿。1．A.moneyB．attentionC．visitD．respect解析：这里表示“没人注意他”，故选B。答案：B2．A.showB．lookC．seemD．appear解析：这里应填一个系动词，故排除A，此空表示“为了不显得不礼貌，她跟他一起去了。”故填appear。答案：D3．A.eagerB．proudC．nervousD．anxious解析：此处根据语境是“他紧张得说不出话来。”故填nervous。答案：C4．A.liftB．takeC．carryD．bring解析：表示从别处拿来，带来应用bring。答案：D5．A.MysteriousB．MovedC．CuriousD．Excited解析：女士对他的做法感到好奇，故用curious形容她此时的心情。答案：C6．A.explainedB．arguedC．statedD．claimed解析：后面是他回答女士问题的内容，即对他的做法作出解释。答案：A7．A.boatB．friendC．playmateD．childhood解析：最值得回忆的是自己的童年，加上童年一般在自己的家乡度过的，故选D。答案：D8．A.touchedB．hurtC．pressedD．interested解析：根据后文，听了他的话，女士被感动了，故填touched。答案：A9．A.mindB．careC．knowD．atte...
