Unit 4　Wildlife protection

Ⅰ.多项选择

1.(2011年河南市实验中学模拟)__________ experts’ opinions，they gave up the experiment immediately.

A.According to　　　　　　 B.As a result of

C.Instead of D.With the help of

解析：选A。考查短语辨析。句意：根据专家们的意见，他们马上放弃了这项实验。according to按照，根据，符合题意。

2.No one has come up with a better explanation of why dinosaurs __________.

A.died away B.died for

C.died of D.died out

解析：选D。考查短语辨析。句意：尚未有人能对恐龙的灭绝作出一个更好的解释。die out意思是“灭绝，消失”，符合语境。die away逐渐消失，逐渐减弱;die for为……献身;die of因……而死。

3.Too much drinking will do__________ to your health;you should take the doctor’s advice.

A.harm B.trouble

C.damage D.hurt

解析：选A。do harm to对……有害。trouble麻烦;damage破坏;hurt伤害，均不符合句意。

4.After graduation from college，he began to wander from city to city，__________a suitable job.

A.hunting for B.taking on

C.looking after D.bringing up

解析：选A。hunt for a job找工作。

5.These days Victoria has been __________ in her graduation paper and has no time to take care of her pet dog.

A.employed B.used

C.devoted D.hired

解析：选A。考查动词辨析。employ常用于结构：be employed in(doing)sth.忙于(做)某事。句意为：这些天Victoria一直忙于她的毕业论文，没有时间照顾她的宠物狗。use利用;devote献身，专心于，后常跟介词to;hire租用，雇用。

6.After decades of construction and development，Tibet is __________ its best-ever time of progress and stability.

A.appreciating B.enjoying

C.winning D.seizing

解析：选B。考查动词词义辨析。appreciate“感激，欣赏”;enjoy“享有，享用”;win“赢得”;seize“抓住”。句意：经过几十年的建设和开发，西藏正“享有”(enjoy)最大的进步与稳定。根据句意，此处应选择B。

7.Listen! Someone is calling for help.He must be __________.

A.in the danger B.in danger

C.out of danger D.dangerous

解析：选B。考查介词短语辨析。(be)in danger“(处于)危险中”，符合求救的场面。

8.This kind of plants are __________.Some day they will __________ forever.

A.dying off;die out B.dying away;die off

C.dying down;die out D.dying out;die away

解析：选A。考查die短语辨析。前面句子用进行时，表示正在死掉，故用die off。后面表示有一天会永远消失，故用die out。

9.Don’t be afraid of your failure in the exam.If you like，I’ll give you a(n)__________ since I’m so good at this.

A.opportunity B.choice

C.lesson D.hand

解析：选D。考查名词词义辨析。opportunity机会，时机;choice选择，抉择;lesson课程，教训;give sb.a hand帮助某人。

10.After graduation from college，he began to wander from city to city，__________ a suitable job.

A.hunting for B.taking on

C.looking after D.bringing up

解析：选A。考查动词词义辨析。hunt for a job找工作。