Module 3 The Violence of Nature
I. 单项填空
1．—I'm sorry I stepped outside for a smoke.I was very tired.
—There's no________for this while you are on duty.
A．reason B．excuse C．cause D．explanation
答案 B [考查词语辨析。第一句表示“我”对因累脱岗抽烟而抱歉。第二句意为值勤期间没有任何借口可以离岗。excuse“借口”，符合题意。reason“原因，理由”；cause“原因”；explanation“解释”。]
2．His________voice shows that he's greatly________．
A．terrified；terrified B．terrified；terrifying
C．terrifying；terrifying D．terrifying；terrified
答案 A [句意：他害怕的声音表明了他非常害怕。terrified表示人内心的害怕，可修饰look/expression/voice，表示“害怕的表情/声音”。terrifying look/expression/voice“令人害怕的表情/声音”。]
3．A month had passed, but the government didn't find the________of the mine accident.
A．reason B．result C．effect D．cause
答案 D [句意：一个月过去了，政府还是没有找出这起煤矿事故的起因。此句要用cause表示“(事故
