1. “Tommy, run! Be quick! The house is on fire!” the mother shouted, with ________ clearly in her voice.
A. anger B. rudeness
C. regret D. panic
[解析]本題考查名詞辨析。句意:“湯米,快跑!快點兒!房子著火了!”媽媽大喊,嗓音中明顯帶著恐慌。A項意為“怒氣”;B項意為“粗魯”;C項意為“遺憾”;D項意為“恐慌”。根據(jù)當時所處環(huán)境可知媽媽應該是驚慌失措。
[答案]D
2.There's a ________ in our office that when it's somebody's birthday, they bring in a cake for us all to share.
A. tradition B. balance
C. concern D. relationship
[解析]本題考查名詞辨析。句意:我們辦公室有一個慣例,當有人過生日時,他們要帶來一個蛋糕供我們大家分享。tradition 慣例,傳統(tǒng);balance 平衡;concern 關心;relationship 關系。根據(jù)句意,A項正確。
[答案]A
3.The lack of ecofriendly habits among the public is thought to be a major ________ of global climate change.
A. result B. cause
C. warning D. reflection
[解析]本題考查名詞辨析。句意:公眾中缺乏不損害生態(tài)環(huán)境的習慣被認為是全球氣候變化的一個主要原因。result 結果;cause 起因;warning 警告,告誡;reflection 反映。由句意可知B項正確。
[答案]B
4.What's the ________, in your opinion, of helping him if he doesn't make an effort to help himself?
A. sympathy B. theme
C. object D. point
[解析]本題考查名詞辨析。句意:如果他自己都不努力幫助他自己,你認為幫助他有什么意義呢?sympathy 同情,憐憫;theme 主題;object 對象;目標;物體;point 意義,目的。故答案為D。
[答案]D
5.Always remember to put such dangerous things as knives out of children's ________.
A. touch B. sight
C. reach D. distance
[解析]本題考查名詞辨析。句意:一定要記住,把那些像刀子一類危險的東西放在孩子夠不著的地方。out of one's reach 為常用短語,意為“在某人夠不著的地方”。
[答案]C
6. Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional ________.
A. consequence B. independence
C. competence D. intelligence
[解析]本題考查名詞詞義辨析。句意:老師得經(jīng)常更新他們的知識以保持他們的專業(yè)能力。consequence結果,后果;independence 獨立;competence 能力;intelligence 智力。由句意可知C項正確。
[答案]C
7.Giving up my job to go back to fulltime education was a big ________, but now I know it was the best decision I have ever made.
A. project B. commitment
C. competition D. ambition
[解析]本題考查名詞辨析。句意:放棄工作再回到全日制教育中去是一個很大的挑戰(zhàn),但是現(xiàn)在看來,那是我做出的最好的決定。A項意為“工程”;B項意為“重擔,義務”;C項意為“競爭”;D項意為“野心”。根據(jù)常識判斷,一個不容易做的事情常被看作是一個挑戰(zhàn),一項難以完成的任務或一份重擔。故B項符合句意。
[答案]B
8.The doctor is skilled at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients, so he has a very good ________.
A. expectation B. reputation
C. contribution D. civilization
[解析]句意:這位醫(yī)生在治療心臟病方面技術高超而且從不接受病人的禮物,因此他有很好的聲譽。本題考查名詞辨析。A項表示“期待;預料”;B項表示“名聲,聲望”,have a good reputation 為固定搭配,意為“享有很好的聲譽”;C項表示“貢獻”;D項表示“文明”。根據(jù)句意選B。
[答案]B
9.I haven't seen Sara since she was a little girl, and she has changed beyond ________.
A. hearing B. strength
C. recognition D. measure
[解析]句意:自從薩拉長大我就沒見過她,她已經(jīng)變得認不出來了。A項表示“聽力”;B項表示“力量,力氣”;C項表示“認出”;D項表示“測量,度量,尺寸”。根據(jù)句意選C。
[答案]C
10.This restaurant has become popular for its wide ________ of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.
A. circle B. range
C. area D. division
[解析]句意:由于食物范圍廣,適合各種口味和收入水平(的人),因此這家餐館很受歡迎。division 劃分,區(qū)分;area 面積,地面;range 范圍;circle 圓,圈子。
[答案]B
11.The school advisers help you talk through your problems but they don't give you any direct ________.
A. solution B. target
C. measure D. function
[解析]句意:學校顧問幫你談論你的問題,但他們沒給你任何直接的解決問題的辦法。solution 解決辦法;target 目標;measure 尺寸;衡量;標準;function 功能,作用。
[答案]A
12.James took the magazines off the little table to make ________ for the television.
A. room B. area
C. field D. position
[解析]句意:詹姆士從小桌上拿下雜志,給電視讓出了空地兒。make room for 為固定短語,意為“為……騰地方”。room 此處為不可數(shù)名詞,意為“空間,地方”。
[答案]A
13.After the earthquake, the first thing the local government did was to provide ________ for the homeless families.
A. occupation B. furniture
C. equipment D. accommodation
[解析]句意:地震過后當?shù)卣龅牡谝患率菫槭ゼ覉@的人提供食宿。accommodation 膳宿,食宿;occupation 占領;職業(yè);equipment 設施;furniture 家具,由句意知D項正確。
[答案]D
14. Last year the number of students who graduated with a driving licence reached 200,000, a(n) ________ of 40,000 per year.
A. average B. number
C. amount D. quantity
[解析]句意:去年拿到駕照的學員數(shù)量達到了20萬,平均每年4萬。an average of“……的平均數(shù)”,符合句意。a number of 許多,大量;an amount of 許多,大量;a quantity of 許多,大量。
[答案]A
15.Those who suffer from headache will find they get ________ from this medicine.
A. relief B. safety
C. defense D. shelter
[解析]句意:那些頭痛患者會發(fā)現(xiàn)他們能通過這種藥減輕疼痛。relief 緩解,減輕;safety 安全;defense 保護,防御;shelter 保護,庇護。由句意可知A項正確。
[答案]A
16. I'm trying to break the ________ of getting up too late.
A. tradition B. convenience
C. habit D. leisure
[解析]句意:我正努力改掉晚起的習慣。tradition 風俗信仰的傳承;傳統(tǒng);convenience 方便,便利;habit 習慣;leisure 休閑。break the habit of“改掉……的習慣”,為固定搭配,故C項正確。
[答案]C
17.—He says that my new car is a ________ of money.
—Don't you think those words are just sour grapes?
A. lack B. load
C. question D. waste
[解析]句意:—他說我新買的小汽車是浪費錢。—難道你不認為那是吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸嗎? lack 缺乏;load 負荷;question 問題;waste 浪費。a waste of“浪費”,是固定搭配,故D項正確。
[答案]D
18.From their ________ on the top of the TV Tower, visitors can have a better view of the city.
A. stage B. position
C. condition D. situation
[解析]句意:從他們在電視塔頂?shù)奈恢,游客們可以更好地看到這個城市。stage 階段;舞臺;position 位置;地位;姿勢;condition 條件,環(huán)境,情形;situation 形勢,環(huán)境。根據(jù)句意B項正確。
[答案]B
19. The World Health Organization gave a warning to the public without any ________ when the virus of H1N1 hit Mexico in April, 2009.
A. delay B. effort
C. schedule D. consideration
[解析]句意:2009年4月當H1N1病毒在墨西哥爆發(fā)時,世界衛(wèi)生組織立即向公眾發(fā)出了警告。without delay(=immediately) 立即,毫不延遲地,符合句意。effort 努力;schedule 時間表,計劃(表);consideration 考慮。
[答案]A
20.Hiking by oneself can be fun and good for health. It may also be good for ________ building.
A. respect B. friendship
C. reputation D. character
[解析]句意:獨自徒步旅行會很有趣并且有益于健康,或許對性格的培養(yǎng)也有好處。respect 尊重,愛戴;friendship 友誼;reputation 名譽,榮譽,聲望;character 性格,品格,品質(zhì);特點,特性。character building“性格培養(yǎng)”,故D項正確。
[答案]D