名詞

1. (2006上海) When Jane began to take swimming lessons, her main _______ was the fear of water.
A. evidence B. crisis C. obstacle D. danger

答案:C
解析:句意“當(dāng)Jane剛上游泳課時(shí),對(duì)水恐懼是她遇到的主要障礙”,故選C。

2. (2007上海) My morning _______ includes jogging in the park and reading newspapers over breakfast.
A. drill B. action C. regulation D. routine

答案:D
解析:本題考查名詞的詞義辨析。句意“我造成的例行活動(dòng)包括在公園里快走和邊吃早飯邊看報(bào)”,故選D。

3. (2009天津) I’m trying to break the _______ of getting up too late.
A. tradition B. convenience C. habit D. leisure

答案:C
解析:句意“我正努力改掉玩起的習(xí)慣”。tradition風(fēng)俗,傳統(tǒng);convenience方便,便利;habit習(xí)慣;leisure休閑。

4. (2009湖北) 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

答案:D
解析:句意“獨(dú)自徒步旅行可能會(huì)很有趣并且有益于健康,或許對(duì)意志的磨練也有好處”。respect尊重,愛戴;friendship友誼;reputation名譽(yù),榮譽(yù),聲望;character性格,品格,品質(zhì),特點(diǎn),特性。又如:The little boy showed great character returning to school after earthquake.在地震發(fā)生后,小男孩重返學(xué)校表現(xiàn)出來他的頑強(qiáng)。

5. (2009湖北) In our class, when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book, it was a _______ for everyone to stand up.
A. signal B. chance C. mark D. measure

答案:A
解析:句意“在課堂上,鈴聲響起,老師會(huì)合上書就是我們要起立的信號(hào)”。signal信號(hào);chance機(jī)會(huì),運(yùn)氣;mark分?jǐn)?shù),標(biāo)志;measure措施,辦法,尺寸。

6. (2009江西) The _______ shoes were covered with mud, so I asked them to take them off before they got into _______ car.
A. girl’s; Tom’s B. girls’; Toms’ C. girls’; Tom’s D. girl’s; Toms’

答案:C
解析:句意“那些女孩子的鞋子沾滿了泥巴,因此在上湯姆的車之前我讓她們把鞋子脫掉”。由右面的them可知,此處的“girl”應(yīng)為復(fù)數(shù)形式,因此其所有格形式應(yīng)該是“girls”形式,而名詞Tom的所有格直接在其后加’s即可。

7. (2009安徽) China has got a good _______ for fighting against the flu with its careful and smooth organization.
A. reputation B. influence C. impression D. knowledge

答案:A
解析:句意“在抗擊流感方面,中國(guó)以細(xì)致和流暢的組織而獲得了良好的聲譽(yù)”。Reputtion聲譽(yù);influence影響;impression印象;knowledge知識(shí)。

8. (2009山東) -- 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

答案:D
解析:句意“他說我新買的小汽車?yán)速M(fèi)錢?!薄半y道你不認(rèn)為這是吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸嗎?”lack缺乏;load負(fù)荷;question問題;waste浪費(fèi)。

9. (2009陜西) 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

答案:B
解析:句意“從他們?cè)陔娨曀數(shù)奈恢茫慰蛡兛梢愿玫乜吹竭@個(gè)城市”。本題考查名詞語義辨析。stage階段,舞臺(tái);position位置,地位,姿勢(shì);condition條件,環(huán)境,情形;situation形式,環(huán)境。

10. (2009福建) 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

答案:A
解析:句意“當(dāng)H1N1病毒2009年4月在墨西哥爆發(fā)時(shí),世界衛(wèi)生組織立即向公眾發(fā)出了警告”。Without delay = immediately立即。