11. (2009浙江) The system has been designed to give students quick and easy _______ to the digital resources of the library.
A. access B. passage C. way D. approach
答案：A
解析：句意“設(shè)計這個系統(tǒng)的目的是讓學(xué)生迅速、方便地使用圖書光的數(shù)據(jù)資源”。access to固定短語，意為“有權(quán)使用，有機(jī)會接近”。

12. (2008天津) Most air pollution is caused by the burning of _______ like coal, gas and oil.
A. fuels B. articles C. goods D. products
答案：A
解析：句意“許多空氣污染是由燃燒像煤、天然氣和油等燃料所造成的”。

13. (2008安徽) To save some of the human languages before they are forgotten, the students in our school started a discussion “Save Our _______”.
A. sky B. Life C. Arts D. Voices
答案：D
解析：根據(jù)句意只有voices可以代替languages。

14. (2008江西) -- Shall we go out for a walk?
-- Sorry. This is not right _______ to invite me. I am too tired to walk.
A. moment B. situation C. place D. chance
答案：A
解析：句意“我們出去走走吧？”“對不起，真不湊巧，我太累了，走不動了”。此處為“……時刻”的意思，用the right/very moment表示“正好”的意思，而situation“情形”，place“地方”，chance“機(jī)會”，都不符合句子的意思。

15. (2008湖北) The young man made a _______ to his parents that he would try to earn his own living after graduation.
A. prediction B. promise C. plan D. contribution
答案：B
解析：語境說這個年輕人向父母保證/承諾，他畢業(yè)后會自食其力。Make a promise表示“許諾”。其他選項的含義：A“預(yù)測”，C“計劃”；D“貢獻(xiàn)”。

16. (2008湖北) The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly _______.
A. atmosphere B. state C. situation D. phenomenon
答案：A
解析：句意“這兩個國家的高層領(lǐng)導(dǎo)在友好的氛圍中進(jìn)行交談”。A“氛圍，氣氛”；B“(人或物本身所處得)狀態(tài)”；C“處境，境遇”；D“現(xiàn)象”。

17. (2008浙江) Dogs have a very good _______ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.
A. sense B. view C. means D. idea
答案：A
解析：句意“狗有靈敏的嗅覺，經(jīng)常被用來搜尋地震中的幸存者”。此處sense表示“感覺；感官”。后三項分別表示“觀點，方法，主意”，都不符合常識。

18. (2008山東) I bought a dress for only 10 dollars in a sale, it was a real _______.
A. exchange B. bargain C. trade D. business
答案：B
解析：句意：在甩賣中買的這條裙子只花了10美元，所以應(yīng)該是一個便宜貨(bargain)，而不是“交換(exchange)”。如果不注意主語it指的是上文所說的dress，就會誤選“trade(貿(mào)易)”和“business(交易)”。

19. (2007山東) I can’t say which wine is best — it's a(n) _______ of personal taste.
A. affair B. event C. matter D. variety
答案：C
解析：matter意為“事件，問題”。根據(jù)所提供的情景，“I can’t say which wine is best”可判斷出沒有說那種酒最好，因為這是個人口味的問題。

20. (2007安徽) The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common _______ in many parts of the city.
A. look B. sign C. sight D. appearance
答案：C
解析：sight意為“視覺，風(fēng)景”，表示“在這個城市的大部分地方都能看見把衣服懸掛在街上的景象”。look意為“樣子，外表”，a sign意為“記號，符號”。appearance意為“出現(xiàn)，露面，外貌，外觀”。