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]本题考查名词辨析。句意：“汤米，快跑!快点儿!房子着火了!”妈妈大喊，嗓音中明显带着恐慌。A项意为“怒气”;B项意为“粗鲁”;C项意为“遗憾”;D项意为“恐慌”。根据当时所处环境可知妈妈应该是惊慌失措。
[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]本题考查名词辨析。句意：我们办公室有一个惯例，当有人过生日时，他们要带来一个蛋糕供我们大家分享。tradition 惯例，传统;balance 平衡;concern 关心;relationship 关系。根据句意，A项正确。
[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]本题考查名词辨析。句意：公众中缺乏不损害生态环境的习惯被认为是全球气候变化的一个主要原因。result 结果;cause 起因;warning 警告，告诫;reflection 反映。由句意可知B项正确。
[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]本题考查名词辨析。句意：如果他自己都不努力帮助他自己，你认为帮助他有什么意义呢?sympathy 同情，怜悯;theme 主题;object 对象;目标;物体;point 意义，目的。故答案为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]本题考查名词辨析。句意：一定要记住，把那些像刀子一类危险的东西放在孩子够不着的地方。out of one's reach 为常用短语，意为“在某人够不着的地方”。
[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]本题考查名词词义辨析。句意：老师得经常更新他们的知识以保持他们的专业能力。consequence结果，后果;independence 独立;competence 能力;intelligence 智力。由句意可知C项正确。
[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]本题考查名词辨析。句意：放弃工作再回到全日制教育中去是一个很大的挑战，但是现在看来，那是我做出的最好的决定。A项意为“工程”;B项意为“重担，义务”;C项意为“竞争”;D项意为“野心”。根据常识判断，一个不容易做的事情常被看作是一个挑战，一项难以完成的任务或一份重担。故B项符合句意。
[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：这位医生在治疗心脏病方面技术高超而且从不接受病人的礼物，因此他有很好的声誉。本题考查名词辨析。A项表示“期待;预料”;B项表示“名声，声望”，have a good reputation 为固定搭配，意为“享有很好的声誉”;C项表示“贡献”;D项表示“文明”。根据句意选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：自从萨拉长大我就没见过她，她已经变得认不出来了。A项表示“听力”;B项表示“力量，力气”;C项表示“认出”;D项表示“测量，度量，尺寸”。根据句意选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：由于食物范围广，适合各种口味和收入水平(的人)，因此这家餐馆很受欢迎。division 划分，区分;area 面积，地面;range 范围;circle 圆，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：学校顾问帮你谈论你的问题，但他们没给你任何直接的解决问题的办法。solution 解决办法;target 目标;measure 尺寸;衡量;标准;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：詹姆士从小桌上拿下杂志，给电视让出了空地儿。make room for 为固定短语，意为“为……腾地方”。room 此处为不可数名词，意为“空间，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：地震过后当地政府做的第一件事是为失去家园的人提供食宿。accommodation 膳宿，食宿;occupation 占领;职业;equipment 设施;furniture 家具，由句意知D项正确。
[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：去年拿到驾照的学员数量达到了20万，平均每年4万。an average of“……的平均数”，符合句意。a number of 许多，大量;an amount of 许多，大量;a quantity of 许多，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：那些头痛患者会发现他们能通过这种药减轻疼痛。relief 缓解，减轻;safety 安全;defense 保护，防御;shelter 保护，庇护。由句意可知A项正确。
[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习惯。tradition 风俗信仰的传承;传统;convenience 方便，便利;habit 习惯;leisure 休闲。break the habit of“改掉……的习惯”，为固定搭配，故C项正确。
[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：—他说我新买的小汽车是浪费钱。—难道你不认为那是吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸吗? lack 缺乏;load 负荷;question 问题;waste 浪费。a waste of“浪费”，是固定搭配，故D项正确。
[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：从他们在电视塔顶的位置，游客们可以更好地看到这个城市。stage 阶段;舞台;position 位置;地位;姿势;condition 条件，环境，情形;situation 形势，环境。根据句意B项正确。
[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月当H1N1病毒在墨西哥爆发时，世界卫生组织立即向公众发出了警告。without delay(=immediately) 立即，毫不延迟地，符合句意。effort 努力;schedule 时间表，计划(表);consideration 考虑。
[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：独自徒步旅行会很有趣并且有益于健康，或许对性格的培养也有好处。respect 尊重，爱戴;friendship 友谊;reputation 名誉，荣誉，声望;character 性格，品格，品质;特点，特性。character building“性格培养”，故D项正确。
[答案]D
