1.We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into ________.
A.fact B.reality
C.practice D.deed
答案 C
解析 put...into/in practice 为习惯用语,意思是“把……付诸实施”。
2.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
答案 B
解析 expectation期望;reputation名声,声望,声誉;contribution贡献;civilization文明。结合句意可知答案应为B项。
3.He kept sending her presents in an attempt to win her ________.
A.respect B.favor
C.admiration D.pleasure
答案 B
解析 句意为:他不停地送礼物给她,试图获得她的好感。favor喜爱,宠爱,好感,欢心。
4.There are ten ________ teachers and two hundred ________ students in the school.
A.women;girl B.woman;girls
C.women;girls D.woman;girl
答案 A
解析 名词作定语时,通常用单数。但man与woman 作定语时,如果后面的名词是单数,这两个词也用单数,如果后面的名词是复数,这两个词也用复数,如:a man doctor,two men doctors 等。
5.The city government decided to keep the old temple for its historical ________.
A.price B.cost
C.value D.usefulness
答案 C
解析 price 指物品在金钱上的“价格”;cost 指事物的生产“成本或费用”;value 指事物内在的“价值”;usefulness 指事物“有用”。
6.There’s no ________ from my bedroom window except for some factory chimneys.
A.view B.scene
C.sight D.look
答案 A
解析 view自然美景,风景,指从某一角度看到的景色;scene景色;sight奇观,壮观;look看,瞧,望。本句句意为:除了一些工厂的烟囱外,从我卧室看不到任何风景了。
7.Some famous singers live on the________from their record sales.
A.salary B.value
C.bill D.income
答案 D
解析 bill账单,清单,显然不符合题意;value“价值”是抽象的,不能用来消费;salary“工资,薪水”,是按年、月发给相关人的,而本句的record sales并不是他们的工作;income“收入,收益”,通常指一个人收入所得的钱,不仅只是工资部分。结合上下文,应该选D。
8.So far,I haven’t adapted to the fast ________of the life in Toronto.
A.step B.style
C.pace D.manner
答案 C
解析 step步伐;style风格;pace步速,节奏;manner习惯,方式。句意为:到目前为止,我还没有适应多伦多快节奏的生活。
9.Surely you can find the museum,for it is within easy________of your hotel.
A.walk B.reach
C.distance D.space
答案 B
解析 within easy reach of sth.距……不远(很近)。句意为:你一定会找到那个博物馆的,因为它离你的宾馆很近。
10.Each of us is likely to develop a personal ________ for certain types of entertainment.
A.comparison B.possession
C.preference D.advantage
答案 C
解析 句意为:我们每个人都有可能养成对某些娱乐活动的偏爱。preference偏爱,爱好,符合语境。
11.All the________indicates that he has been deeply involved in the crime.
A.evidence B.fact
C.factors D.cause
答案 A
解析 考查名词词义辨析。句意为:所有的迹象表明他已经深陷这次犯罪。evidence迹象;fact事实;factors因素;cause原因。根据句意选A项。
12.Obama’s success in presidential election proves that the color of one’s skin shouldn’t be a________to success.
A.barrier B.behavior
C.battle D.bunch
答案 A
解析 考查名词词义辨析。句意为:奥巴马总统竞选成功证明肤色不应该成为成功的障碍。此处barrier意为“障碍”。
13.Dr.King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his achievement and________.
A.honor B.victory
C.courage D.failure
答案 B
解析 victory胜利,符合句意。
14.Li Yuchun’s song was a________at once and its recording tape rose to No.1 on the best seller list.
A.shock B.strike
C.hit D.beat
答案 C
解析 考查词义辨析。shock震惊;strike打击;beat连续不断地敲打;hit命中;击败;演出成功。依据句意选C项。
15.Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious ________without scientific basis.
A.process B.practice
C.procedure D.program
答案 A
解析 考查名词辨析。process过程;practice实习,练习,惯例;procedure程序;program课程,计划,节目。
16.It was difficult to guess what her________to the news would be.
A.impression B.comment
C.reaction D.opinion
答案 C
解析 考查名词词义辨析。 reaction (to)对……的反应,符合语境。
17.Your work experience is a big________in the job market but your poor eyesight will limit your choices.
A.benefit B.condition
C.promise D.advantage
答案 D
解析 考查名词词义辨析。advantage优势,符合句意。
18.Don’t try to persuade your boss;he won’t have the________of employing me—a flesh student.
A.intention B.attention
C.sense D.attraction
答案 A
解析 考查名词词义辨析。此处intention意为“倾向”。
19.The Students’ Union was founded for the________of them.
A.benefit B.advantage
C.interest D.value
答案 A
解析 for the benefit of为了……的利益。
20.The generation________makes it difficult for parents to understand their children’s opinions.
A.division B.gap
C.separation D.interval
答案 B
解析 考查名词词义辨析。generation gap代沟。division分,划分;separation分开;interval间隔,间隙;幕间休息,休息时间。
21.The ________ of school leavers that go to university is about fifty percent.
A.degree B.percentage
C.level D.standard
答案 B
解析 考查名词辨析。percentage百分率;degree学位,度数;level层次,水平;standard标准。
22.Independent innovation has brought us a________in profits,40% higher than in the traditional way.
A.boom B.failure
C.decrease D.suffering
答案 A
解析 考查名词词义。boom繁荣;failure失败;decrease减少;suffering痛苦。由句意可知A项正确。
23.An experienced doctor usually judges a patient’s illness according to the various________.
A.signs B.symptoms
C.signals D.marks
答案 B
解析 考查名词词义。sign信号,暗号;symptom症状,征兆;signal预兆,征象;信号;mark印,记号,符号。由句意可知B项正确。
24.Shelly has been preparing carefully for the driving test so that she can be sure of passing it at her first________.
A.intention B.purpose
C.attempt D.desire
答案 C
解析 句意为:雪莉一直在认真准备驾驶考试,以便于她第一次尝试就能通过。at one’s first attempt某人第一次尝试,符合题意。
25.She came with a large ________ of yellow roses in her hand.
A.branch B.bunch
C.bit D.beach
答案 B
解析 a bunch of roses一束玫瑰花。