1、1.(2011山东34)Theres a _ in our office that when its somebodys birthday, they bring in a cake for us all to share.A. tradition B. balance C. concern D. relationship解析:考查词汇意义。句意“在我们办公室有一个长期以来形成的做法是当时某个人的生日的时候,他们会拿来一个蛋糕来分享”A “tradition”C belief or custom passed on in this way; any long-established metho
2、d, practice, etc 传统的信仰和风俗; 长期以来形成的方法 做法等。balance cu天平;平衡,concern “担心;担忧;关心”,relation “关系;亲戚“ 。答案:A.2.(2011江苏27)Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional .A. consequence B. independence C. competence D. intelligence解析:本题考查名词辨析。句意:老师们必须不断更新知识,保持他们的职业能力。
3、Consequence是“结果,后果”;independence是“独立,自主”;competence是“能力,竞争力”;intelligence是“智力,理解力”。所以正确答案为C。答案:C3.(2011四川13)Always remember put such dangerous things as knives out of childrens .A. touch B. sight C. reach D. distance解析:本题考查名词辨析。句意:永远都要记得把那些刀子之类的具有危险性的东西放到孩子们够不到的地方。touch “联系”;sight “视野”;distance“距离”;
4、reach “伸手可及的范围”,此处与out of构成短语out of ones reach,指“在某人够不到的地方”,符合句意。答案:4.(2011湖北21) “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:本题考查名词词义辨析。句意:“Tommy,快跑!快点!房子着火了!”母亲大声喊着,声音中明显透着恐慌。anger生气;rudeness粗鲁;regret后悔;pani
5、c恐慌。根据句意可知应选项。答案:5.(2011湖北22)Giving up my job to go back to full-time education was a big_, but now I know it was the best decision I ever made.A. project B. commitment C. competition D. ambition解析:本题考查名词词义辨析。句意:“放弃我的工作并重新接受全日制教育是一个重大的决定,但现在我知道这是我做过的最好决定。” project项目;commitment承诺,投入,花费;competition竞赛,
6、比赛;ambition雄心,志向。根据句意可知应选项。答案:6.(2011福建26)The lack of eco-friendly habits among the public is thought to be a major _of global climate change.A. result B. cause C. warning D. reflection解析:句意:公众缺乏环境保护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。由语境和句意可知:lack是原因,change是结果。故项正确。答案:命题
7、立意:本题结合语境考查名词词义的辨析。7. (2011江西31) Whats the_, in your opinion, of helping him if he doesnt make an effort to help himself?A. sympathy B. theme C. object D. point解析:句意:在你看来,如果他不努力帮助自己,我们帮他又有什么意义呢?the point ofdoing sth.“做某事的意义”,为固定结构。答案:命题立意:本题考查名词短语固定搭配。难度中等。8. (2011浙江18) Anyway, I cant cheat himits against all my_. A. emotions B. principles C. regulations D. opinions解析:句意:无论如何我不能骗他这违背了我的原则。emotion感情,情感,情绪;principle原理,原则,行为准则,为人之道;regulation规则,条例,法规;opinion看法,主意,主张。所以项符合逻辑,表示“原则”之意。答案:命题立意:本题考查名词的意义辨析。解答此类题目的关键是理清题干意义和逻辑,找出符合语境的最佳选项。难度中等。