1、定时训练(8).专题特训(冠词与名词)1The best way to get better at a _ is to speak it! Even if there is no one around to speak to, talk to yourself.Askill Bspeech Clanguage Dexperience解析考查名词辨析。句意： 掌握一门语言的最佳方法就是张嘴说，即使周围没有可以说话的人，那就和自己说。skill技能；speech演讲；language语言；experience经验，经历。根据题意可知选C项。答案C2The things that _ is not
2、the problem itself, but what we should do with it.Aminds Bfunctions Cmatters Dbenefits解析考查名词辨析。句意：重要的不是问题本身，而是我们如何处理它。Matter，要紧，重要；mind，介意；function起作用；benefit 有意义。根据题意可知选C项。答案C3Good shoes, clothes and a backpack are the basic _ you need for your hiking.Aequipment Binstrument Ctools Dfixings 解析考查名词辨析
3、。句意：好的鞋、衣服和背包都是你去徒步旅行必需品。equipment装备；instrument工具，乐器；tools工具；fixings附件，设备。根据句意选A项。答案A4If you take my _， youll make a lot of money in the trade.Acommand Bprinciple Cattitude Dtip解析考查名词辨析。句意：如果你听从我的建议， 在这次交易中你将赚一大笔钱。command 命令；principle 原则，准则；attitude 态度；tip建议，忠告；小费，根据题意可知选D项。答案D5I have no _ that you
4、will succeed, but I wonder whether you have really got everything ready.Adoubt Bwonder Cchance DPoint解析考查名词辨析。句意：他能通过考试，我绝不怀疑，但是我仍在想他是否已经把一切都准备好了。have no doubt毫无疑问，根据句意可知选A项。答案A6Why does he never pick up the waste paper on the ground?Maybe because he thinks its beneath his _ to do so.Ahonesty Bdigni
5、ty Cproperty Dliberty解析考查名词辨析。句意：为什么他从来不捡地面上的废纸？可能因为他认为这样做有失身份。beneath ones dignity有失身份；honesty诚实；property属性；liberty自由。根据题意可知选B项。答案B7To see a young couple loving each other is _； but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight of all.Ano wonder Bno doubtCno way Dno problem解析考查名词词组辨析。句意：
6、看见一对年轻人相亲相爱不足为奇，但看到一对老夫妇相亲相爱，却是人间最美丽的景致。no wonder不足为奇。答案A8He was faced with the _ of whether or not to return to his country after he got the doctors degree in America.Asituation BcircumstanceC. environment Ddilemma解析考查名词辨析。句意：在美国获得博士后，对是否回到自己的国家他进退两难。situation处境，形势；circumstance情况；environment环境；dile
7、mma困境；进退两难。根据题意可知选D项。答案D9There is always a pleasant _ of calm at night in the small mountainous village, different from the noise in the city.Aatmosphere BenvironmentCobservation Dconsideration解析考查名词辨析。句意：在小山村，不同于喧闹的城市是，夜间总是保持一种愉快而又宁静的氛围。atmosphere气氛，氛围；environment环境；observation观察；consideration考虑。根据
8、题意可知选A项。答案A10Our government has taken _ to stop the hunters killing the tigers in northeastern part of China.Aturns Bmeasures Cexercises Dphotos 解析考查名词辨析。句意：我们政府已经采取措施来阻止猎手杀死中国东北区的老虎。turn顺序；measure措施，take measures采取措施；exercise练习；photo照片。根据题意可知选B项。答案B11There is no _ exact definition of _ word happine
9、ss. Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons.Aan；a Bthe；theC/；the D/；/解析考查冠词用法。句意：幸福这个词没有明确的定义，幸福的人有各种各样幸福的理由。definition一词为抽象名词不可数，故用零冠词，后一空特指happiness一词，故用the。答案A12Kathleen，_ Mr. Heller is waiting for you outside.Just a second.Im on _ phone.Aa；the B/；the Ca；/ D/；/解析考查冠词用法。句意：Kathleen，一个姓Hell
10、er的先生在外面等候你。稍等，我正在打电话。a与Mr.或Mrs.连用表示一个姓的人；on the phone 在打电话，惯用习语。答案A13It is _ world of wonders，_ world where anything can happen.Aa；the Ba；a Cthe；a Dthe；/解析考查冠词用法。world前有形容词修饰或特指时，常表示具体化，故前用不定冠词，故选B项。答案B14In _ old society many young women died by so strange and cruel _ custom.A/；a B/；theCthe；a Dan；a
11、解析考查冠词用法。句意：在旧社会，很多年轻女子死于这么一种奇怪又残酷的习俗。old society是特指， 所以要加定冠词“the”， 由“soadj.a单数名词”结构可知， C项正确。答案C15The story shows that _ knowledge of _ first aid can make _ real difference.Athe；the；/ Ba；/；aC/；the；a Da；/；/解析考查冠词的用法及固定搭配。句意：这个故事表明有了急救知识确实能起很大的作用。Knowledge是不可数名词，一般前面不能加不定冠词，但a knowledge of sth.掌握某方面的知
12、识，前面需加a；first aid前面不用加冠词；make a difference有影响，有关系，是固定短语，故选B项。答案B16Rock climbing is _ great fun. You will get close to _ nature and take adventures at the same time.A/；/ Ba；/ Ca；the D/；the解析考查冠词用法。句意：攀岩运动是有趣的，你既可以接近大自然又同时进行了一次冒险活动。fun是不可数名词，没有复数形式，也不可加不定冠词，其后可接(in)v.ing。fun可用于另一名词前作定语。nature大自然，自然界，包
13、含各种生物及山脉、河流等一切自然世界，宇宙万物，并包含一切自然过程，是不可数名词，其前不能加定冠词。答案A17Being able to afford _ drink would be _ comfort in those tough times.Athe；the Ba；a Ca；/ D/；a解析考查冠词辨析。此处a drink是一份饮料，类似的如two coffees两份咖啡。a comfort是一件舒服的事。此处comfort是抽象名词具体化，类似的如a pleasure一件令人愉快的事。答案A18Everybody has _ responsibility to save water,
14、if future generations are to enjoy _ similar standard of living to the one we enjoy now.Athe；/ Ba；a C/；the Da；the解析考查冠词用法。句意：我们每个人都有责任节约用水，为了我们的下一代能够过上和我们现在同样水平的生活。Responsibility责任，可数名词，a responsibility泛指；standard标准，水平，可数名词，a similar standard泛指。答案B19When my father was in high school, he developed _
15、interest in art and later became a serious student of _ art there.Aan；/ Ban；the Cthe；/ Dthe；an解析考查冠词用法。句意：当我父亲念高中时，他培养了对于艺术的兴趣，后来在那儿成为一位严肃认真的学艺术的学生。a(an)抽象名词相当于一个具体的事物，比如a success表示一件成功的事情。interest是抽象名词，是不可数，但是句中interest已经具体为对于艺术的兴趣，所以可以在interest前加an，使其具体化。art是抽象名词，本不可数，所以前面没有冠词。答案A20I woke up with
16、_ bad headache, yet by _ evening the pain had gone. Athe；the Bthe；an Ca；the Da；an解析考查冠词的用法。句意：我起床时头痛的厉害，但到傍晚为止，头痛好了。a bad headache剧烈的头痛；by the evening到晚上。答案C.阅读理解A 体裁：记叙文话题：寓言故事时间：6分钟Once upon a time，in a small city，there was an empty storybook.The book looked great，with an impressive cover，but all
17、its pages were blank.Children and grownups would pick up the book，but finding no stories inside，they would cast the book aside.Not far from there，a lovely inkwell(墨水池) had been full of ink for years.His owner had forgotten about it.The inkwell and the storybook cursed their bad luck.One day when the
18、 book was thrown away，it ended up next to the inkwell.For days and days the two of them swapped stories about their bad luck.They could have carried on for years，if an elegant swan feather had not floated down and landed next to them.At first，the feather felt lonely and abandoned.He cried and cried，
19、and the book and the inkwell joined in，letting out all their sadness at the years of neglect.However，unlike his companions，the feather soon tired of crying，and he resolved to improve the situation.Drying his tears，and leaving his complaints behind，he clearly saw how the three of them，working togethe
20、r，could achieve a lot more than just suffering.He convinced his friends to write a story.The storybook opened up his best pages，the inkwell didnt spill even a drop，and the feather contributed great ingenuity and beautiful writing.Together they managed to write a lovely story about three friends who
21、helped each other to improve their lives.Then a young teacher passed by，head down and looking sad，wondering how he could keep his pupils attention.He found the storybook，the inkwell and the feather.The teacher read the book，and found the story charming.He picked up the three artists，and continued on
22、 his way to school.When lessons began he told the story to his pupils，and they were all attentive.Every night from then on，feather，inkwell，and storybook got together and wrote a new story for the young teacher.They felt so happy and proud at having managed to improve their fate.【语篇导读】空白书、墨水池和天鹅毛它们三个
23、开始的时候都被遗弃了，它们抱怨，哭泣。但是有一天天鹅毛发现，他们可以合作将它们的故事写在书上，从而改变他们的命运。1Why was the book deserted at first?ABecause it was ugly.BBecause it looked great.CBecause it had an impressive cover.DBecause there was nothing on its pages.解析细节理解题。根据第一段第二句话和第三句话The book looked great，with an impressive cover，but all its page
24、s were blank.Children and grownups would pick up the book，but finding no stories inside，they would cast the book aside.可知人们发现书页上没有内容而将书抛弃。答案D2In the paragraph 2 the underlined word “cursed” probably means _Aswore BdemandedCsuggested Dcelebrated解析词义猜测题。根据文章当中出现的their bad luck以及He cried and cried，and
25、the book and the inkwell joined in，letting out all their sadness at the years of neglect.可以推出curse的意思是“诅咒，抱怨”，故选A。答案A3Whats the main idea of the fourth paragraph?AThey worked together to cry for their sad fortune.BThey decided to leave the place.CThey made up their minds to be teachers.DThey worked
26、together to make their life better.解析主旨大意题。第四段中讲到在天鹅毛的倡议下，他们共同努力把它们的故事写下来，从而改变了他们的生活，故选D。答案D4What can we learn from the article?AThe three became students in the young teachers class.BThe young teachers lessons were loved by the students.CThe young teacher became a writer.DThe young teacher became a
27、n artist.解析推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中的When lessons began he told the story to his pupils，and they were all attentive.可以推出那位年轻教师的课受到了学生们的欢迎。文章中并没有提到书、墨水池和天鹅毛成为了那位年轻老师的学生或那位年轻教师成为了作家和艺术家。答案BBStore Scent(香味)What is the first thing you notice when you walk into a shop？The products displayed (展示) at the entrance？O
28、r the soft background music?But have you ever noticed the smell？Unless it is bad，the answer is likely to be no.But while a shops scent may not be outstanding compared with sights and sounds，it is certainly there.And it is proving to be an increasingly powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase.
29、A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance，via scent machines.A smell may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air.One sports goods company once reported that when it first introduced scent into its
30、stores，customers intention to purchase increased by 80 percent.When it comes to the best shopping streets in Paris，scent is just as important to a brands success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sale.That is mainly because shopping is a very different experience to what it used to
31、be.Some years ago，the focus for brand name shopping was on a few people with sales assistants disproving attitude and donttouchwhatyoucantafford displays.Now the rise of electronic commerce (ecommerce) has opened up famous brands to a wider audience.But while eshops can use sights and sounds，only br
32、icksandmortar stores (实体店) can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave.Another brand store seeks to be much more than a shop，but rather a destinationAnd scent is just one way to achieve this.Now，a famous store uses complex manmade smell to mak
33、e sure that the soft scent of baby powder floats through the kid department，and coconut (椰子) scent in the swimsuit section.A department store has even opened a new lab，inviting customers on a journey into the stores windows to smell books，pots and drawers，in search of their perfect scent.【语篇导读】本文是一篇
34、说明文。给读者介绍了味道在实体店销售过程中体现出越来越重要的作用，并且通过运动品商店和巴黎购物街的例子，来证明运用味道带来的改变和不同，然后对比网络商店，来说明实体店可以给购物者带来全方位的体验的优势，最后介绍了现在的一个著名的商店是如何运用味觉元素的。5According to the passage，what is an increasingly powerful tool in the success of some brand stores?AFriendly assistants.BUnique scents.CSoft background music.DAttractive wi
35、ndow displays.解析细节理解题。根据第二自然段最后一句话And it is proving to be an increasingly powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase.，向大家介绍了“味道”这个能够刺激购买的越来越强有力的重要工具 ，文中句子即可找到答案。答案B6Eshops are mentioned in the passage to _Ashow the advantages of bricksandmortar storesBurge shop assistants to change their attitu
36、deCpush stores to use sights and soundsDintroduce the rise of ecommerce解析推理判断题。根据文章第五段提及的.eshops can use sights and sounds.可知网店只能提供视觉和听觉的体验。only bricksandmortar stores (实体店) can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave.而只有实体店从顾客踏入店门到离开的那一刻能为顾客提
37、供全方位的体验，此句说明了实体店的优势。所以文章提到eshop 的作用是显现实体店的优势。答案A7The underlined word“destination”in Paragraph 5 means _Aa platform that exhibits goodsBa spot where travelers like to stayCa place where customers love to goDa target that a store expects to meet解析词义猜测题。答案能够从划线词汇的前后找到，Another brand store seeks to be mu
38、ch more than a shop，but rather a destination，and scent is just one way to achieve this.这个商店所要的是一个不仅仅是商店的地方，而是一个目的地，而气味恰恰就是(让顾客)到达这个地方的一个方法。A 选项说的是陈列货品的地方，这是商店的功能的一部分，所以不正确；B项是一个旅游者乐意去的景点，这和商店的功能不符合；D项是一个商店所期望达到的预期，但是没有点名预期是什么，最终的预期其实正是C项中一个大家都爱去的地方。答案C8The main purpose of the passage is to _Acompare
39、 and evaluate Bexamine and assessCargue and discuss Dinform and explain解析推理判断题。文章开始部分向大家介绍了味道在实体店销售的过程中吸引顾客，从而使商店不断更加引人注目的重要性，接下来就通过举例运动品商店和巴黎最有名的购物街说明了味道的作用，一个是接下来就引入了“eshop”来体现实体店中味道给购物者能带来全面的体验，最后以一个现在正在使用味道的有名的购物中心是如何应用味道来吸引消费者和促进销售的。可以看出整个的过程就是先告知结果，然后再解释论证的过程。A 对比，评估：文章提到了“eshop”只是对比，来体现实体店的优势，但是没有评估过程。B 检测与评定：文章直接给了味道的作用日益明显，没有检测的过程；C 争论和探讨：文章没有争论，也没有探讨。答案D