名词与冠词
1. The conference has been held to discuss the ________ of global warming on people's lives all over the world.
A．importance
B．effects
Cprotection
D．attitudes
effects 意思是“影响”，即讨论全球气候变暖对人们生活的影响。其他选项不合题意，importance 意思是“重要性”；protection 意思是“保护”；attitudes 意思是“态度”。
答案：B
2． Being able to speak another language fluently could be a great________ when you are looking for a job.
A．advantage
B．chance
C．assistance
D．importance
解析：考查名词辨析。从语意“能够流利地讲一门外语在找工作时是一种优势”可知选A项advantage“优势”。B项表示“机会”；C项表示“帮助，援助”；D项表示“重要性”，都与语意不符。答案：A．Online shopping has become popular in China, which is the result of the fast ________ of our modern life.
A．action B．style
C．pace
D．manner
解析：考查名词辨析。句意：网上购物已经盛行中国了，这是我们现代生活快节奏的结果。pace表示“步伐；速度”。
答案：C
4．—Would you do me a favor to choose a wedding dress?
—Of course, but it is a matter of personal ________.
A．concernB．sense
C．style
D．taste
解析：考查名词辨析。句意：“你能帮我挑选一套结婚礼服吗？”“当然啦，不过这可取决于个人品味。”a matter of sth.表示“取决于……”。taste表示“(对衣服、饰品等的)鉴赏力，品位”。
答案：D
．Quancheng Square is one of __________ largest in China，__________ second to Tian’anmen Square.
A．the；the
B．the；a
C．/；the
D．the；/
解析：考查冠词。在形容词的最高级前面加the，表示特指；如果序数词后没有直接跟名词，则不需要加the。结合题意可知，应选D。
答案：D．The incident turned him into __________ different person，even if he did not realize it at __________ beginning.
A．a；a
B．the；the
C．the；a
D．a；the
解析：考查冠词用法。句意为：这件事把他变成了一个不同的人，即使起初他并没有意识到这一点。第一空表示泛指，故用不定冠词a；at the beginning意为“从一开始”，是固定短语，所以第二空用定冠词the。故选D项。
答案：D7． With no better way to express feelings of love and ________， it's easy to see why everyone turns to a flower shop on Mother's Day.
A．appreciation
B．inspiration
C．satisfaction
D．ambition
解析：考查名词辨析。句意：因为对爱和感激等情感没有更好的表达方式，所以这就很容易明白在母亲节这一天大家为什么都求助于花店了。appreciation “感激，欣赏”；inspiration “激励”；satisfaction “满足，满意”；ambition “抱负，野心”。
答案：A
8． He wants to see ________ much stronger China within ________ rest of his life.
A．不填； a
B．a; 不填
C．the; a
D．a; the
解析：考查冠词。句意：他想在有生之年看到一个更加强大的中国。a much stronger China指一个更加强大的中国；the rest 表示“剩下的人(物)”，是固定用法，故用the。
答案：D
9． She removed ________ hat she was wearing and tried on ________ black silk one.
A．a; a
B．the; the
C．the; a
D．a; the
解析：考查冠词用法。hat后有定语从句(that/which) she was wearing修饰，故第一个空用定冠词the，特指她戴的那顶帽子；第二个空格处泛指一顶黑色的丝质帽子，故用不定冠词a。
答案：C
8． Having lived in China for 8 years，Helen has a good __________ of both English and Chinese.
A．program
B．guidance
C．command
D．ability
解析：考查名词词义辨析。program意为“计划；程序；节目”；guidance意为“指导”；command意为“命令；掌握”；ability意为“能力”。句意为：Helen在中国生活了8年，因此他精通英语和中文。have a good command...意为“精通……”，符合题意。
答案：C
11．It is quite obvious that the increasing rate of unemployment in America will cause ________ heavy pressure on ________ whole society, especially on Obama administration.
A．a; a
B．the; a
C．a; the
D．the; 不填
解析：第一空，pressure前有形容词修饰时可加不定冠词，此时是抽象名词具体化，第二空whole前要加定冠词。
答案：C
12．People are living in ________ world where mouse clicks rule our life, so online searches have become ________ must.
A．the; 不填
B．不填； a
C．a; a
D．a; the
解析：句意：人们生活在一个鼠标点击统治生活的世界，所以网上搜索成了必须之事。第一空：用a表示“一个……的世界”；第二空： a must“一件必须之事”。
答案：C
If you ask why I plan to study in the United States，the only answer is that it is a(n) ________ for me.
A．puzzle
B．advantage
Cchallenge
D．average
challenge 意思是“挑战”，即选择在美国学习的理由是因为这样做具有挑战性。其他选项不合语境；puzzle 意思是“困惑”；advantage 意思是“优点，优势”；average 意思是“平均数”。
答案：C
14． It is generally believed that teaching is ________ it is a science.
A．an art much as
B．much an art as
Cas an art much as
D．as much an art as
what、so、as、too、quite等词修饰时，其形容词被这些词修饰，组成下列结构，如：What a nice book! This is too heavy a box for me to carry. He is not as honest a boy as Mike.等，应采取too/how ＋ 形容词(副词)＋ a(an) ＋ 名词的形式。
答案：D
15．We work together to achieve our common purpose：________ world that is safer，
cleaner and healthier than ________ one we found.
A．the；the
B．a/
C．a；the
D．the/
解析：考查冠词的用法。第一空表示泛指，用不定冠词；第二空后面由we found 限定，表特指，用定冠词。
答案：C