名师预测 ． Sometimes it's a bit challenging to reach a ________ between parents' expectations and their kids' desires.
A．commitment
B．comprehension
C．cooperation
D．compromise
2． After ________ careful consideration, they finally decided that each child will be offered ________ university education.
A．the; a
B．不填；an
C．a; an
D．不填；a
3． Currently, many American women are still faced with the ________ of choosing between work and family commitments.
A．desperation
B．confusion
C．dilemma
D．concern
4．Some students think they enjoy reading just out of interest, but others argue that a better score is their main ________.
A．recognition
B．attraction
C．occupation
D．motivation
答案：D 考查名词辨析。句意为：一些学生认为他们喜欢阅读是出于兴趣，然而另一些学生却认为得高分才是他们去阅读的动力(motivation)。recognition认出；attraction吸引力；occupation占有，职业，均不符合语境，故排除。
5．—What does PM2.5 mean?
—It's a professional ________ indicating the condition of air pollution.
A．term
B．item
C．number
D．mark
6． We need an effective strategy to help children living in ________ poverty to have the opportunity to receive ________ good education.
A．/；a
B．a；/
C．/；the
D．the；a
7．The actress received an award for her ________ to charity work.
A．addiction
B．devotion
C．allowance
D．application
8．According to ________ People's Daily article, 40% of the lakes in Jiangsu have dried up in ________ past 30 years.
A．the；a
B．不填；the
C．a；the
D．不填；a
9．Liu Yang is ________ first woman astronaut in China who reached ________ space.
A．不填；the
B．the；不填
C．the；the
D．a；a
10．One hundred thousand years ago, ________ choice was simple when it came to ________ drink—there was no choice. It was water or nothing.
A．the；a
B． a；不填
C．the；不填
D．a；the
11． In recent years, many mainland residents have rushed to Hong Kong to buy baby milk powder due to their ________ about its quality.
A．anxiety
B．curiosity
C．generosity
D．attention
12．________ walk is expected to last all day, so bring ________ packed lunch.
A．A; a
B．The; /
C．The; a
D．A; /
13． It is high time that we started to consider what ________
we should take to reduce heavy smog caused by traffic fumes and other pollutions.
A．affection
B．attention
C．measures
D．advantages
答案：C 考查名词辨析。句意为：现在是时候开始考虑采取一些措施来减轻因交通烟雾和其他污染所造成的雾霾了。take measures是固定短语，意为“采取措施”。同义短语还有take steps/action。故答案选C。
14． I'll be busy on ________ Sunday morning, and perhaps I'll have ________ late night.
A．the; a
B．/; a
C．/; the
D．the; /
15． The teachers hope students can keep a ________ between work and relaxation.
A．promise
B．lead
C．balance
D．diary
16.The new system has been designed to give students quick and easy ________ to the digital resources of the library.
A．access
B．passage
C．way
D．approach
17.Where is your house? Is there any ________ in the neighbourhood?
A．identity
B．access
C．milestone
D．landmark
18.My morning ________ includes jogging in the park and reading newspapers over breakfast.
A．drill
B．approach
C．regulation
D．routine
答案：D。考查名词辨析。句意：我早晨的常规活动包括在公园里慢跑和在吃早餐时读报。Routine“固定而有规则性的程序，例行公事，日常事务，常规”。Drill“军事训练，操练”；approach“方法，手段，通路，道路，接近”；regulation“规章，条例，规则，规定，管理”。易错选A。没有意识到drill指军事训练或有目的的操练而误选。
19.In an interview with CNN, Premier Wen Jiabao emphasized that our government should let everyone live a happy life with ________ and a sense of security.
A．evidence
B．privilege
C．assessment
D．dignity
20.Finally the climbers got to________ place which had never been visited by ________ men.
A.a; 不填
B．a; the
C．不填； the
D.the; the
21.The person in ________ charge of the program was at ________ complete loss when the incident happened.
A. 不填；不填
B．
C. the; 不填
D. the; a
答案：B。 in charge of固定短语“负责任”；at a loss 固定短语：“茫然不知所措”。
22.My summer camp isn't ________
good fun, but it is
________ real learning experience for me.
A. a; /
B. the; a
C. /; a
D. a; the
23.On April 24th, 2011, Hu Jintao, ________ chairman of the P．R.C., and other state leaders attended Tsinghua centennial (百年的) celebration at
________
Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
A./；/
B./；the
C．the; the
D.the; /
答案：B。考查冠词。第一空chairman是表示职务、头衔的名词，在充当句子的主语补足语、宾语补足语或者同位语时，应该不加冠词；第二空是由普通名词构成的专有名词，应该用定冠词。
24.She studied ________ medicine before she became ________ writer.
A.the; the
B．the; a
C．不填； a
D．不填； the
25.Early in ________morning word came that Mr. Black had been elected
________president of the company.
A. a；不填
B. the；不填
C. a; the
D. 不填；the
26.Japan has been trying to bring its nuclear crisis under ________ control, but ________ spread of radiation has raised concerns about the safety of the nuclear energy.
A. a; the
B. the; /
C. /; the
D. a; /
27.Most scientists seem to agree that ________ certain limit should be set on________
consumption(消费) of cars to ease air pollution.
A.a; the
B．/; the
C．the; /
D．the; the
28.—How about ________ party?
—Cool! It was really ________ great fun! Pity you weren’t there.
A．a; a
B．the; a
C．the; /
D．a; /
答案：C。考查冠词。句意：——那次聚会怎么样？——好极了！确实很有意思，可惜你没有参加。由语境中动词的过去式和答句中的“可惜你当时不在场”可知谈论的是已经举行过的那次聚会，故第一空为特指，用定冠词the；第二空后的名词fun为不可数名词，不用不定冠词。故答案为C。
29.Opening the door, Mrs. Summers found ________ family of ________ cats shut in the bathroom.
A．a；不填
B．a; the
C．the; 不填
D．the; the
30.Have you got these jeans in ________ larger size? This pair is a bit too small around ________ waist.
A．a; the
B．/; the
C．the; /
D．a; a
31.—Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our business management?
—If you make ________ most of the modern equipment, there will be ________ rise in production.
A．不填；不填
B．the; a
C．不填；a
D．the；不填
32.—Who would have expected that a story about an 11yearold boy wizard would turn into ________ multibillion dollar business?
—That's ________ magic of the Harry Potter series.
A．/; the
B．a; the
C．a; /
D．the; /
33.________ 2010 Shanghai World Expo was ________ honor for all of the Asians.
A．The; the
B．不填； an
C．The; an
D．不填； the
34.Beijing and ________ European Union agreed on Tuesday to set up ________ working group to promote hightech sales to China.
A．/；a
B．the; the
C．the; a
D．/; the
35.Cooking calls for ________ patience and time but it is ________ enjoyable experience.
A．a; the
B．不填；an
C．the; an
D．a; 不填
36.—Excuse me, sir. You can’t enter ________ office without ________ permission.
—But the manager is expecting me.
A．the; a
B．an; the
C．the; 不填
D．不填；不填
答案：C。考查冠词。句意：——打扰一下，先生，没有经过允许，您不能进入这间办公室。——但是经理在等着我。第一空特指那间办公室，用定冠词the；第二空处的without permission“没有允许”为固定搭配。
37.He wants to see ________ much stronger China within ________ rest of his life.
A．/; a
B．a; /
C．the; a
D．a; the
38.She removed ________ hat she was wearing and tried
on ________ black silk one.
A．a; a
B．the; the
C．the; a
D．a; the
39.—Excuse me, are you Amy, from Class 2, Grade 1?
—Sorry, I'm not ________ Amy from Class 2, Grade 1 but from Class 1, Grade 2. There are two Amys in my school.
A．a B．an
C．/D．the
40.—Oh, ________ air is so bad. Shall I open the windows to let in ________ fresh air?
—Ok, thank you.
A．the; any
B．/; any
C．the; some
D．/; some
41.What disappointed ________ Chinese most is that the national football team was kicked out of the Asian Cup ________ second time, with four points from three matches.
A．the; a
B．不填；a
C．the; the
D．不填；the
42.It was ________ very rare find and the archaeologist who made ________ discovery said it was like unearthly a Mona Lisa.
A．a; the
B．the; the
C．the; a
D．a; a
43.It's ________ good feeling for people to admire the Shanghai World Expo that gives them ________ pleasure.
A．不填；a
B．a; 不填
C．the; a
D．a; the
44.As is known to all, ________ opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games held on November 12th in Guangzhou was ________ great success.
A．不填；a
B．the; a
C．the; 不填
D．a; 不填
45.Xi'an，________ city of natural beauty will host ________International Horticultural (园艺) Exposition in 2011.
A．a; the
B．an; a
C．the; a
D．an; a
46.If we do not deal with ________ problem caused by air pollution, our planet may no longer be ________ healthy place for us.
A．a; the
B．a; a
C．the; a
D．the; the
47.________ freezing snow, which is still heavy, will come to ________ end this weekend.
A．/; an
B．The; /
C．The; an
D．An; the
48.—How about ________ job you were offered last week?
—Not so bad, but I ran into difficulties at the very beginning.
A．theB．an
C．aD．不填
49.—What do you think about ________ blue dress in the shop window?
—Oh, it's fantastic! It will make ________ perfect birthday present.
A. a; a
B. the; a
C. a; the
D. the; the
50.The royal wedding of William, ________ Britain's prince, and Kate, ________ ordinary girl, draws the worldwide attention.
A. /; an
B. /; the
C. the; the
D. a; the
51.Of the two brothers, Bill is ________ younger one, and he is a quiet boy, ________ that most adults like very much.
A. a; one
B. a; the one
C. the; one
D. the; the one
52.Well, that's enough. ________ price will be beyond my reach.
A. The higher
B. A highest
C. The highest
D. A higher
53.Wouldn't it be nice if students had to go to ________ school only four days ________ week?
A. 不填； a B. 不填； the
C. the; a
D. the; the
54.The Japanese have ________ uneasy feeling about ________ increasing use of foreign words.
A.an; a
B.the; the
C.an; the
D.the; a
55.Cancer is ________ second only to heart disease as ________ cause of death.
A. the; a
B. /; a
C. a; a
D. the; the
56.It is clear that ________ little money he earns can hardly support ________family as large as his.
A. the；a
B. a；the
C. /；a
D. /；the
57.I didn’t make sense of ________ poem until I read it ________ third time.
A. the; the
B. a; the
C. the; a
D. a, a
58.Because of ________ high demand for Type AB blood, ________ supplies of it are usually limited.
A. the; the
B．不填；不填
C．不填；the
D. a; the
59.Mr. White, who comes from ________ European country, has formed ________ habit of attending ________ church on Sundays.
A. an; /; the
B. a; the; /
C. an; the; /
D. a; a; a
60.Don't touch ________ live wire, or you will get ________ shock.
A. the; the
B. the; a
C. /; a
D. /；/
61.In ________ early 1990's, as
________ gesture of appreciation, the library was named after the businessman who donated most of the money with which to build it.
A.the; a
B.the; the
C./; the
D．an; /
62.—What about ________ conference you attended last week?
—To tell the truth, it was too boring, you know, ________ conference like that.
A. a; the
B. the; /
C. the; a
D. the; the
63.This area experienced ________ heaviest rainfall in
________ month of May.
A．不填； a
B．a ; the
C．the ; the
D．the ; a
64.In________ most countries, a university degree can give you ________ flying start in life.
A. the; a
B.the; /
C. /；/
D. /; a
65.Failure to face up to painful experience can be ________ form of stress itself, and can increase ________ possibility of illness.
A. the; /
B. a; a
C. a; the
D. /; the
66.We can never expect ________ bluer sky unless we create________
less polluted world.
A. a; a
B. a; the
C. the; a
D. the; the
67.The most important thing to keep in ________ mind when dealing with________ emergency is to stay calm.
A. /; the
B. the; an
C. the; the
D. /; an
答案：D。考查冠词。句意：一定要牢记处理紧急情况时一定要保持镇静。第一空keep in mind是固定短语，意为“牢记”；第二空an emergency“紧急情况”。
68.It is announced that________$20,000 reward will be offered for ________ return of the stolen sculpture.
A.a; the
B./; the
C.a; a
D./; a
答案：A。考查冠词。句意：据报道，为了被盗的石雕，悬赏了一笔2万美元的奖金。由句意可知，第一空表泛指；第二空特指被盗的石雕的追回。
69.—Do you know what EU stands for, Tommy?
—Sure.It stands for the European Union，________ European political and economic organization that encourages trade and friendship between ________ countries that are members.
A.an; the
B.a; the
C.the; /
D.an; /
70.The girl got into ________ panic when she heard ________ frightening news.
A．a; the
B.a; a
C.the; the
D.the; a
71.People all believe that ________ to free trade destroy wealth, benefiting no one in the long run.
A．administrations
B．attempts
C．progress
D．barriers
2.Many companies in Guangdong are facing a serious labor ________ following the Rabbit Year’s Spring Festival.
A．lack
B．shortage
C．absence
D．storage
答案：B。考查名词短语。句意：在兔年春节之后，广东的很多公司面临着严重的用工荒。Labor shortage“劳动力短缺”；lack也有“不足”之意，但用于lack of sth.结构，故被排除；absence “不在，缺席”；storage“(货物等的)贮存，贮藏”。易错选A。因对名词构成的短语掌握不到位引起的误选。
3.________ have an internal clock that controls the beating of our heart, and the ________ of our breathing.
A．Human being; steps
B．Humans; pace
C．Human beings; steps
D．Man; pace
4.—Would you do me a favor to choose a wedding dress?
—Of course, but it is a matter of personal ________.
A．concern
B．sense
C．style
D．taste
75.Computer power now allows automatic searches of fingerprint files to match a print at a crime ________.
A．field
B．scene
C．location
D．occasion
76.These overseas students who are studying in our college show great ________ for learning a new language.
A．enthusiasm
B．authority
C．symptom
D．recreation
答案：A。考查名词辨析。句意：在我们大学学习的这些海外学生对学习一门新的语言表现出很大的热情。Enthusiasm“热心，热情，热忱”。Authority“权，权力，职权”；symptom“症状，征候”；recreation“消遣，娱乐，游戏 ”。易错选D。show enthusiasm for/about对……显示热情。D概念错误。
7.At the APEC Summit held in Yokohama, Japan, AsiaPacific leaders addressed ________ over global growth, regional economic development and emerging markets.
A．concerns
B．careers
C．adaption
D．recognition
78.The ________ on driving after drinking alcohol is being carried out all over the country, which is helpful to reduce traffic accidents.
A．withdrawal
B．prejudice
C．aim
D．ban
9.We bought the house for its ________. It is very near the shop where I work.
A．character
B．value
C．convenience
D．construction
80.Being able to speak another language fluently could be a great ________ when you’re looking for a job.
A．advantage
B．chance
C．assistance
D．importance