1．Tom，a shy boy，who lacks________confidence，doesn’t get________attention he deserves.
A．the；the
B．/；the
C．the；/
D．/；/
解析：选B。句意：汤姆，一个害羞的男孩，他缺乏自信，他没有得到应得的关注。lack confidence 缺乏自信，confidence是不可数名词，不用冠词。第二个空后有定语从句，表特指，用定冠词。
2．University is ________ most worthwhile time of discovery and learning，and it is also ________ very enjoyable and valuable experience for every one of us.
A．a；a
B．the；/
C．/；a
D．a；the
3．Sometimes it’s a bit challenging to reach a ________ between parents’ expectations and their kids’ desires.
A．commitment
B．comprehension
C．cooperation
D．compromise
解析：选D。考查名词辨析。句意：有时在家长的期望和孩子的愿望之间达成妥协有点困难。commitment“承诺”；comprehension“理解(力)”；cooperation“合作”；compromise“妥协；折中”。
4．It’s ________ great news for the driver that running a yellow light no longer results in
________ 6－point punishment.
A．/；the
B．/；a
C．a；the
D．a；a
解析：选B。考查冠词。句意：对于司机而言，闯黄灯不再会被罚6分是个好消息。news是不可数名词，故其前面不用冠词；punishment“处罚”，在此为可数名词，故用不定冠词a修饰。
5．Jogging every morning is ________ good habit.Stick to it，and you’ll make ________ great progress.
A．a；/
B．a；a
C．the；a
D．/；/
解析：选A。考查冠词。句意：每天早上慢跑是个好习惯。坚持下去，你就会取得很大进步。第一空泛指“一个好习惯”，应用不定冠词a；progress为不可数名词，make progress为固定词组，表示“取得进步”。故A项正确。
6．If their disagreement comes to
________
head，you will be faced with
________ unimaginable challenge.
A．/；the
B．a；an
C．a；the
D．the；an
解析：选B。考查冠词。第一空come to a head是固定短语，表示“(使)事情达到紧要关头，需要当机立断”；第二空“一个不可想象的挑战”，此处challenge是可数名词，且unimaginable的读音以元音音素开头，故用不定冠词an修饰。
7．I can’t say which type of tea tastes better.It’s just a(n) ________ of personal preference.
A．affair
B．problem
C．variety
D．matter
解析：选D。考查名词辨析。句意：我不能说哪种类型的茶口味更好。这只是个人口味的问题。It’s just a matter of...“这只是……的问题”，符合句意。
8．In his absence，I would like to thank all concerned on my brother’s ________．
A．behalf
B． part
C．business
D．interest
9．It was a difficult job for him.He had tried everything but it made little ________．
A．use
B．good
C．difference
D．result
解析：选C。考查名词辨析。句意：这项工作对他来说有点难，他做了各种各样的努力，但没有什么成效。make a difference“起作用；有影响”，此处的make little difference表示“没有多大作用”，符合题意。
10．The patient’s family has expressed their ________ to the press in letters for the money raised.
A．purpose
B．apologies
C．gratitude
D．sympathy
解析：选C。考查名词辨析。句意：病人家属在信中为收到的捐款向媒体表达了感激之情。purpose“目的”；apology“道歉”；gratitude“感激；感谢”；sympathy“同情”。
11．Finding information in today’s world is easy.The ________ is how you can tell whether the information you get is useful or not.
A．knowledge
B．ability
C．competition
D．challenge
解析：选D。句意：当今世界找信息很容易，困难的是你如何辨别你所获得的信息是否有用。A．知识； B．能力；C．竞赛；D．挑战，艰巨任务。故选D。
12．They organized some activities to call ________ to the living conditions of the disabled.
A．interest
B．attention
C．notice
D．mind
解析：选B。句意：他们组织了一些活动来引起人们对残疾人生活条件的关注。call attention to的意思是“唤起对……的关注”。
13．He was faced with the ________of whether or not to return to his country after he got the doctor’s degree in America.
A．situation
B．circumstance
C．environment
D．dilemma
14．We all sighed with ________relief when ________plane finally landed safely.
A．a；/
B．/；the
C．a；a
D．a；the
解析：选B。句意：当这架飞机终于安全降落的时候，我们都宽慰地松了一口气。第一空with relief为习惯搭配，意为“宽慰地，放松地”；第二空plane前加定冠词the，表特指。
15．Drivers using mobile phones on________ road are more likely to have________ accidents，a science report said recently.
A．a；the
B．/；/
C．the；/
D．/；the
解析：选C。句意：最近一份科学报告指出，驾驶员在路上使用手机更容易发生事故。on the road为固定搭配，意为“在路上”；“accidents”表示泛指，第二空不需要填冠词。故答案为C项。
16．—What does PM 2.5 mean?
—It’s a professional ________ indicating the condition of air pollution.
A．term
B．item
C．number
D．mark
解析：选A。考查名词辨析。句意：——PM 2.5是什么意思？——它是一个表示空气污染状况的专业术语。term“术语”，符合句意。item“项目”；number“数字”；mark“记号”。
17．________ Chinese government has decided to introduce more measures to improve the public transport system in ________ country’s crowded urban areas.
A．A；/
B．The；/
C．The；a
D．The；the
解析：选D。句意：中国政府已经决定采取更多的措施来改善该国拥挤的城市公共交通系统。两个空后的名词government和country在本句中均表特指，故用定冠词。
18．The teacher praised me for________ progress I’d made，which was________ great encouragement to me.
A．the；/
B．the；a
C．/；a
D．/；/
19．—What do you think we should do when________ earthquake happens?
—In my opinion，go to________ open space away from buildings or trees.
A．an；an
B．the；an
C．an；the
D．the；the
解析：选A。“an earthquake”泛指“一场地震”，因此第一空用不定冠词an，排除B和D；space在此处表示“大片空地”，为可数名词，且表示泛指意义，所以第二空也用不定冠词an。故选A。
20．Mo Yan，a most widely－read writer，takes a complete new________ to describing China’s rural and folk culture.
A．way
B．approach
C．passage
D．entry
解析：选B。句意：莫言的作品被广泛阅读，他采用了全新的方法来描述中国的乡村民间文化。an approach to为固定搭配，相当于a way of，意为“……的方法”；passage指人们行走的“通道，走廊”，不符合本句要求；entry意为“进入，进入权，入口处”，不符合本句要求。
21．While visiting Europe，I was lucky to have the great________of praying in a historic church that
dates back to the early 12th century.
A．favour
B．motivation
C．equality
D．privilege
解析：选D。句意：在访问欧洲的时候，我有幸拥有在一座12世纪的教堂里祈祷的优待。favour 支持，偏爱，赞同；motivation动机，积极性；equality平等；privilege特权，优待。
22．—It’s a wise________to wear the white tie.It matches your shirt well.
—Thank you very much.
A．choice
B．support
C．mixture
D．honour
23．As is often the case，teachers’________with parents involve complaints about children’s misbehaviors and laziness in school.
A．acquaintances
B．negotiations
C．conferences
D．consultations
解析：选C。句意：情况经常是这样，家长会上涉及到对孩子们在校的顽皮和懒惰的抱怨。A.acquaintances知道，熟悉；B.negotiations协商；C.conferences会议；D.consultations请教，咨询，磋商。根据题意选C。
24．—If you like，I can do some shopping for you.
—That’s a very kind________．
A．offer
B．service
C．point
D．suggestion
解析：选A。句意：——如果你愿意，我可以帮你购物。——这真是一个很好的提议。offer作为可数名词有“(做某事/供给某事物的)提议”之意。service作为不可数名词，表示“(对商店、企业、旅馆或餐馆的顾客的)服务；接待”。service作为可数名词，意为“(为公众提供的)特别服务”。
25．Estella showed me the way with a candle.When she opened the side entrance，the________of the daylight quite confused me.
A．trend
B．rush
C．crash
D．increase
解析：选B。句意：Estella用蜡烛给我指路。当她打开侧门时，强烈的日光让我的眼前模糊不清。the
rush of the daylight强烈的日光。trend趋势；crash坠毁；increase增加。故选B。
26．Nancy couldn’t remember when she first met Tony.But she was sure it was________Sunday，because everybody was at________church.
A．the；a
B．a；a
C．the；不填
D．a；不填
解析：选D。句意：Nancy记不得什么时候她第一次见到Tony，但她确定是一个星期天，因为每个人都在礼堂做礼拜。前一空中是泛指，指的是某一个星期天，故用不定冠词a；后一空考查短语的固定搭配：at church在礼堂做礼拜。
27．—Many people don’t think much of the movie.
—I think differently.It is________exciting film.And________photographed scene in the movie is very beautiful.
A．a；an
B．a；the
C．an；the
D．an；/
28．At Jimmy’s birthday party I was introduced to make the ________ of several successful managers in IT industry.
A．appreciation
B．reference
C．acquaintance
D．recognition
解析：选C。考查名词辨析。句意：在Jimmy的生日聚会上，我被介绍认识了几位IT行业成功的经理。appreciation“感激，欣赏”；reference“参考，涉及”；acquaintance“(与某人)认识”；recognition“承认，识别”。make the acquaintance of sb.是固定词组，意为“结识某人”，其他选项均不符合句意。
29．For________cancer patients there may not be________bright future；today has to count.
A．/；/
B．/；a
C．the；/
D．/；the
解析：选B。句意：对癌症患者们来说可能没有一个光明的未来，每一天都十分宝贵。第一空泛指，且名词是复数，不用冠词；第二空指单一的、任何一个，用不定冠词。
30． Students in Senior 3 are under________great stress，because no one will take________risk of failing in the College Entrance Examination.
A．a；the
B．the；/
C．a；a
D．/；the