A. idea
C. thought
2.(2003上海春季高考题)The collapse of the World Trade Centre has put US economy in a difficult ________ .
A. occasion
C. situation
3.(2003上海春季高考题)More and more people choose to shop in a supermarket as it offers a great ________ of goods.
A. variety
C. extension
4.It won’t make much ________ whether you agree or not.
A. difficulty
C. difference
5.If by chance someone comes to see me, ask him to leave a ________.
A. message
C. sentence
6.No one has yet succeeded in explaining the ________ of how life began.
A. cause
C. reason
7.You must get there within an hour. There should be no ________ in sending this information to him.
A. question
C. quarrel
8.I can’t give you the card without Smith’s ________.
A. agreement
C. permission
9.What impressed me most was that they never lost ________.
A. hearts
C. their heart
10.—Where is the new dictionary?
—It’s on the top shelf, out of ________.
A. reach B. sight
C. touch
11.Though I spoke to him many times, he never took any ________ of what I said.
A. remark
C. attention
12.—Where’s your sister?
—At ________.
A. the Smith’s s
C. Mr. Green’s
13.Have a ________ of these apples. They are sweet and delicious.
A. look
C. smell
14.Each man explained the pains that he had felt and they agreed that they had grown worse on their ________ .
A. road
C. way
15.Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other forms of ________.
A. energy
C. power
16.I went to buy a ________ of China Daily.
A. piece
C. lot
17.Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first ________.
A. intention
C. attempt
18.This is not a match. We’re playing chess just for ________.
A. habit
C. fun
19.There are usually at least two ________ of looking at every question.
A. means
C. views
20.We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into ________.
A. fact
C. practice
21.She is young for the job, but on the other ________, she is well trained.
A. way
C. chance
22.We’ve missed the last bus. I’m afraid we have no ________ but to take a taxi.
A. selection
C. possibility
23.The football players had no strict ________ until they joined our club.
A. practice
C. exercise
24.I’ll look into the matter as soon as possible. Just have a little ________.
A. wait
C. patience
25.The most important ________ of his speech was that we should all work whole-heartedly for the people.
A. point
C. spot
26.—I’d like ________ information about the management of your hotel, please.
—Well, you could have ________ word with the manager. He might be helpful.
A. some; a
C. some; some
27.He told me he had been offered a very well-paid ________.
A. business
C. work
28.Each player must obey ________, who is the leader of the team.
A. captain
C. the captain
29.It was ________ that he had to ask for help.
A. such big a work
C. a so big work
30.He dropped the ________ and broke it.
A. cup of coffee s cup
C. cup for coffee
31.He gained his ________ by printing ________ of famous writers.
A. wealth; work
C. wealths; work
32.The policeman is offering a ________ to anyone who can give information about the lost children.
A. prize
C. price
33.What ________! Where did you get them?
A. big fish
C. a piece of big fish
34.Here’s my card. Let’s keep in ________.
A. touch
C. connection
35.He left ________ with my secretary that he would call again in the afternoon. He said he would keep ________.
A. words; his words
C. word; word
36.You’ll find this map of great ________ in helping you to get round London.
A. price
C. value
37.Father went to his doctor for ________ about his ________ trouble.
A. advice; heart
C. advices; heart
38.We held a party in ________ of our Australian teacher, Meggi.
A. prize
C. praise
39.—How can I use this washing machine?
—Well, just refer to the ________.
A. directions
C. expressions
40.When I give up work I shall take a long sea ________.
A. trip
C. travel
41.The new law will come into ________ on the day it is passed.
A. effect
C. service
42.Although I like the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful ________ through the window.
A. scene
C. view
43.Everybody thinks little of the film. In fact, there is no ________ of it being tried out in the film festival.
A. possibility
C. use
44.—Tom, will you boys play soldiers outside? There’s not enough ________ for you boys here.
—But we can play in the next ________, can’t we?
A. places; place
C. rooms; space
45.The doctor didn’t tell me how many ________ I should pay for having my tooth pulled out.
A. money
C. price
46.—Is this bridge made of ________ ?
—Yes, it is made of 2300 huge ________.
A. stone; stone
C. stone; stones
47.He stays at home every day without a job, but he gets good ________.
A. salary
C. pay
48.—Mum, I’m going to visit my aunt. What about a week?
—A week is too long. Try to be back in a ________ of days.
A. number
C. few
49.As a writer, he succeeded in calling ________ to many of the terrible wrongs that existed at that time.
A. attention
C. notice
50.If you don’t take away all your things from the desk, there won’t be enough ________ for my dictionary.
A. area
C. space
51.Mrs. Green tried hard to find a job but she had no ________.
A. luck
C. hope
52.His daughter is always shy in ________ and she never dares to make a speech to ________.
A. the public; the public
C. the public; public
53.I should like to try that coat on, for I don’t know if it is my ________.
A. shape
C. design
54.The need for an operation, especially an immediate operation, almost always comes as a ________ to the patient and his family.
A. surprise
C. disappointment
55.Fast-food restaurants are ________ to us all.
A. of many helps of great help
C. great helps
56.It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children’s ________.
A. honour
C. respect
57.These young people are now making an active ________ to beautify(美化)our city.
A. part
C. decision
58.This plan has its weak point, that is to say, it has its ________, but on the whole we are satisfied with it.
A. question
C. condition
59.—What you like may not be what I like.
—Yes, one man’s meal is another man’s ________.
A. poison
C. meal
60.He said that two ________ would come to our school the next day.
A. woman scientist
C. woman scientists
参
1~5 BCACA 6~10 ADCBA
11~15 DCBCA 16~20 DCCDC
21~25 DBDCA 26~30 ADCDD
31~35 DBAAB 36~40 CABAC
41~45 ACABB 46~50 CDDAC
51~55 ABDDB 56~60 CBBAD
【解析】
1.a good business sense 是“有经济头脑”的意思。
2.全句意为“世贸中心的倒塌使美国经济处于困难的境地”。
3.variety在这里指可供选择的商品“种类/品种”之多。
4.全句意为“你同不同意没有什么区别”。
9.lost heart是固定短语,不能加冠词,也不能有复数。
11.take…notice of是“注意”的意思。
13.根据下文可知空格处应是“尝一尝”的意思。
23.training在这里表示“训练”之意。
25.point在这里是“要点”之意。
27.position在这里是“职业、工作”的意思。
28.此题源自1998年“短文改错”第84小题。根据句意,此处captain是单数表特指,故应加定冠词。
35.leave word(with)意为“留言;留下口信”;keep one’s word意为“遵守诺言”。
39.directions在这里是“使用说明”的意思。
41.come into effect意为“开始生效”。
46.第一个stone是物质名词,不可数;第二个stone表示一块块具体的“石头”,属可数名词。
49.call attention to意为“促使某人注意……”。
52.in public意为“在公共场合”;the public意为“公众”。
57.make an active effort to do sth. 意为“积极努力做某事”。
58.shortcoming是“缺点”的意思。