怪你来晚了。第一个空特指高峰时间拥挤的交通；第二个空特指双方所指的大雨。 6.(08湖北21)
The young man made a ______ to his parents that he would try to earn his own living after graduation. A.prediction 答案 B
解析 句意为：这位年轻人向他的父母许诺说毕业之后他将努力自食其力。make a promise许诺，答应，其后的that从句为同位语从句，补充说明先行词promise的内容，其他选项不合句意。 7.(08湖北22)
The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly . A.atmosphere 答案 A
解析 句意为：这两个国家的最高领导人在友好的气氛中进行交谈。atmosphere气氛，氛围；state状态；situation形势，局面；phenomenon现象。 8.(08湖南22)
Have you heard news? The price of petrol is going up again! A.the;the 答案 C
解析 句意为：你听说这消息了吗？油价又上涨了！第一空特指下文的消息，应用定冠词the；第二空后的petrol为泛指，且是不可数名词，故不用冠词。 9.(08陕西10)
I ate sandwich while I was waiting for 20:08 train. A. the;a 答案 C
解析 sandwich是可数名词，且在句中首次出现，表示泛指，其前须加不定冠词；而“二十点零八分的火车”是特指的惟一的概念，故其前须加定冠词the。 10.(08四川8)
In the United States，there is always flow of people to areas of country where more
B. the;the
C. a;the
D. a;a
B./;the
C.the;/
D./;/
B.state
C.situation
D.phenomenon
B.promise
C.plan
D.contribution
jobs can be found. A.a;the 答案 A
解析 句意为：在美国，总有人不断地涌入乡村地区，在那里可以找到更多的工作。a flow of?表示“大量涌入（某地）”；the country/countryside表示“乡村”，与定冠词the连用。 11.(08重庆27)
In many places in China， bicycle is still popular means of transportation. A.a;the 答案 C
解析 the+名词表一类，后面用a修饰，指一种??的方式。 12.(08浙江2)
______ apple fell from the tree and hit him on ______ head. A. An;the 答案 A
解析 第一个空指一个苹果，是泛指；第二个空考查hit sb. in/on the+部位，表示“击打某人的某个部位”。 13.(08浙江15)
Dogs have a very good ______ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake. A. sense 答案 A
解析 a sense of smell嗅觉。句意为：狗嗅觉灵敏，经常被用来搜寻地震中的幸存者。 14.(08福建32)
What’s the of having a public open space where you can’t eat，drink or even simply hang
out for a while? A.sense 答案 A
解析 本题所设的语境是：有这样一个你在那里不能吃、不能喝甚至不能动的公共开放场所有什么意义呢？sense意义；matter问题，麻烦；case情况，问题；opinion意见，看法。
B.matter
C.case
D.opinion
B. view
C. means
D. idea
B. The;the
C. An;/
D. The;/
B./;a
C.the;a
D.the;the
B.the;a
C.the;the
D.a;a
四个选项中只能A项符合语境。 15.(08辽宁24)
My neighbor asked me to go for ______ walk， but I don’t think I’ve got ______ energy. A. a;/ 答案 D
解析 句意为：我的邻居叫我去散步，但我认为我没有（那样的）力气。第一个空go for a walk为固定短语；第二个空特指散步用的力气。 16.(08山东21)
We went right round to the west coast by sea instead of driving across continent. A.the;the 答案 B
解析 by sea经海路，by the sea在海边；表示大陆、大洋等的名词前通常加定冠词the。 17.(08江苏21)
Students should be encouraged to use Internet as resource. A./a 答案 D
解析 the Internet因特网，为固定搭配；as a resource“作为一种资源”，此处用a表示泛指。
18.(08山东34)
I bought a dress for only 10 dollars in a sale;it was a real . A.exchange 答案 B
解析 bargain用作名词时，意为“廉价货，便宜货”，a real bargain意为“真便宜”。
B.bargain
C.trade
D.business
B./;the
C.the;the
D.the;a
B./;the
C.the;/
D./;/
B. the; the
C. /;the
D. a; the
2004-07年高考题
A组
1.(07天津12)
One thousand dollars a month is not a fortune but would help cover my living . A.bills 答案 B
B.expenses
C.prices
D.charges
解析 句意为：一月1 000美元不是一笔财富，但是能帮助支付我的生活费用。A项为“账
单”；B项为“花
费；费用”；C项为“价格”;D项为“价格；索价”。 2.(07上海43)
My morning includes jogging in the park and reading newspapers over breakfast. A.drill 答案 D
解析 drill操练;action行为;regulation规则，条例;routine惯例，常规。由句意可知D项正确。 3.(07安徽32)
The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common in many parts of the city. A.look 答案 C
解析 sight风景;look表情;sign迹象，现象;appearance出现，显露。 4.(07湖北23)
Despite such a big difference in towards what one eats，there is no doubt that people in the west regard the Chinese food as something special. A.point 答案 C
解析 point点;意义;idea主意，念头;attitude态度，看法;sight视力。句意为:尽管对一个
人的饮食的态度
有着很大的不同，但是毫无疑问西方人把中国的饮食看作是某种特殊的东西。 5.(07陕西12)
He and his wife are of the same ;they both want their son to go to college. A.soul 答案 D
解析 本题考查名词词义辨析。soul心灵，灵魂;spirit精神;heart心，心脏;mind想法，主意;be of the same
mind为固定短语，意为“对??看法相同，主意一样”，符合句意。 6.(07浙江12)
B.spirit?
C.heart
D.mind
B.idea
C.attitude
D.sight
B.sign?
C.sight
D.appearance?
B.action
C.regulation
D.routine
Of the seven days in a week，Saturday is said to be the most popular for a wedding in some countries. A.way 答案 D
解析 句意为:在某些国家，一周的七天里星期六是举行婚礼最佳的日子。way方式，方法;situation状况，处
境;event事情，事件;choice挑选，选择。根据题意，应选D项。 7.(07福建31)
—You are always full of .Can you tell me the secret?? —Taking plenty of exercise every day. A.power 答案 D
解析 本题考查名词词义辨析。power权力，势力；strength力气，优势;force力，武力;energy精力;be full of
energy指“精力旺盛”，符合题意。 8.(07辽宁25)
Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a of exercise. A.limit 答案 B
解析 a lack of缺乏。句意为：健康问题与不良的饮食习惯和缺少锻炼密切相关。 9.(06全国Ⅱ11)
It is no arguing with Bill because he will never change his mind.? A.use 答案 B
解析 本题考查名词辨析。句意为：和比尔争辩是没用的，因为他从来不会改变主意的。应用句型It’s
no use doing sth.= It’s useless doing sth.。 10.(06天津15)
Finding information in today’s world is easy.The is how you can tell whether the
information
B.help
C.time
D.why
B.lack
C.need
D.demand?
B.strength
C.force
D.energy
B.situation
C.event
D.choice