名词

1. (2006上海) When Jane began to take swimming lessons, her main _______ was the fear of water.
A. evidence B. crisis C. obstacle D. danger
答案：C
解析：句意“当Jane刚上游泳课时，对水恐惧是她遇到的主要障碍”，故选C。

2. (2007上海) My morning _______ includes jogging in the park and reading newspapers over breakfast.
A. drill B. action C. regulation D. routine
答案：D
解析：本题考查名词的词义辨析。句意“我造成的例行活动包括在公园里快走和边吃早饭边看报”，故选D。

3. (2009天津) I’m trying to break the _______ of getting up too late.
A. tradition B. convenience C. habit D. leisure
答案：C
解析：句意“我正努力改掉玩起的习惯”。tradition风俗，传统；convenience方便，便利；habit习惯；leisure休闲。

4. (2009湖北) Hiking by oneself can be fun and good for health. It may also be good for _______ building.
A. respect B. friendship C. reputation D. character
答案：D
解析：句意“独自徒步旅行可能会很有趣并且有益于健康，或许对意志的磨练也有好处”。respect尊重，爱戴；friendship友谊；reputation名誉，荣誉，声望；character性格，品格，品质，特点，特性。又如：The little boy showed great character returning to school after earthquake.在地震发生后，小男孩重返学校表现出来他的顽强。

5. (2009湖北) In our class, when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book, it was a _______ for everyone to stand up.
A. signal B. chance C. mark D. measure
答案：A
解析：句意“在课堂上，铃声响起，老师会合上书就是我们要起立的信号”。signal信号；chance机会，运气；mark分数，标志；measure措施，办法，尺寸。

6. (2009江西) The _______ shoes were covered with mud, so I asked them to take them off before they got into _______ car.
A. girl’s; Tom’s B. girls’; Toms’ C. girls’; Tom’s D. girl’s; Toms’
答案：C
解析：句意“那些女孩子的鞋子沾满了泥巴，因此在上汤姆的车之前我让她们把鞋子脱掉”。由右面的them可知，此处的“girl”应为复数形式，因此其所有格形式应该是“girls”形式，而名词Tom的所有格直接在其后加’s即可。

7. (2009安徽) China has got a good _______ for fighting against the flu with its careful and smooth organization.
A. reputation B. influence C. impression D. knowledge
答案：A
解析：句意“在抗击流感方面，中国以细致和流畅的组织而获得了良好的声誉”。Reputtion声誉；influence影响；impression印象；knowledge知识。

8. (2009山东) -- He says that my new car is a _______ of money.
-- Don’t you think those words are just sour grapes?
A. lack B. load C. question D. waste
答案：D
解析：句意“他说我新买的小汽车浪费钱。”“难道你不认为这是吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸吗？”lack缺乏；load负荷；question问题；waste浪费。

9. (2009陕西) From their _______ on the top of the TV Tower, visitors can have a better view of the city.
A. stage B. position C. condition D. situation
答案：B
解析：句意“从他们在电视塔顶的位置，游客们可以更好地看到这个城市”。本题考查名词语义辨析。stage阶段，舞台；position位置，地位，姿势；condition条件，环境，情形；situation形式，环境。

10. (2009福建) The World Health Organization gave a warning to the public without any _______ when the virus of H1N1 hit Mexico in April, 2009.
A. delay B. effort C. schedule D. consideration
答案：A
解析：句意“当H1N1病毒2009年4月在墨西哥爆发时，世界卫生组织立即向公众发出了警告”。Without delay = immediately立即。