11. (2009浙江) The 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

答案:A
解析:句意“设计这个系统的目的是让学生迅速、方便地使用图书光的数据资源”。access to固定短语,意为“有权使用,有机会接近”。

12. (2008天津) Most air pollution is caused by the burning of _______ like coal, gas and oil.
A. fuels B. articles C. goods D. products

答案:A
解析:句意“许多空气污染是由燃烧像煤、天然气和油等燃料所造成的”。

13. (2008安徽) To save some of the human languages before they are forgotten, the students in our school started a discussion “Save Our _______”.
A. sky B. Life C. Arts D. Voices

答案:D
解析:根据句意只有voices可以代替languages。

14. (2008江西) -- Shall we go out for a walk?
-- Sorry. This is not right _______ to invite me. I am too tired to walk.
A. moment B. situation C. place D. chance

答案:A
解析:句意“我们出去走走吧?”“对不起,真不凑巧,我太累了,走不动了”。此处为“……时刻”的意思,用the right/very moment表示“正好”的意思,而situation“情形”,place“地方”,chance“机会”,都不符合句子的意思。

15. (2008湖北) The young man made a _______ to his parents that he would try to earn his own living after graduation.
A. prediction B. promise C. plan D. contribution

答案:B
解析:语境说这个年轻人向父母保证/承诺,他毕业后会自食其力。Make a promise表示“许诺”。其他选项的含义:A“预测”,C“计划”;D“贡献”。

16. (2008湖北) The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly _______.
A. atmosphere B. state C. situation D. phenomenon

答案:A
解析:句意“这两个国家的高层领导在友好的氛围中进行交谈”。A“氛围,气氛”;B“(人或物本身所处得)状态”;C“处境,境遇”;D“现象”。

17. (2008浙江) Dogs have a very good _______ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.
A. sense B. view C. means D. idea

答案:A
解析:句意“狗有灵敏的嗅觉,经常被用来搜寻地震中的幸存者”。此处sense表示“感觉;感官”。后三项分别表示“观点,方法,主意”,都不符合常识。

18. (2008山东) I bought a dress for only 10 dollars in a sale, it was a real _______.
A. exchange B. bargain C. trade D. business

答案:B
解析:句意:在甩卖中买的这条裙子只花了10美元,所以应该是一个便宜货(bargain),而不是“交换(exchange)”。如果不注意主语it指的是上文所说的dress,就会误选“trade(贸易)”和“business(交易)”。

19. (2007山东) I can’t say which wine is best — it's a(n) _______ of personal taste.
A. affair B. event C. matter D. variety

答案:C
解析:matter意为“事件,问题”。根据所提供的情景,“I can’t say which wine is best”可判断出没有说那种酒最好,因为这是个人口味的问题。

20. (2007安徽) The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common _______ in many parts of the city.
A. look B. sign C. sight D. appearance

答案:C
解析:sight意为“视觉,风景”,表示“在这个城市的大部分地方都能看见把衣服悬挂在街上的景象”。look意为“样子,外表”,a sign意为“记号,符号”。appearance意为“出现,露面,外貌,外观”。