2010届高考二轮复习必备词汇及应用训练系列:名词(二)
151. In the past few years, the Chinese _____ has achieved many successes in diplomacy, economics and many other respects.
A.people | B.nation | C.country | D.Government |
152. At the news that 2004 Olympic Games would be held in Athens, the capital of _____, the _____ were very excited. They sang and danced to celebrated it all night long.
A.Greeks; Greece | B.Greece; Greeks | C.Greeks; Greeks | D.Greece; Greece |
153. If there has been burglary in your house, you should put_____round it before the police arrive to investigate the case.
A.guests | B.ladders | C.guards | D.Poison |
154. If a man receives no _____ at home, when abroad he’ll have no hosts. (prov.)
A.customers | B.guests | C.callers | D.Passengers |
155. It has become the _____ for English families to go to the seaside in summer.
A.habit | B.custom | C.hobbies | D.Rules |
156. He cut the apple ________, and gave the big to his little sister.
A.into half | B.into halves | C.in halves | D.in the half |
157. The student standing there was praised by his teacher on _____, but blamed by his friends on _____.
A.a hand ... two hands__________ | B.one hand ... the other hand |
C.hands of ... the other hands | D.one hand ... another hand |
158. --- Sorry, I don’t know how to work out this maths problem.
--- Use your _____, and then you will find a way.
A.mind | B.heart | C.brain | D.Head |
159. The doctor who cured my friend of cancer always serves others________and soul.
A.heart | B.mind | C.spirit | D.Head |
160. When the teacher found the terrible writing of the naughty boy, he said angrily “Good_______! What on earth have you written?”
A.God | B.heavens | C.heaven | D.Hero |
161. The 1998 flood is the worst disaster in the__of China. The people in the flood-stricken area overcame all kinds of difficulties.
A.honey | B.time | C.history | D.Homeland |
162. At the social gathering the weather is the subject which usually breaks the _____.
A.ice | B.iceberg | C.topic | D.Instance |
163. James was weak from a long _____ . I think he should have good rest and enough nutrition(营养).
A.disease | B.sickness | C.illness | D.Unhappiness |
164. Some people here don't work hard but they get a good _______ from their investments.
A.wage | B.earnings | C.income | D.Salary |
165. In America, the teen-age crime is on the _______. This is what the American public worry most.
A.addition | B.increase | C.increasing | D.Independence |
166. As we all know, _____ is very famous for its software industry though it is a developing country.
A.Japan | B.South Korea | C.India | D.Ireland |
167. Which of the following words does not belong to the same category? _____
A.institute | B.college | C.information desk | D.Institution |
168. Read the ______ on the box carefully before you take the medicine.
A.instructions | B.teachings | C.advices | D.interpretation |
169. The people performing all play different _______ and three of them sing, too.
A.tools | B.musical machines | C.instruments | D.Means |
170. So long as you work hard enough, a(an) _____ rod can be ground into a needle. (prov.)
A.steel | B.stick | C.gold | D.Iron |
171. You should put down your jacket, otherwise both of you will have a quarrel. That will make things worse. The underlined part probably means _____.
A.wear your jacket | B.take off your jacket | C.not be excited | D.throw away the jacket |
172. Since the disaster of September 11, American economy has got into a jam. The underlined part probably means _____.
A.had a lot of trouble | B.become very good | C.got into a stop | D.developed rapidly |
173. One of my Japanese friends sent me two _____, but I didn’t accept them.
A.jewels | B.jewel | C.jewelry | D.Jewelries |
174. The teacher asked his students to help the old lady to do some housework and they made a good _____ of it.
A.job | B.work | C.task | D.Justice |
175. I preferred to go there by plane, but I hadn't enough money to pay for the _______.
A.trip | B.voyage | C.journey | D.Tour |
176. Three times the accused was brought to court for trail, he was sentenced half a year’s imprisonment by the _____.
A.lawyer | B.official | C.officer | D.Judge |
177. You should turn to Mrs. Green. She is the key figure in the company. The underlined part probably means _____.
A.a person who has the key | B.a very important person |
C.a new product__________ | D.a new policeman |
178. There are four basic _____ of blood in the human body. What do you belong to, A, B, AB or O?
A.kinds | B.sorts | C.types | D.Classes |
179. In China, the majority of men earn their living by manual ______.
A.labour | B.task | C.job | D.Work |
180. There is a _____ of understanding between them. Otherwise, they will be good friends.
A.sufficiency | B.abundance | C.adequacy | D.Lack |
181. In the hospital, there are a lot of _____.
A.ladies doctors | B.lady doctors | C.ladies doctor | D.woman doctors |
182. To the sea captain’s surprise, he found that travel could also be quite pleasant.
A.earth | B.land | C.ground | D.Plain |
183. Hearing the funny speech given by the famous professor, all of us burst into _____.
A.laughed | B.laughter | C.laughing | D.Laugh |
184. In no time the locusts came down and started eating everything --- the wheat, the corn, the grass and even the _____ on the tree.
A.leaf | B.leafs | C.lemon | D.Leaves |
185. When I was at school, I had to learn a Tang poem by__________each week.
A.Ear | B.Mouth | C.Heart | D.Eye |
186. The post-graduate wants to be a part-time in the capital library where he can read some rare and precious books.
A.library | B.librarian | C.assistant | D.help |
187. The actor is very forgetful. He often forgets his_____and his group can’t work regularly.
A.line | B.litter | C. license | D.Lines |
188. The truck is carrying a _____of bananas. All these will be sent to the north of China.
A.loaf | B.lid | C.load | D.Burdens |
189. “______” is a word in British English, which has the same meaning as “truck” in American English, such as: “lift/elevator”, “autumn/fall” and “luggage/baggage”.
A.Lorry | B.Carriage | C.mini-bus | D.Coach |
190. What impressed me most was that they never__________even when they failed once again.
A.lost hearts | B.lost their heart | C.lost heart | D.lost their hearts |
191. Things went well for him during his early life but in middle age his__________seemed to change.
A.chance | B.success | C.way | D.Luck |
192. You are only allowed to take less than 30 kilograms of carry-on(随身携带的)__________onto a plane.
A.food | B.luggage | C.fruits | D.Bag |
193. You can find the town on recent_______ if you are afraid of losing the way there.
194. The old farmer went to the_____nearby to sell his homemade basket every morning.
A.fair | B.market | C.monument | D.Fairy |
195. According to the regulation, you can only borrow a_______of ten books from the library.
A.minimum | B.majority | C.main | D.Maximum |
196. On Sunday morning, Mother bought a piece of__________at the butcher’s.
A.Flesh | B.meat | C.muscle | D.Vegetable |
197. My sister is a student of traditional Chinese _____ and five years later she will become a doctor.
A.medicine | B.a medicine | C.medicines | D.Medical |
198. A good__________is a great help in learning foreign languages.
A.Mind | B.thinking | C.Idea | D.Memory |
199. A _____ is a card on which the names and prices of foods provided in the hotel, restaurant or cafe are printed.
A.Mask | B.Notebook | C.Menu | D.Recipe |
200. If by any chance someone comes to see me, ask them to leave a__________ .
A.message | B.Letter | C.sentence | D.Notice |
201. Don’t force us to accept your point of view. What is the meaning of the underlined part?
A.objection | B.thinking | C.opinion | D.Method |
202. The police are offering a__________to anyone who can give information about the wanted criminal(通缉犯).
A.price | B.prize | C.reward | D.Money |
203. Hawks eat more field _____ than _____ . We should take good care of them and not kill them
A.mouse… Chicken | B.mice… chicken | C.mouse… Chickens | D.mice… Chickens |
204. The railways in China belong to ______, whereas the ones in Japan, to the private..
A.the nation | B.the country | C.the state | D.the land |
205. There are 56 ___________ in China all together and they get on well with each other in our socialist big family.
A.nations | B.races | C.nationalities | D.People |
206. My cousin is a sailor. He's doing very well in the _______.
A.army | B.navy | C.air force | D.Boat |
207. After a few days’ hard work, the workers have broken the neck of the project. The underlined part probably means _____.
A.the workers have damaged the project |
B.the workers have delayed the project |
C.the workers have got rid of the project |
D.the workers have finished the most difficult part of the project. |
208. His _________, his sister's son, was admitted to Beijing University this year.
A.cousin | B.niece | C.nephew | D.Grandson |
209. Very loud ______ can make people ill, or even drive them mad.
A.voices | B.sounds | C.noise | D.Noises |
210. I found my _____ open when I opened my drawer. Someone must have read what I wrote in it.
A.Novel | B.notebook | C.wallet | D.Dictionary |
211. Our daily Beijing Mean Time is in fact Nanjing Time. That’s because we set our time by the standards of Tzichingshan (Zijinshan) ______ in Nanjing.
A.obligation | B.observatory | C.oraganization | D.Laboratory |
212. --- What do you think of the novel?
--- In my _________, its just so so.
A.thought | B.idea | C.occupation | D.Opinion |
213. ________ is a warm coat over ordinary clothes in cold weather, its thinner one called “topcoat” in A.E(American English).
A. Suit B. Skirt C. Overcoat D. Gloves
214. Our national current is characterized by such a variety of modes as a joint venture and monopoly capital, apart from State, Collective and Individual.
A.ownership | B.owner__________ | C.owing__________ | D.Owning |
215. Of all the English universities, the most famous are Cambridge and__________, from which many English Prime Ministers were graduated.
A.Oxford__________ | B.Maryland__________ | C.South Wales | D.Harvard |
216. If you feel dizzy in a coal-burning room, that’s lack of . Please open the window and air the room at once.
A.onion__________ | B.hydrogen__________ | C.oxygen | D.carbon-dioxide |
217. The constitution(宪法)reads: Any party, whether in office or in__________, should serve the majority of the people heart and soul。
A.opposition | B.post__________ | C.occupation | D.order |
218. There came a voice of “ ”. She got her ring finger scratched by the bottle opener.
A.Aha__________ | B.Yummy__________ | C.Ugh__________ | D.Ouch |
219. I received a postal packet yesterday. Which of the following can replace the underlined word? _____
A.bag | B.baggage | C.package | D.Parcel |
220. Mr. Wang was reading ______ on how to learn a foreign language when someone came to see him.
A.paper | B.a piece of paper | C.a paper | D.a sheet of paper |
221. There are 5 ________ in the passage about nanometer(纳米) technology we have just read. Please tell me the general meaning of the first one.
A.persons | B.paragraphs | C.articles | D.Units |
222. In Paris nowadays, we may see musicians performing in the streets to ______.
A.audiences | B.visitors | C.travelers | D.Passersby |
223. Lu Xun once said that the _____ are made by people. That’s so-called “Where there is a will, there is a way”.
A.paths | B.ways | C.tracks | D.Roads |
224. TV home shopping(电视直销) has changed the way of shopping and the ____ of people’s family life in some way.
A.meaning | B.structure | C.pattern | D.Tense |
225. After a ________ , the author went on writing his novel. Which of the following cannot be put in the blank?
A.food | B.rest | C.pause | D.Break |
226. --- What’s the price of the apple?
--- Ninety-seven _____ per kilogram.
A.pences | B.pence | C.penny | D.Pennys |
227. Christopher Marlore (1564—95) was a writer belonging to ______of Shakespeare.
A.the period | B.a time | C.an age | D.Day |
228. Now more and more people prefer to have a ______ at home --- a little dog, a cat or some other animals.
A.habit | B.hobby | C.parrot | D.Pet |
229. The baby is the picture of health. What does this sentence mean? _____
A.The baby in the picture is very healthy. | B.The baby likes the healthy picture |
C.The baby is looking at the beautiful picture. | D.The baby is in very good health. |
230. The little boy likes plane models very much. He wants to be a _______and fly a plane into the sky when he grows up.
A.driver | B.pilot | C.designer | D.Producer |
231. The old man is used to sleeping without a ________in order to keep his back from bending.
A.net | B.pillow | C.slippers | D.Quilt |
232. The farmer is enjoying a pipe after a long period of hard work. The underlined part probably means _____.
A.smoking | B.looking at a pipe | C.buying a pipe | D.fitting a pipe |
233. Many westerners have the habit of reading their plates every day. The underlined part probably means _____
A.looking at their plates | B.examining their plates |
C.checking their plates | D.praying |
234. He seems to have nothing to do. He always keeps his hands in his ______.
A.bags | B.chest | C.back | D.Pockets |
235. The thief was caught by a ______ in plain clothes.
A.police | B.policeman | C.policemen | D.Policewomen |
236. Marine was very interested in _____ because her father is a famous _____ figure.
A.politics; politics | B.politics; political | C.political; politics | D.political; political |
237. The campus violence in America is a hot potato. The underlined part probably means _____.
A.a potato freshly cooked | B.a problem difficult to settle |
C.a fairly easy thing to do | D.a place the students want to go to |
238. It is beyond my _______ to decide whether we should begin our meeting or not.
A.strength | B.power | C.force | D.Might |
239. Since the plan for the project has been carefully worked out, what we have to do is to put it into _____.
A.reality | B.action | C.fact | D.Practice |
240. After our country’s entry into WTO, our agricultural products, such as ______ and so on are facing more and more challenge.
A.foodstuffs, fruits, cotton | B.foodstuffs, textile, hand-made goods |
C.fruits, cotton, hand-made goods | D.textile, fruits, cotton |
241. --- To what window are you standing in a _______?
--- No: 5, of course.
A.lines | B.rows__________ | C.queue__________ | D.Thread |
242. Every day the teacher gives us a one-minute__________ in English.
A.test__________ | B.exam__________ | C.contest__________ | D.Quiz |
243. There are many kinds of media(大众传播). Which of the following do not belong to the same category?
A.TV, radio, newspaper | B.radio, newspaper, magazine |
C.radio, magazine, internet | D.radio, internet, railway |
244. It is widely believed that a good _____ between the two countries is important for the development of both China and the USA.
A. connection B. link C. relation D. Relationship
245. After work, the young man and his colleagues went to the nearest _____ and sat down at the table for a grand dinner.
A.bar | B.Cafe | C.restaurant | D.dining-room |
246. Nelson Mandela played and is still playing a leading ________ in ending apartheid(种族隔离政策) in South Africa.
A.use | B.roles | C.role | D.Parts |
247. He found it quite impossible to learn _____ well in less than 6 months so he registered for the next semester(term).
A.Russian | B.Russians | C.Russia | D.Russias |
248. A group of the red scarves are playing on the seaside_______.
A.sand | B.sands | C.sail | D.Salts |
249. A_____ has taught us what atoms are made up of and how powerful the atom bomb is.
A.seaman | B.salesman | C.naturalist | D.Scientist |
250. Every year Harvard University awards to excellent foreign students in theoretical physics.
A.bonus | B.scholarships | C.rewards | D.Pensions |
251. The America’s selling weapons to Taiwan cast a shadow on the Sino-U.S relationship. Which of the following can explain the underlined part?
A.was a good omen on | B.had ill effect on | C.was at war with | D.Effected |
252. One of the purposes of United Nations is to achieve international co-operation without distinction as to race,____, language or religion.
A.sex | B.female | C.male | D.Skin |
253. I have to wear a _____ and a tie in order to work in the manager’s office.
A.clothes | B.dress | C.shirt | D.Clothing |
254. You can recognize a tree by the ______ of its _______.
A.shapes…leaves | B.shape…leaf | C.shape… leaves | D.shapes…leaf |
255. Keith just shrugged his _____ and said it wasn’t his problem.
A.shoulder | B.shoulders | C.arms | D.Bodies |
256. --- _____ do you take?
--- Size 24 shoes.
A.What colour shoes ____________________ | B.What size shoes |
C.Which number shoes ____________________ | D.How much shoes |
257. Today’s homework is to write a composition, its title is: Will we become _____ or master?
A.slave | B.slaves | C.slavery | D.Slaveries |
258. There isn’t a cafe within a _________ mile here.
A.square | B.feet | C.foot | D.Kilometer |
259. The inter-university ________meet is usually held every other July.
A sport B. sports C. game D. Games
260. The word spread that the president came down with lung cancer. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word?
A.order | B.news | C.tiding | D.Rumour |
261. It took Susan weeks to regain her _________ after a bad _________.
A.strengthen… illness | B.strength…illness | C.strength…ill | D.strengthen…ill |
262. Please write me a 200-300-word_____ of this long report to read.
A.summary | B.outline | C.sketch | D.Composition |
263. The bank is equipped with new alarm _____. We can say it’s safe and reliable completely.
A.system | B.way | C.order | D.Setting |
264. The invention of the coal-burning_______engine revolutionized industrial production in the 18th century and opened the way to the development of mechanized transport by rail and sea.
A.vapour | B.steam | C.solar-energy__________ | D.atomic-energy |
265. Which of the following does not belong to the same category?
A.suite__________ | B.flat | C.suit__________ | D.Apartment |
266. Mr. Green's are at table now. The underlined part means ____.
A.beside the table | B.having dinner | C.at the table | D.making a table |
267. When he was very young, he made up his mind to be a doctor. Which of the following words can not be used instead of the underlined word?
A.tailor | B.translator | C.Tibetan | D.Tourist |
268. The limited supply of water has been put into practice, take care to turn off the running ____ before you leave.
A.radio | B.traffic lights | C.gas | D.Tap |
269. Records, ____, walkman CD and MD are the same instruments that we can use to enjoy music.
A.tapes | B.hammers | C.diamonds | D.Telegram |
270. The main task of the government is to reduce the level of inflation (通货膨胀). The word "task" means ______.
A.exercise | B.job | C.habit | D.Favourite |
271. What kind of drink would you like, coffee or orange? We can also use ____ instead of the underlined word.
A.tobacco | B.peach | C.tomato | D.Tea |
272. When the police searched the village, they caught the two ____ that had stolen something from the shop.
A.robbers | B.thiefs | C.thieves | D.Pickpockets |
273. Which of the following is not a container?
A.metal | B.tin | C.can | D.Tank |
274. Believe it or not, two ____ is worth an egg.
A.tomato | B.tomatos | C.tomatoes | D.Tomatoses |
275. A telephone is an instrument by which we can speak to people far away. The underlined word means ____.
A.a tool | B.an experiment | C.an expression | D.an instruction |
276. We should take good care of our ____. Don’t forget to rinse your mouth after meals.
A.toes | B.eyes | C.hands | D.Teeth |
277. If you want to get there quickly, you'd better take the track in the forest. The underlined word means ____.
A.a path | B.a car | C.channel | D.a canal |
278. The road constant improvements can’t keep pace with the increasing ____ .
A.trucks | B.private cars | C.buses | D.Traffic |
279. The Palace Museum has many art treasures. In this sentence, "treasure" means ____.
A.precious things | B.money | C.cheap things | D.unimportant things |
280. Take on a(n)__________ with you. It looks like raining.
A.underwear | B.overcoat | C.water-proof jacket | D.Umbrella |
281. Many hands make light work.__________ is strength.
A.Union | B.Nation | C.Uniform | D.Unifying |
282. Our earth, one planet of the solar system, is only a very small part of the__________.
A.universal | B.university | C.universe | D.Union |
283. The house was sold for 60,000 dollars, which was far more than its real _______ .
A.cost | B.value | C.price | D.Worth |
284. The officers led their men to _______ in battle, so all the villagers came out to award them with food and drink on both sides of the road.
A.victory | B.a triumph | C.failure | D.Defeat |
285. In the hotel semi-skilled workers include chambermaids (客房女服务员) and______ or waitress, who must have training for their particular duties.
A.assistants | B.waiters | C.guards | D.Cooks |
286. In 1920 Poland and Russia were still at _______and they mustn’t trade in agricultural products with each other.
A.battle | B.campaign | C.struggle | D.War |
287. The clear colorless liquid that falls as rain, fills lake and rivers, and is necessary for life to exist is______.
A.oxygen | B.petrol | C.water | D.Flood |
288. My eldest sister was left these jewels in my grandmother’s deathbed .
A.paper | B.letter | C.words | D.Will |
289. Our victory in the school sports meet resulted from the collective__________of all the classmates.
A.wisdom | B.wisdoms | C.brightness | D.cleverness |