课后限时训练(一)
名词、冠词、代词、主谓一致＋完形填空
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．At ________ recent conference, experts from different countries agreed that ________ global financial crisis was likely to last for one or two more years.
A. a; a B. a; the
C. /; the D. the; a
答案与解析：B 第一空指“在最近的一次会议上”，应用不定冠词a；第二空特指“目前的这场经济危机”，因此填the。
2．My parents always warn me that there is no such thing as a free lunch because we can't get ________ for nothing.
A. something B. everything
C. anything D. nothing
答案与解析：A 句意：父母经常告诫我天下没有免费的午餐，因为人不能不劳而获。get something for nothing是固定短语，意为“免费得到东西”。
3．—Are the new machines working?
—Yes. Large quantities of coal ________ exploited every year in the city.
A．is B．are
C．has D．have
答案与解析：B “Large quantities of＋名词”作主语时，谓语动词要用复数形式。同时cool与动词exploit之间为动宾关系，所以要用被动语态。
4．In the reform and opening-up areas in China, there is always ________ flow of people to enter ________ cities where more jobs can be found.
A. the; a B. a; the
C. the; the D. a; a
答案与解析：B 句意：在中国实行改革开放的地区，总有一些人涌入那些可以提供大量就业岗位的城市。a flow of是固定搭配，在这里表示“(人、车等的)川流不息”；第二空后是where引导的定语从句修饰cities，故用定冠词the，表特指。
5．—Tom, you see, I'm a bit tight at hand. Lend me some money, will you?
—Sorry, I don't have ________ at hand myself. You see, all I had went to the new MP3 player.
A. anything B. either
C. any D. nothing
答案与解析：C 该空所在句是否定句，用any表示any money，意为“我手头没钱了”。
6．—What ________ encouragement to see Liu Xiang return to competition and finish first at ________ 11th Chinese National Games.
—Yes. I feel very excited and proud of him.
A. /; the B. an; the
C. the; the D. the; /
答案与解析：B 第一空处的名词encouragement表示“让人鼓舞的一件事”，用作可数名词，前面用不定冠词an；第二空处专有名词前有修饰语，要加定冠词the。句意：看见刘翔在第11届中国全运会上回到赛场并且夺冠，这是一件多么让人鼓舞的事啊！
7．Since you have abandoned the plan, there is no ________ in thinking about such things again.
A. sense B. surprise
C. doubt D. wonder
答案与解析：A 句意：既然你已经放弃了这个计划，再考虑这些事就没有意义了。sense感觉，意义；surprise吃惊；doubt怀疑，疑惑；wonder奇迹，惊奇。
8．—How about ________ National Day celebration?
—I should say it was ________ success.
A. a; a B. the; a
C. a; / D. the; /
答案与解析：B 句意：——国庆节庆祝活动怎么样了？——是一次成功的活动。the National Day celebration“国庆节”庆祝活动，表特指，用定冠词；a success指“成功的人或事”，是抽象名词具体化，用不定冠词。
9．The president's approval ratings slipped by ________ two points to 36% in April, according to TNS-So-fres's monthly poll.
A. any other B. the other
C. another D. other
答案与解析：C 句意：TNS-索福莱斯月度民意调查显示，这位总统的支持率在四月份再次下滑两个百分点，降至36%。another意为“再一，另一个”。
10．—Julia, please ask the guests to help ________ during the dinner.
—Yes, I will.
A. you B. yourself
C. them D. themselves
答案与解析：D help oneself意为“随便吃；随便用”，这里指前面的guests，故用themselves。
11．Pop music, I guess, is ________ tool for relaxation, and therefore is very popular with ________ young.
A. the; the B. a; /
C. a; the D. /; the
答案与解析：C 第一空后tool是可数名词，表示泛指，故用不定冠词a；第二空后young是形容词，形容词前加定冠词the表示一类人或物，the young“年轻人”，故答案选C。
12．There is ________ Mrs. Green to telephone you. She said that she will visit you on ________ Tuesday next month.
A. a; / B. a; a
C. /; a D. the; /
答案与解析：B 不定冠词a/an用于姓氏前，表示说话者不认识此人，这里表示“一位格林夫人”；不定冠词用于表示星期的名词前，表示“某一个不太确定的星期几”。
13．Today there are more opportunities for disabled people to make ________ contribution to ________ society.
A. a; the B. a; /
C. /; the D. the; a
答案与解析：B make a contribution to意为“对……做出贡献”，为固定搭配；society泛指“社会”时前面通常不用冠词。
14．The great writer and professor ________， who ________ very strict with his students.
A．is an old man; is
B．are both old men; are
C．is an old man and a young man; is
D．are two Chinese; are
答案与解析：A 由and连接的两个名词，当两个名词同被一个冠词修饰限定时，表示一个人，谓语动词应用单数形式；根据句子结构可知，定语从句中的关系代词who指代的先行词就是其前的单数名词，故从句的谓语动词要用单数形式。
15．It is said that terrorists will still take action to attack the United States and the UK although ________ attack on an England's airplane this August is ________ failure.
A. the; the B. the; a
C. an; the D. an; a
答案与解析：B 句意：尽管今年8月对英国飞机的袭击失败了，但据说恐怖分子仍然会采取行动袭击美国和英国。由this August可知第一个空格处表特指；第二个空格处failure意为“一件失败的事情”，是可数名词。故选B项。
16．—Mike, what did our monitor say just now?
—Every boy and every girl, as well as teachers who
________ to visit the museum ________ asked to be at the school gate before 630 in the morning.
A. is; is B. are; are
C. is; are D. are; is
答案与解析：D 该题为一个带有定语从句的复合句。句中定语从句的关系代词who指代先行词teachers，为复数，故谓语动词应用are; as well as前面的部分为主句的主语，由every, no, each等限定并由and连接的两个并列名词作主语时，谓语动词要用单数形式。故D项正确。
17．—Can I ask you a few straightforward questions about yourself?
—No problem. I like ________ when people are open and direct.
A. that B. this
C. it D. them
答案与解析：C I like it when...是固定句式，表示“我喜欢……”，it无实义。
18．Ding Junhui beat John Higgins 10－8 in ________ UK Championship final on December 14, 2009, becoming ________ most successful Asian player in snooker history.
A. the; the B. /; the
C. a; the D. /; a
答案与解析：A 第一空填定冠词the, the UK Championship final英国锦标赛的决赛；第二空形容词最高级之前应用定冠词the。
19．With less traffic and fewer factories, the air of the suburbs is much cleaner than ________ of the city.
A. those B. that
C. one D. it
答案与解析：B 句中的that指代前面的the air。代词that通常用来指代前文中出现过的名词的同类，但不是同一个，而it则与前文中所指名词为同一个。
20．________ sides of the street are lined with shops of different sizes, ________ of which are decorated with colorful lights.
A. Both; all B. Either; both
C. Neither; either D. Both; any
答案与解析：A 第一空叙述街道的两边，用both sides与复数谓语保持一致；第二空用all与后面的谓语保持一致。句意：街道两边排列着大小不等的商店，所有商店都用彩灯装饰。
21．China will maintain ________ stability of its Renminbi exchange rate all along, which does good for ________ world economic recovery, Commerce Minister Chen Deming said on December 1st, 2009.
A. a; the B. the; the
C. the; / D. the; a
答案与解析：B 句意：商务部长陈德铭在2009年12月1日说，中国始终坚持人民币汇率的稳定性，这对世界经济的恢复是有益的。the stability of its Renminbi特指(中国)人民币汇率的稳定性，the world economic recovery特指世界经济的恢复。
22．There are two roads leading to the power station along the river. You can take ________ of the roads.
A. either B. both
C. neither D. all
答案与解析：A 句意：沿着河有两条路通向发电站。你可以走两条路中的任何一条。根据句意，这里应该是“两者选一”，故选A项，指“两者中的任意一个”。
23．This kind of ball pens is very common, and you can get one at ________ store around here.
A. every B. each
C. either D. any
答案与解析：D 根据句意可知是在附近的任何一家商店都能买到这种笔，故用any。
24．My suggestion is that ________ action should be taken to improve ________ situation.
A. /; the B. an; the
C. /; a D. the; a
答案与解析：A 第一空处的take action是固定短语，不用冠词；第二空特指双方都知道的situation，故加the。
25．Considering you have to change ________ trains in Xi'an, it is necessary for you to take ________ fast one.
A. the; / B. /; a
C. /; / D. /; the
答案与解析：B 句意：考虑到你还要在西安换车，搭个快车还是有必要的。change trains(换车)中的trains为复数，属于泛指，故前面不用冠词；第二空处的one也属于泛指，但为单数，应加不定冠词a，a fast one指“快车”。
Ⅱ.完形填空
My wife called, “Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food？”I rushed to the scene. My only daughter, Sindu, looked __1__. In front of her was a bowl of rice.
“Sindu, darling, why don't you take a few mouthfuls of this __2__？Just for Dad's sake, dear？And, if you don't, your Mom will __3__ at me.”I could sense my wife's __4__ behind my back. “OK, Dad. I will eat the whole lots of this. But if I __5__ it, will you give me whatever I ask for？”
“Promise.”But I became a bit __6__.“Dear, you shouldn't insist on getting a computer or any such __7__ items. Dad does not have that kind of money right now. OK？”
“No, Dad. I just want to have my hair __8__ off this Sunday！”
“__9__！”shouted my wife. “A girl child having her hair shaved off? Impossible！She has been watching too much __10__.”
It was time for me to call the shots.“Our promises must be __11__. If we go back on our promises, she will never learn to honor her own. Sindu, your __12__ will be fulfilled.”
On Monday morning, I __13__ her at her school. It was a sight to watch my __14__ Sindu walking towards her classroom. Just then, a boy got off a car, and shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me！”What __15__ me was the hairless head of that boy. Maybe, that was the __16__， I thought.
“Sir, your daughter is __17__ indeed！”A lady got out of the car and continued. “That boy is my son Harish. He is suffering from leukemia(白血病). He __18__ to come back to school fearing the teasing of the schoolmates. Sindu __19__ him last week and promised him that she would take care of the teasing issue. But, I never imagined she would __20__ her lovely hair for the sake of my son！”
I stood surprised and then I wept, “My little angel, you are teaching me how selfless love is！”
1．A. pleased B. frightened
C. puzzled D. surprised
2．A. soup B. chicken
C. cake D. rice
3．A. stare B. look
C. smile D. shout
4．A. concern B. joy
C. anger D. pride
5．A. eat B. smell
C. drink D. cook
6．A. comfortable B. anxious
C. happy D. content
7．A. cheap B. technical
C. pretty D. expensive
8．A. curled B. weaved
C. shaved D. dyed
9．A. Mad B. Great
C. Wonderful D. Good
10．A. television B. book
C. film D. game
11．A. delivered B. made
C. broken D. kept
12．A. design B. wish
C. level D. task
13．A. sent B. dropped
C. fetched D. met
14．A. naughty B. intelligent
C. hairless D. brave
15．A. surprised B. comforted
C. satisfied D. encouraged
16．A. regulation B. event
C. order D. fashion
17．A. generous B. great
C. smart D. lovely
18．A. expected B. hoped
C. refused D. asked
19．A. advised B. persuaded
C. invited D. visited
20．A. sacrifice B. wash
C. comb D. tie
答案与解析：
1．B 作者的女儿不愿意吃饭，妻子不高兴，所以当他跑来看她的时候，发现她面对着米饭，一副“受惊的”(frightened)样子。
2．D 根据第一段的最后一句话“In front of her was a bowl of rice”可知选rice。
3．D 根据下文可知，作者对妻子的评价不好，所以此处使用shout符合语境。这是哄小孩的一种方法。
4．C 结合前面可知，作者认为孩子不吃饭的话，妻子会冲着他大声叫嚷，所以妻子听了这话很“生气”(anger)。
5．A 从前面的I will eat the whole lots of this可知。
6．B 根据下文的“Dear, you shouldn't insist on getting a computer or any such __7__ items”可知，作者担心女儿的要求超出自己的经济承受能力，所以此处表示有点“担心”(anxious)。
7．D 根据下文的“Dad does not have that kind of money right now”可知，作者告诉女儿不能要那些比较“昂贵的”(expensive)东西。
8．C 结合下文的“A girl child having her hair shaved off？”可知应选shaved。curl表示“把头发烫成卷”；weave“编织”；dye“把头发染色”。
9．A 结合下文Impossible可知，作者的妻子听见女儿要剃掉自己的头发，认为她“疯了”(mad)。
10．A 结合前面可知，作者的妻子认为女儿看“电视”(television)看得太多了，受到的影响比较大。
11．D 短语keep one's promise“遵守诺言”，符合句子的意思。
12．B 此处表示父亲认为能满足孩子的“愿望”(wish)。design“图案”；level“水平”；task“任务”。
13．B 结合上下文可知，周一早上作者把女儿送到学校，应用drop。
14．C 从上文可知此处应该是hairless。
15．A 从下文的the hairless head of that boy可知，作者对于男孩也没有头发感到惊讶，故选surprise。comfort“安慰”；satisfy“使满足”；encourage“鼓励，激励”。
16．D 作者认为可能学生剃掉自己的头发是一种“时尚”(fashion)。
17．B 从下文的“I never imagined she would __20__ her lovely hair for the sake of my son！”可知，作者的女儿为了同学剃掉了自己的头发，所以这个同学的母亲认为作者的女儿“伟大”。generous“慷慨的”；smart“聪明的”；lovely“可爱的”。
18．C 从下文的“...fearing the teasing of the schoolmates”可知，这个男孩害怕被同学讥笑，所以“拒绝”去上学。
19．D 作者女儿去看望了这个害怕被同学讥笑的同学，所以visit符合语境。advise“建议”；persuade“说服”；invite“邀请”。
20．A 根据上文女儿剃掉自己的头发可知，sacrifice(牺牲)符合语境。
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