2011年高考英语基础知识复习备考练习(5)

　　3. (09湖北25)

　　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 根据常识便可知运动既可增强体质也可强健个性，不会增强尊敬或名声，友谊可以增强，但与前面health不搭配，故答案为character。

　　4. (09湖北26)

　　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 根据句意可知打铃及老师合上书本，这是下课的暗示，选项中只能选择signal。chance“机会”，mark“分数，痕迹”，measure“方法，措施”。

　　5. (09江西23)

　　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 名词所有格形式。根据题干后半部分的them可知对应复数girls。此题较易

　　6. (09海南32)

　　Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to them too hard.

　　A. draw B. strike C. rush D. push

　　答案 D

　　解析 句意为：鼓励你的孩子去尝试新事物,但不要把它们太难了。push 推，挤，逼迫;strike v. 打,罢工,划燃rush v. 冲进,匆促行事,催draw v. 拉,拖,挨近,提取,画,绘制。根据句意，应选D。

　　7. (09山东29)

　　—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 考查单词的区别：lack缺乏;load负担;question疑问;waste 浪费;根据句意，尤其是下句的sour grapes(酸葡萄)可知答案选D。

　　8. (09陕西20)

　　Form 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 名词词义辨析;stage：舞台，时期，阶段;position：位置;condition：条件，情况;situation：形式，情况;情景;根据空前的物主代词their可以推断出此处选B。题干意思是：从他们在电视塔顶部的位置，游客们可以更好地看到这个城市的景色。

　　9. (09天津1)

　　I’m trying to break the _______ of getting up too late .

　　A. tradition B. convenience C. habit D. Leisure

　　答案 C