10．(2008年天津卷)Most air pollution is caused by the burning of________like coal，gas and oil.

A．fuels　 　B．articles

C．goods　 D．products

[解析]　句意为：空气污染主要是由燃烧煤、天然气和石油等燃料引起的。fuel燃料；article物品，商品，物件；goods商品，货物；product产品，产物。

[答案]　A

9．(2009年浙江卷)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

[解析]　句意为：设计这个系统的目的是让学生迅速、方便地使用图书馆的数字资源。access to固定短语，意为“有权使用，有机会接近”。

[答案]　A

8．(2009年福建卷)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

[解析]　句意为：当H1N1病毒在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，毫不延迟地。

[答案]　A

7．(2009年陕西卷)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

[解析]　句意为：以他们在电视塔顶的位置，游客们可以更好地看到这个城市。本题考查名词词义辨析。stage阶段，舞台；position位置，地位，姿势；condition条件，环境，情形；situation形势，环境。

[答案]　B

6．(2009年天津卷)I’m trying to break the________of getting up too late.

A．tradition　　 B．convenience

C．habit　　　 D．leisure

[解析]　句意为：我正努力改掉晚起的习惯。tradition风俗(信仰)的传承，传统；convenience方便，便利；habit习惯；leisure休闲。getting up too late属个人习惯。

[答案]　C

5．(2009年山东卷)-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

[解析]　句意为：--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就说葡萄酸吗？lack缺乏；load负荷；question问题；waste浪费。

[答案]　D

4．(2009年安徽卷)China has got a good________for fighting against the flu with its careful and smooth organization.

A．reputation　 　　B．influence

C．impression　　 D．knowledge

[解析]　句意为：在抗击流感方面，中国以细致和流畅的组织而获得良好的声誉。reputation声誉；influence影响；impression印象；knowledge知识。

[答案]　A

3．(2009年江西卷)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’

[解析]　句意为：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。由后文的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。

[答案]　C

2．(2009年湖北卷)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

[解析]　句意为：在课堂上，铃声响起，老师合上书就是我们要起立的信号。signal信号，导火线；chance机会，运气；mark分数，标志；measure措施，办法，尺寸。又如：This is signal that you are breaking down.这是你身体逐渐变垮的信号。The signal that the war broke out between two countries is oil.两个国家爆发战争的导火线是石油。

[答案]　A

1．(2009年湖北卷) 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

[解析]　句意为：独自徒步旅行可能会很有趣并且有益于健康，或许对意志的磨炼也有好处。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了他优秀的品质。

[答案]　D