名词考点经典练习

名词考点1. I found her sitting in the corner, reading _____ newspaper, with _____ in her eyes.A. a, tearB. a piece of, tearsC. a, tearsD. a piece of, tear2. Her father works as a ______ in a hotel and her mother a ______ in a private company.A. cooker, typewriterB. cook, typistC. cooker, typistD. cook, typewriter3. “Why couldn’t they meet us at five o’clock?” “Because they were delayed by ________.”A. heavy trafficB. heavy trafficsC. crowded trafficD. crowded traffics【She is not a comp etent driver and can’t cope with driving in _______.A. heavy trafficB. heavy trafficsC. crowded trafficD. crowded traffics4. In fact, _______ one cause that leads to the problem.A. cattle isB. cattle areC. cattles areD. the cattles are5. By all _______, you must try every _______ to help him.A. mean, meanB. means, meansC. means, meanD. mean, means6. Jim is ______ person, and everyone is willing to be ______ with him.A. so kind a, friendsB. so a kind, friendsC. so kind a, friendD. so a kind, friend7. We already have ______ pencils, but we need two ______ pens.A. dozen of, dozenB. dozens of, dozensC. dozens of, dozenD. dozens of, dozen ofShortly after the accident, _____ police were sent to the spot to keep order.A. dozens ofB. dozensC. dozen ofD. dozen[D]8. She raised her finger to her lips as _____ for silence.A. an ideaB. a markC. a signD. a word【(1) Those black clouds are a sure _____ that it’s going to rain.A. thingB. markC. signD. one(2) Just as a famous Chinese saying goes, a timely heavy snow is a ______ of good harvest next year.A. markB. trackC. signD. appearance但是，下面一题却不能选sign，也不能选mark，而选symbol(象征)：The lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a(n) _____ of courage and power.A. exampleB. signC. markD. symbol9. “May I take your order now?” “We’d like three black_______ and two green _______.”A. coffee, cups of teasB. coffees, teasC. cups of coffee, teaD. cup of coffees, teas10. _____ is a good form of exercise for both young and old.A. WalkB. WalkingC. The walkD. To walk【◆精编陷阱题训练◆1. Ten years had passed. I found she had _______.A. a few white hairsB. a little white hairC. some white hairD. more fifty hair2.—Hi, this way, please.—OK.I sometimes have no sense of ______ when I arrive at the crossroad.A. positionB. directionC. situationD. condition3. Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first ________.A. intentionB. attemptC. purposeD. desire4. I didn’t have to work all weekend — I did it by _______.A. chanceB. choiceC. accidentD. myself5. “Did you get _____ to the party?” “Yes, I replied to it this morning.”A. an answerB. an invitationC. a questionD. a letter6. I paid him ￡50 for the painting, but its true ______ must be at least ￡500.A. priceB. moneyC. valueD. importance7. His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ______ of it.A. explanationB. meaningC. senseD. guess8. You’ve just missed your ______, and you will have to wait for the next round.A. chanceB. turnC. timeD. part9. —Li Lin is very bright and studies hard as well.—It’s no ______ he always gets the first place in any examination.A. questionB. doubtC. problemD. wonder10. —How can I use this washing machine?—Well, just refer to the _______.A. explanationsB. expressionsC. introductionsD. directions11. Jim was late for two classes this morning. He said that he forgot both of the ______.A. rooms numberB. room numberC. room’s nu mbersD. room numbers12. —Hello, I’d like to speak to Henry.—Oh, which _______? There are two ______ in our office.A. Henrys, HenrysB. Henries, HenriesC. Henry, HenrysD. Henrys, Henries13. Electricity, like other forms of ______, has greatly increased in price in recent years.A. pressureB. forceC. strengthD. energy14. In order to learn the _______ of the family business, Bill took a job as messenger boy in one of the offices.A. ins and outsB. dos and don’tsC. heads and tailsD. t’s and i’s15. —I’ve got an “A” in the examination.—That’s a good ______. You will surely win a second.A. resultB. newsC. startD. idea名词考点◆典型陷阱题分析◆1.I found her sitting in the corner, reading _____ newspaper, with _____ in her eyes.A. a, tearB. a piece of, tearsC. a, tearsD. a piece of, tear【陷阱】误选D，许多学生错误地认为，既然news(消息)和 paper(纸)均为不可数名词，那么newspaper(报纸)也应是不可数的；同时认为“眼泪”即“泪水”，“水”不可数，“泪水”和“眼泪”也应该不可数。

【分析】最佳答案为C。

newspaper和 tear均为可数名词，它们不仅可以连用不定冠词、可以用复数，而且还可以连用数词。

Her eyes filled with tears. 她热泪盈眶。

She dried her tears with a handkerchief. 她用手帕擦干了眼泪。