英语单项填空考点——名词训练
1. She could not speak English, but made her wishes known by means of _____.
A. signs B. sighs C. movements D. words
2. Seeing the happy _____of children playing in the park, I’m full of joy and confidence in the future of our country.
A. scenery B. scene C. view D. sightseeing
3. In my opinion, what he told us just now about the affair simply doesn’t make any _____.
A. idea B. meaning C. sense D. point
4. To celebrate the winning of China’s successful bid for the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing city held an outdoor _____, which attracted a crowd of million people.
A. case B. action C. affair D. event
5. Everybody thinks little of the film. In fact, there is no _____of it being tried out in the film festival.
A. sign B. use C. possibility D. doubt
6. Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first _____.
A. intention B. attempt C. purpose D. desire
7. Recently CCTV Station has taken great pains to make a program that reviews the important _____ of 2002.
A. affairs B. events C. matters D. things
8. I knew I shouldn’t accept anything from such a person, but I found it difficult to turn down his _____.
A. offer B. suggestion C. request D. plan
9. If you get the job, you have to make business _____every now and then.
A. journeys B. travels C. trips D. adventures
10. –– Let’s try operating the machine right now.
–– Wait. Better read the _____first.
A. instructions B. explanations C. information D. introduction
11. Whenever we are to walk on the ice, _____that it is solid and thick enough.
A. check B. experiment C. examine D. try
12. You’d have more _____of catching the train if you took a bus to the station instead of walking.
A. opportunity B. chance C. time D. energy
【预测精解】
1. A。signs指“手势”，还可用our expressions和gesture等body movements来表达思想。sigh意为“叹息”，words与前半句矛盾。
2. B。scenery是不可数名词，指一个地方的自然景色；scene和view都是可数名词，view指从某个地方所能看到的景色，多与from / through短语连用；若指包括人和动作在内的场景时，要用scene；sightseeing是不可数名词，通常指度假中游览名胜。
3. C。make sense有道理；意义清楚。
4. D。event (运动)比赛、项目。
5. C。句型there is no possibility of doing / that-clause意为“没有…的可能性”。
6. B。attempt尝试、企图；intention意图；purpose目的；desire欲望。
7. B。events重大事件；affair(小)事、事务(复数)。
8. A。我知道不该接受这样一个人的任何东西，但又觉得很难拒绝他提供的东西(offer)。
9. C。make business trips出差；journey着重指时间和空间；travel着重指行为活动。另外，表示“祝你一路顺风或一路平安”时，常用A good journey / trip to you.
10. A。instructions说明书(常用复数)，explanation解释、说明。
11. A。check查明(find out)、核对(make sure)。
12. B。表示“机会”时，opportunity和chance两者均可；但表示“可能性”时，只能用chance。