专题一 单项填空第一讲 “汇” 词品味经典 名师指津1.I couldn’t remember the exact date of the storm, but I knew it was Sunday because everybody was at church. A.a ; theB.a ; / C./ ; aD./ ; /解析 在通常情况下星期名词前不用冠词,但如表示特指,其前可用定冠词;表示“某一个”或受描述性定语修饰表示“某种”这样的意义等,其前可用不定冠词。 at church 表示在教堂里做礼拜,表动作或状态。答案 B2.Johnson had made up his mind to give it up, but on second thought he determined to try third time. A./;aB./;/C.a;aD.the;a 解析 on second thought 指“再次考虑”,系 固定搭配。 a third time 表示“再试一次”,强 调动作的重复而不是强调第三次,故选 A 。由此 可见,很多冠词的用法都存在于固定搭配之中, 要多积累;序数词前用 a/an 表示动作的重复,意 为“再,又……”。A3.She raised her finger to her lips as for silence. A.an ideaB.a mark C.a signD.a word 解析 sign 与 mark 的区别是: sign 的意思是“迹 象、征兆”, gesture or movement made with the hand, head, etc, used to give information,a command, etc( 用手或头等做出 示意动作以传递信息或命令等 ) , mark 的意思是 written or printed symbol or figure, line etc. made as sign or an indication of sth., 是指书写与印刷的符号或图、线等记号 ) 。 根据此二词的语义区别以及常识可知答案为 C 。C4.AIDS is spreading all over the world at shocking speed. Where its dark appears, we see pain, tears and death. A.shapeB.shadow C.ambitionD.feeling 解析 由“ at shocking speed” 及“ we see pain, tears and death” 等语境,应推断出 AIDS 是不祥之物, shadow 意为“幽灵、阴魂”, 符合句意。由此可见,名词的使用要符合特定的 语境,还要多识记一些熟词的生意。B5.These trousers are dirty and wet—I’ll change into my . A.anotherB.trousers C.othersD.other 解析 从语法上看, another 后通常接单数名 词,而不接 trousers 这样的复数名词(若用 another pair 则可以);也不能选 trousers 是...