Ⅰ.单项填空
1.(2015·长沙市高三质检)Sometimes the________between the reality and the dream is so great that it produces disappointment.
A.combination B.application C.contrast D.disapproval
答案 C [考查名词词义辨析。句意:现实和梦想之间的“反差”往往让人失望。contrast对照、对比;combination联合、集合;application 申请、应用;disapproval不赞成。根据句意可知应该选择C项。]
2.(2015·孝感高中高三调研)The incident caused a hot discussion on the Internet, but the local government had no immediate________on it.
A.adjustment B.commitment C.comment D.document
答案 C [考查名词词义辨析。句意:这件事在网上引起热烈的讨论,但是当地政府并未迅速对它做出了评论。adjustment调整;commitment 承诺,奉献;comment评论;document文件。根据句意可知应该选择C项。]
3.(2015·天津市南开区模拟)While she was in Paris, she developed a________for fine art.
A.way B.relation C.taste D.habit
答案 C [考查名词辨析。句意:她在巴黎时喜欢上了优秀艺术。taste此处意为“喜欢;鉴赏”, develop a taste for“喜欢上……”,符合题意。way“方式”;relation“关系”;habit“习惯”。]
4.(2015·合肥168中学模拟)—He's always associating himself with those dishonest boys!
—A man is known by the________he keeps.
A.reference B.company C.distinction D.occupation