(一)

　　1.(2015·江蘇卷)—Go and say sorry to your Mom，Dave.

　　—I'd like to，but I'm afraid she won't be happy with my________(apologize).

　　解析：句意：——戴夫，去向你媽媽道歉�！�—我想去，但是我怕她對我的道歉并不會感到滿意。設空處前為形容詞性物主代詞，故設空處應為名詞形式。

　　答案：apology/apologies

　　2.(2015·浙江卷)One of the most effective ways to reduce________(stressful) is to talk about feelings with someone you trust.

　　解析：句意：減輕壓力最有效的方法之一就是與你信任的人談談感受。設空處作動詞reduce的賓語，故用名詞形式。reduce stress減壓。

　　答案：stress

　　3.(2015·安徽卷)There is no need to tell me your answer now.Give it some________(think) and then let me know.

　　解析：句意：現(xiàn)在沒有必要告訴我你的答案，認真考慮一下然后再讓我知道。some后需用名詞形式，而thought作“考慮，思索”講時為不可數(shù)名詞，故答案為thought。give sth.thought認真考慮某事。

　　答案：thought

　　4.(2015·湖北卷)When he was running after his brother，the boy lost his________and had a bad fall.

　　解析：句意：這個男孩在追他哥哥的時候失去了平衡，重重地跌了一跤。根據(jù)題干中的had a bad fall可推知設空處應為balance。lose one's balance失去平衡。

　　答案：balance

　　5.(2014·江蘇卷)She was put under house arrest two years ago but remained a powerful ________ (代表，象征) in last year's election.

　　解析：句意：雖然兩年前就已遭軟禁，但她在去年的選舉中仍然是有影響力的代表人物。symbol“代表，代表性的人(物)”合句意。

　　答案：symbol

　　6.(2014·天津卷)Wind is now the world's fastest growing ________ (來源，根源) of power.

　　解析：句意：風是當今世界發(fā)展最快速的能源。source，符合句意。

　　答案：source

　　7.(2014·福建卷)—Could you tell me the ________(秘訣，技巧) of making such tasty cakes?

　　—Well，I just follow the directions in the cookbook.

　　解析：句意：——你能告訴我制作如此美味的蛋糕的技巧嗎?——哦，我只是按照食譜的說明。trick“技巧，訣竅，竅門”，符合語境。

　　答案：trick

　　(二)

　　1.We'll look into the matter as soon as possible.Just have a little________(patient).

　　解析：句意：我們會盡快調查此事。請耐心一些�？涨坝衋 little，可知該空填名詞。故填patience。

　　答案：patience

　　2.Barbara is in her late forties and has a________(tend) to complain about what she doesn't feel content with.

　　解析：句意：Barbara快五十了，一直抱怨她不滿意的東西�？涨坝泄谠~a，可知此空填名詞，tendency。

　　答案：tendency

　　3.Compared to the older generation，young migrant workers have less________(affect) for the countryside and farmlands.

　　解析：與老一代人相比，年青的打工者對鄉(xiāng)村和農田有更低的影響。分析結構可知，此處應使用名詞，填affection。

　　答案：affection

　　4.The doctor told Mary that too much________(expose) to the sun is bad for the skin.

　　解析：醫(yī)生告訴瑪麗長時間待在陽光下對皮膚不好。too much后面接名詞，故填exposure。

　　答案：exposure

　　5.—It's really a surprise that the manager should have no idea about the plan.

　　—Of course he doesn't，for the plan was made in his________(absent).

　　解析：句意：——真奇怪，經(jīng)理竟然不知道這個計劃。

　　——當然他不知道，因為制訂計劃時，他不在。

　　空前有物主代詞his，所以使用名詞absence。

　　答案：absence

　　6.We all felt a sense of________(relieve) when we saw so many overseas Chinese coming back safe and sound from Libya.

　　解析：句意：當看到如此多的海外華人安全從利比亞返回，我們感到輕松了很多。分析結構可知此處填名詞，relief。

　　答案：relief

　　7.The expert did encourage the________(introduce) of new medical treatments into his own country.

　　解析：專家鼓勵向自己的國家引進新的醫(yī)學治療方法。根據(jù)句意可知填名詞，故填introduction。

　　答案：introduction

　　8.A person of great________(determine) can usually achieve his goal.

　　解析：句意：一個有堅定意志的人通常會實現(xiàn)他的目標。分析結構可知，填名詞，故填determination。

　　答案：determination