第一章名词练习一练习1.________ is a well-informed man.He can tell you anything you want to know.A.This John's old friendB.That's John's old friendC.This old friend of JohnD. This old friend of John's答案为D。

译文：约翰的这位老朋友是一位信息灵通人士，他能告诉你想知道的一切。

点津：双重所有格，所修饰的名词可以和不定代词this, that, these, those等连用，表示某种感情色彩。

例如：That silly uncle of yours had told me the same joke five times. 你的那位傻叔叔把同一个笑话给我讲了5遍。

These remarks of yours are of great value to us. 你的这些话对我们来说很有帮助。

2.Mary is an old friend of __________.A. my sister'sB.my sisterC.my sistersD.my sister's ones答案为A。

译文：玛丽是我姐姐的一位老朋友。

点津：双重所有格所修饰的名词可以和不定冠词a以及any, some, no, few, several 等表示数量的词连用，表示部分概念，但不可以和定冠词the 连用。

例如：It was no fault of the doctor's. 那不是医生的错。

Have you ever read any books of Dicken's. 你读过狄更斯的什么书么？He read some plays of Shakespeare's. 他读过莎士比亚的几个剧本。

3.We hope that your government should pay more attention to ________.A.the livelihood of the poorB.the poor livelihoodC.the poor's livelihoodD. the livelihood poor答案为A。

译文：我们希望政府应该多关注穷人的生计。

点津：当定冠词加形容词或分词表示一类人时，要用of所有格。

另外，当名词部分太长或跟有后置修饰语时，要用of所有格。

例如：Do you know the opinion of the committee appointed a few days ago? 你知道委员会几天前提出的建议么？4.Her house is within______ from the police station.A.a stone's throwB. a throw of a stoneC.stone's throwD. the stone's throw答案为A。

译文：她的房子距离警察局只有一箭之遥。

点津：在有些固定搭配中必须用“-‘s”所有格。

例如：A bird's eye view 鸟瞰 a stone's throw一箭之遥A hair's breath间不容发At one's wits' end不知所措In one's mind's eye在某人的心中At arm's length疏远At one's finger's ends了如指掌To one's heart's content尽情地另外复合名词地所有格一般是在词尾加“-‘s”。

例如The editor-in-chief's office总编室the go-between's words中间人的话my sisiter-in-law's father我嫂子的父亲。

5.The man in blue is _______ father.A. John and MaryB. John and Mary'sC. John's and Mary'sD. John's and Mary 答案为B。

译文：穿蓝衣服的那个人是约翰和玛丽的父亲。

点津：如果用and连接两个并列名词，表示共同关系是，只在后一个名词词尾加“-‘s”，如果不是共有，则在两个名词词尾都要分别加“-‘s”。

6.Every one in the little town knows that _____ are leaving for New York next Tuesday.A. the SmithB. the SmithsC. the Smith'sD. the Smiths's 答案为B。

译文：全镇人都知道史密斯一家人，下周二要到纽约去。

点津：谓语动词中有are，所以主语影视表示复数的名词。

The Smiths意为“史密斯的一家人”7.Only last month did I call at _________.A. the SmithB. the Smith'sC. the SmithsD. Smith 答案为B。

译文：只是上个月我才去看了史密斯先生。

点津：Call at 拜访某个地方；call on拜访某人。

The Smiths意为“史密斯的一家人”, The Smith's 意为“史密斯的家”, The Smiths'意为“史密斯一家的住处”。

'8.Some _______ from the countryside want to find jobs in the city.A. youthB. youthsC.a youthD. the youth 答案为B。

译文：一些从农村来的年轻人想在城里找工作。

点津：某些不可数名词表示物质或抽象概念时，是不可数名词，但表示这类或具体事物时就是可数名词。

常这样用的词如下：Beauty 美 a beauty 一个美人Glass玻璃a glass一个玻璃杯Ice冰two ices两杯冰激凌Iron铁an iron一个熨斗Metal金属a rare metal一种稀有金属Tea茶three teas 三杯茶Youth青春a youth 一个青年。

9._______ can get a better view of the game than the participant.A. Lookers-onB. Look-onC. Looker-onD. Lookers-ons 10.When you are at____ end, you should not lose your heard. A.wit's B.dead C. your wits'D.extreme 11.Our teacher gave me______________. A. an advice B. the advice C. many advice D. much advice 12.Recently, he has lost all his _______.A. wage and saving at cardB. wages and saving at cardC. wages and savings at cardsD. wage and savings at card13._________ was wonderful so that it attracted all the students in the class.A. The teachers performanceB. That performance of the teachers'C. That performance of the teachersD.The performance of the teachers'14.They bought ______ for the living room.A. some new furnitureB. some new furnituresC. many new furnitureD. much new furnitures15.Although I'm inferior to you, you sholdn't put on ______ with me. A. facesB.airsC.airD. face16.Although the town had been attacked by the storm several tiems, _____was done A. a few damages B. few damages C. little damage D. a little damages 17.Though he was in college, he was still fond of reading_________A. stories of chldrenB. children storiesC. children's storiesD.childrens' stories18.Would you like to have a cup of tea and __ with me?A.two piece of toastB. two pieces of toastsC. two toastsD.two pieces of toast19.Mr. Wang has a _________ daughter.A.three-years-oldB.three years' oldC. three-year-oldD. three-yearsold 20. No country can afford to neglect________.A. an educationB. educationsC. educationD. the education 21.He invited all his ________ to join in his wedding party.rade-in-armsrades-in-arm Ccomrade-in-arms rades-ins-arms22.One of the most surprising things is that _____ may come from petroleum. A. much of tomorrow's food B. muchof tomorrow foodC. much of the food of tomorrowD.many of tomorrow's food 23.______ telephoned this morning.A. My father's friendB. A friend of my fatheC.A friend of my father'sD. My father friend 24.____ is too much ofr a little boy to carry.A. A bike's weightB. Bikes' weightC. The weight of a bikeD. The weights of bikes 25.The news of victory___spreading far and wide.A. have beenB. areC. wereD.is 26.The Chinese people _________a great people.A.areB.isC.can beD.has been27.These books, which you can get at any bookshop, will give you ________ you need. A. all the information B.all of informationC. all the informationsD. all of the informations28.That magnificent _____ temple was constructed by the Chinese.A.eight-centuries-oldB. old-eight-centuryC.eight-century's-oldD.eight-century-old 29.Could you please tell me the ____ for Biology 457 and Chemisty 610?A. room's numbersB. room numbersC. rooms numbersD.numbers of rooms 30.The Niagara Falls _______ great fame in the world.A.enjoyB.enjoysC. isD.are 答案：9－13 ACDCB 14-18 ABCCD 19-23 CCCAC 24-28 CDAAD 29-30 BA第二章形容词和副词练习二练习1.There is ____________________________________.A. men more interlligent than MaryB. more interlligent men than MaryC. interlligent men more than MaryD. more than Mary interlligent men 答案为A。