【AEAS考试网】英语陷阱题详解 名词类（二）
为了提高参加AEAS考试的同学的英语水平，AEAS考试网特别为同学们带来一些考试技巧。这次介绍的是英语陷阱题详解 名词类（二）。
4. Jim is _________ person, and everyone is willing to be _________ with him.
A. so kind a, friends B. so a kind, friends C. so kind a, friend D. so a kind, friend
【陷阱】误选D。认为 friend要用单数。
【分析】其实此题最佳答案为A。so kind a person相当于such a kind person相当 ，注意两者中冠词的位置不同。be friends with是习语，意为“与......友好”、“跟......做朋友”，与之同义的还有make friends with。值得说明的是，这类短语中的名词总是用复数，即使句子主语为单数也是如此。如：He is friends with me. 他与我是朋友。He has made friends with everyone here. 他与这儿的每个人交上了朋友。
5. She raised her finger to her lips as _________ for silence.
A. an idea B. a mark C. a sign D. a word
【陷阱】容易误选B。
【分析】应选C，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 signor an indication of sth(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。类似地，下面两题的答案也是C：
(1) Those black clouds are a sure _________ that it's going to rain.
A. thing B. mark C. sign D. one
(2) Just as a famous Chinese saying goes, a timely heavy snow is a _________ of good harvest next year.
A. mark B. track C. sign D. appearance
但是，下面一题却不能选sign，也不能选mark，而选symbol（象征）：
The lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a(n) _________ of courage and power.
A. example B. sign C. mark so-tab-count; D. symbol
顺便说一句，在近几年的高考中像这类结合词义区别以及语境和生活常识进行考查的试题经常出现，同学们需引起注意。
6. "May I take your order now?" "We'd like three black _________ and two green _________."
A. coffee, cups B. coffees, teas C. cups of coffee, tea D. cup of coffees, teas
【陷阱】误选C，认为coffee和tea均为不可数名词，不能后加复数词尾-s，从而排除选项A、B、D。
【分析】选B。有的同学认为coffee和tea是物质名词，不可数，不能用three coffees, two teas这样的表达。其实，coffee既可用作不可数名词，表示“咖啡”这种物质，也可用作可数名词，表示“一杯咖啡”，即在口语中three coffees就等于three cups of coffee。同样，“三杯茶”既可说成three cups of tea，也可说成three teas；“三杯啤酒”既可说成three glasses of beer，也可说成three beers。
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