1.(2019·河北衡水中学月考)Mount Vesuvius had not erupted for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt that they were in (safe).
safety 解析:句意:维苏威火山几个世纪以来都没有爆发过,所以庞培的人们感到他们是安全的。in safety意为“安全”,是固定短语。
2.(2019·湖北百所重点学校联考)The Theater District is a popular tourist
(attract) in New York City.
attraction 解析:句意:剧院区是纽约一个很受欢迎的旅游胜地。设空处作is的表语,其前有不定冠词a及popular tourist修饰,应用名词单数。
3.(2019·吉林四校联考)At first people there found the Chinese and their work very strange. My father often saw people running after trains out of (curious).
curiosity 解析:句意:起初,那里的人们发现中国人和他们的工作很奇怪。我父亲经常看到人们出于好奇而追赶火车。介词of后应使用名词,此处是短语out of curiosity“出于好奇”。
4.The boy gave his classmate a (describe) of what he had seen on his way to school.
description 解析:空格前有不定冠词,空格后有介词of,故此处填名词。