120. He's _____ drink and never does a stroke of work.
   A. gone to    B. taken to    C. taken up    D. gone for

[答案]B. taken to.
[注释]take to养成（某种习惯）。A stroke of一件。本题译文：他以成了酒徒，从来没有干过一件工作。
121. "Who is responsible for sending out misinformation?"
         "Most of the fault lies _____ the administration."
   A. in    B. to    C. on    D. with

[答案]D. with.
[注释]lie with应由.......（承担责任）；（作出决定等）得靠...... 1)The responsibility lies with the driver.(责任应由这个司机承担。) 2)It lies with you to accept or reject he the proposal.(接受还是拒绝这项建议由你决定。)
lie in在于： 1)The difficulty lies in their great poverty.(困难在于他们非常贫困。) 2)the solution lies in social and political reform.(解决方法在于社会政治改革。)

122. People who live in a small village are bound to see a good _____ of each other.
   A. sum    B. quantity    C. deal    D. amount

[答案]C. deal.
[注释]see a good deal of each other 经常见面。

123. Maria _____ missed the first train so as to travel on the same one as John.
   A. deliberately    B. intensively
   C. decisively      D. objectively

[答案]A. deliberately.
[注释]deliberately(=on purpose, intentionally)故意地；存心地。

124. They always kept on good _____ with their next-door neighbors for the children's sake.
   A. friendship    B. relations    C. intentions    D. terms

[答案]D. terms.
[注释]keep (be) on good terms with与......和睦相处。

125. Do you think a wife should _____ her habits and tastes to those of her husband?
   A. comply    B. confirm    C. consent    D. conform

[答案]D. conform.
[注释]conform vi遵守，符号：All the students must conform to the rules.(全体学生必须遵守规章。)conform sth. to sth. else(vt)使符合：He conformed the plans to the new specifications.(他使这些集合符合新规范。)      comply with遵守；confirm使坚定，确认，证实；consent (to)同意，赞同。
126. He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _____ to the ground.
   A. crashing    B. throwing    C. rushing    D. dropping

[答案]A. crashing.
[注释]crash(to the ground)猛跌（到地上）。Crash n.
常指飞机等的“失事”，如：He was killed in an aircraft crash.(他在飞机失事中丧生。)本句中用falling不妥，fall指“落下，掉下”，本身并不强调落下的速度，而crash使“猛跌”，故本题用crashing最佳。

127. High interest rates _____ people from borrowing money.
   A. discourage    B. decrease    C. disturb    D. disgust

[答案]A. discourage
[注释]discourage sb. from doing sth.使认为某事不值得做：Tht wet weather discouraged people from going to the sports meeting.(下雨天使人觉得不值得去看运动会。)

128. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards.
   A. equivalent    B. uniform    C. alike    D. likely

[答案]A. equivalent.
[注释]equivalent相等的，相当的：He exchanged his pounds for the equivalent amount of dollars. uniform 相同的,一样的。Likely adj.很可能的，有希望的。Alike(表语形容词)相同的，相象的。

129. The two things are the same in outward form but different _____.
   A. in addition    B. in brief    C. in common    D. in essence

[答案]D. in essence.
[注释]in essence本质上；in addition此外；in brief简短地，简言之；in common共同。

130. _____ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.
   A. By the way    B. In a way    C. In the way    D. In no way

[答案]B. In a way.
[注释]in a way(-to some extent)在某种程度上；in no way决不；by the way 顺便提一下；in the way 碍事。此题不能选by the way，因为by the way 做插入语其后应加逗号。
本题译文：我没有得到我申请得工作在某种程度上说是件好事，尽管我承认当时我很失望。
131. _____ inviting guests and not treating them properly!
   A. Strangely       B. Fantastically
   C. Surprisingly    D. Fancy

[答案]D. Fancy.
[注释]fancy doing 没想到.......竟然：1)Fancy your him!(没想到你竟然认识他！) 2)Fancy spending the day in here!(没想到竟在这里过了一天！)
本题译文：没想到邀请了客人竟没有好好招待！

132. With sufficient scientific information a manned trip to Mars should be _____.
   A. obtainable    B. potential    C. considerable    D. feasible

 [答案]D. feasible.

[注释]feasible(=that can be done)可行的，可

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[答案]B. gap.
[注释]generation gap 代沟。
division分，划分；separation分开；interval间隔，间隙；（幕间或工间）休息。at intervals 不时，时时

134. If the boy had _____ the dog alone it wouldn't have bitten him.
   A. set    B. left    C. had    D. put

[答案]B. left.
[注释]leave sb./sth. alone不惹，不管，不碰：Leave the box alone.(别碰那个盒子。)

135. They were so far away that I couldn't _____ their faces clearly.
   A. see through    B. make up    C. see off    D. make out

[答案]D. make out.
[注释]make out(=identify and see with effort or difficulty)辨认出。
see through参阅Ⅲ，151,注释:此处see through还可表示“看穿......(=understand the real meaning of or reason for; realize the falseness of)”： 1)The teacher saw through the boy's story of having to help at home. (=The teacher knew his story was not true; it was just an excuse.) 2) He can't fool her. She sees him through every time.
see off送行；make up构成，组成，拼凑；弥补，赔偿；化装，编造：1)编造：John made up the joke about the talking dog. 2)弥补：Bob must make up the work he missed. 3)凑足： We need one more to make up the dozen. 4)化装： The actors were making up when we arrived. 5)构成：Nine players make up a team.

136. Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious _____  without scientific basis.
   A. process    B. practice    C. procedure    D. program

 [答案]A. process.
[注释]process(=connected series of actions, or series of operations) 过程：By what process is cloth made form wool?(经过什么过程羊毛织成呢料？)practice(=the doing of something of, performance or repeated exercise, etc.)实习，练习；开业: She is doing her practice at the piano.(她在练习弹钢琴。)procedure(=the regular order of doing things)程序：the usual procedure at a meeting(开会的通常程序)。Program(=plan of what is to be done or list of items or events)课程，计划，大纲：What is the program for tomorrow ?(明天上什么课?)

137. I must go now. _____, if you want that book I'll bring it next time.
   A. Incidentally    B. Accidentally
   C. Occasionally    D. Subsequently

[答案]A. Incidentally.
[注释]incidentally(=by the way)附带地，顺便：Fred said, incidentally, that he had no dinner.(顺便提一下，福来德那时说，他还没吃晚饭。)accidentally(=by chance)偶然地：I met with an old friend of mine accidentally last week.(上星期我偶然碰到一位老朋友。)occasionally (=from time to time, not regularly)不时地，偶尔：We get visitors here occasionally.(我们偶尔在此接游客。)subsequently(=afterwards, later) At first we thought we would go; but subsequently we learned we were needed at home.(起初,我们想离开；但随后我们得知家里需要我们。)

138. A completely new situation is likely to _____ when the school leaving age is raised to 16.
   A. arouse    B. rise    C. arise    D. abide

[答案]C. arise.
[注释]arise(=come into being, appear, happen)产生，发生：Difficulties will arise as we do the work.(我们做这项工作时将会发生困难。)
arouse 唤起，激起，唤醒；rise 上升;abide (by)遵守。
本题译文：当中学毕业年龄上升到16岁时，很可能产生完全新的情况。

139. The illness from which Mary is suffering has now been _____ as hepatitis (肝炎).
   A. diagnosed    B. determined    C. deduced   D. discovered

[答案]A. diagnosed.
[注释]diagnose...as 把......诊断为......。
本题译文：玛丽的病现已诊断为肝炎。

140. These continual _____ in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.
   A. alterations    B. vibrations    C. waves    D. fluctuations

[答案]D. fluctuations.   [注释]fluctuations波动；waves波浪；alterations(部分)改变，变更；vibrations(物理学上)振动。
141. All foreign visitors are requested to _____ with the regulations in this area.
   A. agree    B. comply    C. consent    D. conform

[答案]B. comply.
[注释]comply with(=act in accordance with a demand, order, rule, etc.)遵守：People who refuse to comply with the law will be punished.(拒绝遵守法律者将受到惩罚。)conform(to)使一致，符合；conform to rules符合规则；conform to the customs of society(遵从社会习俗)；consent to 同意，赞同；consent to a plan(赞同计划)。

142. Thomas Edison considered genius to be _____ one per cent in

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[答案]A. composed of.
[注释]be composed of由......组成。Consist of由......组成，是不及物动词，不能用被动语态，故不合题意。

143. Although Lucy was slimming, she found cream cakes quite _____.
   A. i

[答案] D. irresistible
[注释]irresistible不可抵抗的，诱人的，1)I had a irresistible desire to run away,2)I can't refuse this offer; it is irresistible.
Irregular 不规律的, 不合规则的：1)the trains from here are irregular.(这里发的火车是不规律的。) 2)These procedures are highly irregular.(这些程序是非常不合规矩的。)
incredible 不可避免的，不可信的：1)Old superstitions are incredible to educated people.（旧的迷信对受过教育的人来说是不可信的。）2)His story of rescuing six drowning men is incredible.(他说他救了6个溺水者，这是难以置信的。)
inevitable 不可避免的：1)Traffic delays are inevitable at a holiday weekend.（假日周末交通耽搁是难免的。）2)Pain is Inevitable when one breaks a bone.（骨折是疼痛是难避免的。）
本题译文：虽然露西正在减轻体重，但她觉得奶油蛋糕是诱人的。

144. In order to _____ the rising production costs, the subscription rates have been increased.
   A. add up to    B. look up to    C. cut short    D. keep up with

[答案]D. keep up with.
[注释] keep up with跟上。参阅。88注释。Add up to参阅.2注释；cut short 详见.38;look up to(=admire, respect)赞美，尊敬：We look up to the old workers as our teacher.（我们把这位老工人尊为我们的老师。）本题中rates意为“价格，费用”。
本题译文：为了跟上生产成本的上升，预定费已提高。

145. Your essay is quite good: just _____ it _____ with a few illustrations and quotations.
   A. put .. up     B. touch .. up
   C. cut .. out    D. write .. off

[答案]B. touch up.
[注释] touch up(=improve or perfect by small additional strokes or alterations)润色，修饰：1)The last part of the article needs to be touched up.(这篇文章的最后一部分需要润色。) 2)He touched up the picture by strengthening and shadows.(他把画修饰了一下，使光明部分和阴暗部分的对比度更鲜明。)
put up留宿；cut out 删掉；write off报销，勾消。
本题译文：你的文章很好；只要用些例证和引语修饰一下。

146. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my examination.
   A. regard    B. account    C. thought    D. observation

[答案]B. account.
[注释] take sth. into account(=consider)考虑到：We must take local conditions into accoutn.

147. There are three basic ways of _____ language to writing, and all known graphic systems use one or a combination of these.
   A. committing    B. attaching    C. comparing    D. relating

[答案]A. committing.
[注释] commit...to 托付，交付：1)He was committed to the care of his aunt.(他被托付给他的姨妈照管。) 2)I have already committed the rules to memory.(我早已记住这些规则了。)
commit sth. to writing(把......写下来)。

148. Roses are quite _____ flowers in English gardens.
   A. ordinary    B. common    C. usual    D. general

[答案]B. common.
[注释]common(=usual and ordinary; happening of found often and in many places)普通的；常见的；常常发生的；到处可见的：a common experience(普通的经历)；a common tree(常见的树木)。This bird is common throughout Europe.(这种鸟在欧洲很常见。)They can treat most of the common diseases.(他们能治疗大多数常见病。)
usual(=done, found, used or existing most of the time) 经常的，通常的，惯例的，习以为常的；强调时间习惯方面，例如：This is the usual state of the house.(这房子里平常就是这种样子。)
ordinary正常的，普通的，正常的；an ordinary day(平凡的一天)，ordinary people(普通人), a piece of ordinary dance music(一首普通的舞曲)。
General普通的。它与common比较，语气稍强，含有很少例外的意外。
可见本题中用common是最佳的选择。

149. American women were _____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
   A. ignored    B. refused    C. neglected    D. denied

[答案]D. denied.
[注释] deny 1)否认：A. He didn't deny the facts. B. They couldn't
deny that it was a serious blow to them. C. He denied having ever there.(他否认曾到过那里。) 2)(=say 'no' to a request; refuse to give sth. asked for or needed)不给予；Lots of people were denied the right to vote.(许多人被剥夺了选举权。)He denies his wife nothing.(他对他的妻子有求必应。)

150. On turning the corner, we saw the road _____ steeply.
   A. departing    B. decreasing    C. descending    D. depressing

[答案]C. descending.
[注释] descend(=come or go down)走下来；传下来：1)He descended from the top of the mountain. 2)Are men descended from apes?(人是不是猿的后代？)
depress 压抑，使沮丧。Depart出发，起程。

151. We can't _____ one to change the habits of a lifetime in a short time.
   A. hope    B. wait&

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 [答案]C. expert.
[注释]expert期望，盼望，表示认为有很大的客观可能性，例如：I expert the work to be finished by Friday.（我期望这项工作能在星期五前做完。）wait for ... to do sth.等待、等待......做......，强调“等”这一动词的本身，如：The audience are waiting eagerly for the performance to begin.(观众正等着演出开始。)本题如改为这样：I waited for him to arrive in time for dinner, but he didn't come.(我等他来赶上晚餐，但他没有来。)则句子使是对的。由此可见，expect是表示“期待”，而wait for 是表示“等待”，词义完全不同。
注意hope后不能接sb. to do sth.。imagine being on the moon. 3)I'm sorry, but I can't imagine anyone doing research like that.(很遗憾，我不能想象人家那样做实验。)
本题译文：我们不能期望一个人在这样短的时间内改变一辈子养成的习惯。

152. It was necessary to _____ the factory building as the company was doing more and more business.
   A. extend    B. increase    C. lengthen    D. magnify

[答案]A. extend.
[注释]本题中extend意为“扩大”。lengthen拉长,延长。magnify放大。 Spread vi. 传播；vt.展开；He spread butter on the toast.(他在烤面包上涂上奶油。)

153. I asked the tailor to make a small _____ to my trousers because they were too long.
   A. change    B. variation    C. revision    D. alteration

 [答案]D alteration.
[注释]alteration 修正，更改，尤指部分的改变。Change改变，变化，可指表面的、本质的、内在的变化。Revision修订、修正，常指文章、词典、剧本等的修改、订正。Variation(形式、位置、条件的)变化、改变、变动：We need some variation in our daily routine.(我们的例行公事需要作些变动。)

154. Because of the strong sun Mrs. William's new dining room curtains _____ from dark blue to gray within a year.
   A. faded    B. fainted    C. paled    D. diminished

[答案]A. faded.
[注释]fade vt/vi褪色。Faint晕到，变得虚弱：He fainted from hunger. Diminish vt./vi.减少：1)His illness diminished his strength. 2)The campers' food supply diminished as the days wore on.(随着日子的缓缓消逝，野营者的食品供应日益减少。)pale变苍白。

155. Jack is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent. _____, I can't speak too highly of him.
   A. As a result     B. By the way
   C. On the whole    D. In a word

[答案]D. In a word.
[注释]in a word(=in short)总之，简言之。
本题是测试“过度词”，考生务必根据上下文的逻辑关系来选择适当的过渡词，使句子的意思前后连贯。

156. Evidence obtained from observation and experiment is often used to _____ a scientific theory.
   A. confirm    B. confine    C. conform    D. conceive

[答案]A. confirm.
[注释] confirm(=support; make certain; give proof of)证实，确实：1)Please confirm your telephone message in writing.(请把你电话中所说的话再用文字复述一篇。) 2)The king confirmed that the election would be on June 20th.(国王确认，这次选择将于六月二十日举行。)
confine...to把......限制于：Please confine your remarks to the subject we are talking about.(请把你的话限止于我们正在谈论的题目。)conform (to)使一致，符合，遵守。Conceive 1)想到，想出：He very quickly conceived a new plan.[注意]conceive of想象:They could not conceive of the possibility of failure.(他们不能想象失败的可能。)

157. Political parties often differ in their views on various _____ concerning their own countries.
   A. ways    B. measures    C. issues    D. patterns

 [答案]c. issues.
[注释]issue此处意为“重大问题”。measure措施，虽然填入本题也说得过去，但不够贴切。pattern模式，图案，图样。与题意不符，不能入选。way 方法，方式。

158. _____ his knowledge of the mountainous country, John Smith was appointed as our guide.
   A. In spite of      B. On account of
   C. Regardless of    D. Instead of

[答案]B. On account of
[注释]on account of(=because of)由于，因为。regardless of(=without worrying about)不顾；Regardless of danger, he climbed the tower.

159. The lawyer was expected to _____ some proposals after reading all those documents.
   A. come up with    B. put up with
   C. look up to      D. keep up with

[答案]A. come up with.
[注释]come up with提出。参阅Ⅲ，33。注释。Put up with忍受；keep up with跟上，与......保持一致；look up to尊敬。

160. While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping _____ to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.
   A. occasionally    B. simultaneously
   C. eventually      D. directly

[答案]A. occasionally.
[注释]occasionally 偶尔。参阅IV。137注释。Simultaniously同时地；  directly直接

161. In my opinion, you can widen the _____ of these improvements through your active participation.
   A. dimension    B. volume    C. magnitude    D. scope

[答案]D. scope.
[注释]scope(=the area within the limits of a questions, subject ect. ; range)(活动)范围，机会，余地：The politics of a country would be outside the scope of a book for tourists.(一个国家的政治不属于旅游手册的内容范围之内。)
dimension尺寸，尺度；magnitude大小

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162. The noise was so _____ that only those with excellent hearing were aware of it.
   A. dim    B. soft    C. faint    D. gentle

[答案]c. faint.
[注释]faint(=weak, indistinct; not clear)“微弱的，模糊的，不清楚的”。Dim(=not bright, not clearly to be seen)不亮的，看不清的；the dim light of a candle(微弱的烛光)。

163. If he refuses to _____ my plan, I can probably find someone more cooperative.
   A. put up with     B. fall in with
   C. do away

[答案]B. fall in with.
[注释]fall in with(=agree to)同意：Is it true that you have fallen in with them?(你真的同意他们的意见吗？)put up with忍受。do away with废除；杀死。get along with进行，进展；相处。
本题译文：如果他不肯同意我的计划，我或许能找一个更能合作的人。

164. Some people either _____ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them.
   A. violently    B. sincerely    C. properly    D. deliberately

[答案]D. deliberately.
[注释]deliberately(=on purpose)故意地。Sincerely真诚地；violently强暴的，激烈的，暴力引起的。
properly 1)好好地，恰当地；She never makes any attempt to clean it properly.(她从来也不打算好好地把它擦干净。) 2)严格地：Properly speaking, a whale is not a fish.(严格地说，鲸鱼不是鱼。)

165. Her skirt had been so _____ in packing that she had to iron it before going out.
   A. faded    B. torn    C. dirty    D. crushed

[答案]D. crushed.
[注释]crush把......弄皱。因为后半句中iron指“熨平”，所以不能选其他答案了。

331. When there's doubt the examiner's decision is _____.
   A. right    B. final    C. definite    D. fixed

[答案] B. final.
[注释]final最终的,不会改变的。definite明确的。fixed固定的,不变的;a fixed income(固定收入)。right正确的。

332. Busy and successful as he was, the novelist was willing to _____ any promising young man and give him all the help he could.
   A. take up    B. pick up    C. make up    D. look up

[答案] A. take up.
[注释]take up把......当作被保护人,关照,提携,列如:This athlete was taken up by several Boston universities.(这个运动员得到波士顿大学的关照。)
pick up参阅III.129,130注释。
本题译文：虽然他是一位繁忙又有成就的小说家,但他愿意提携任何有前途的年轻人并尽力给予帮助。

333. He did not find a job yet because he had no _____ to men who could help him.
   A. approach    B. application    C. access    D. approval

[答案] C. access.
[注释]have access to进入的路；能接近，进入,了解或使用(不可数名词)。列如：1)We had access to his private files.(我们能接触他的私人档案。)2)Only a few people have access to the full facts of the ase.(只有几人能了解案件的全部事实。)3)Only high officials had access to the emperor.(只有高级官员才能接近皇帝。)
approach接近,走近,快到;对待处理(事情的)方式;接近(到达)的路:1)He was warned of the enemy.(已警告他敌人已接近。)2)His book represents a new approach to the difficulty.(他的书代表了处理困难的一种新方法。)3)The approach to the house was a narrow path.(通到这幢房子的路是一条小径。)
application申请,申请书。approval赞同。根据题意,此句中不是指身体上的“接近或靠近”,而是指“能接触到”的某人故选access更切题意

334. The old man got into the _____ of storing money under the bed.
   A. tradition    B. habit    C. use    D. custom

[答案] B. habit.
[注释]get into the habit of doing sth.意为“养成了做......的习惯"。habit指个人的习惯,而custom则指社会的风俗习惯。tradition“传统"。

335. The beauty of the place is more than I can describe. I am sure whoever sees it will _____ its charm.
   A. appeal to   B. stick to    C. keep to    D. yield to

[答案] D. yield to.
[注释]yield to:屈服于;投降让步(经常有比较灵活的译法)。如:The disease yielded to treatment.(=The disease was cured as the result of treatment.)(这病经过治疗已减轻或治愈。)
appeal to向......呼吁;stick to(=keep to)坚持。
本题译文:该地秀丽的景色无法表达于笔下。我深信,不管是谁看到了它都会折服于它的魅力。

336. Children are likely to get _____ if no one cares about their upbringing.
   A. out of hand     B. out of order
   C. out of place    D. out of work

[答案] A. out of hand.
[注释]get(or be) out of hand是习语,意为“无法控制,不受约束":This situation appears to be completely out of hand.(看来形势已完全失去控制。)
out of order有毛病,失灵;out of place不得其所的,不适当的;out of work失业。
本题译文:如果不关心孩子的教育,他们很可能会无法控制。

337. When the Greeks had _____ the Persians, a soldier ran from Marathon to Athens.
   A. won    B. bitten    C. beaten    D. hit
[答案] C. beaten.
[注释]beat sb. 打败某人。beat sb. black and blue(把某人打得鼻青脸肿)。hit,击,击中:hit a man on the head(打在人的头上);hit at sb.(向某人打去)。strike(=hit ,give

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338. There was a large box behind the door and Peter couldn't _____ falling over it in the darkness.
   A. help    B. resist    C. avoid    D. prevent

[答案]C. avoid.
[注释]avoid 避免(后接动词或名词): He tried to avoid answering my questions. can't (couldn't) help doing sth. 禁不住做......不由自主地做......。 can't (couldn't) resist doing sth.禁不住做......: I couldn't resist laughing.

339. Maria is a _____ person and never makes any unreasonable demands.
   A. sensitive    B. sensible    C. obedient    D. jealous

[答案]B. sensible
[注释]sensible 通情达理的；sensitive敏感的；obedient顺从的；jealous 妒忌的，猜疑的，警惕的；

340. Violent programs on television may have a bad _____ on children.
   A. affection    B. pressure    C. influence    D. control

[答案]C. influence.
[注释]have a influence on 对...有影响；

341. The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of _____ quality, he'd tell them so.
   A. humble    B. minor    C. inferior    D. awkward

[答案]C. inferior.
[注释]inferior 比较差的；humble谦卑的，恭顺的，低下的；awkward 尴尬的，别扭的， 笨手笨脚的；不好用的；minor细小的：1)This cloth is inferior to that one .（这块布比那块质量差）2)She feels inferior to her elder sister .（她感到比姐姐差的多。）3)He is of humble birth.（她出身低微。）4)He is very humble towards his
superiors.（ 他对上司低三下四。）5)he felt awkward and uncomfortable.（他感到尴尬不自在）6)He was an awkward carpenter.（他是个笨手笨脚的木匠）7)This is a very awkward question. We must ask that of Hery.（这个问题不好对付，我们必须去问问亨利。

342. If you put too many potatoes in that paper-bag it will _____.
   A. fail    B. explode    C. crack    D. burst

[答案]D. burst
     [注释] burst vt./vi.涨破，涨裂。Burst one's clothes（撑破衣服）。

343. One-room schoolhouses can still be found in _____ areas where there are no other schools for many miles.
   A. disposed    B. deserted    C. isolated    D. abandoned

[答案]C. isolated
[注释]isolated 孤立的。Deserted被遗弃的；空无一人的；abandoned丢弃的，如；abandoned cars(因报废而丢弃的汽车)。Dispose of sth. 处理掉某物：He disposed of his old car .（他把旧的汽车处理掉了。）意为卖掉或扔掉等。

344. I'm afraid you have no _____ but to come along with us.
   A. possibility    B. permission    C. choice    D. selection

 [答案]C. choice.
[注释]have no choice but 除了...没有别的选择；只能...：I have no choice but to obey.(我只能服从)。

345. I shall never beat John at tennis; we are clearly not in the same _____.
   A. set    B. band    C. group    D. class

[答案] D. class.
[注释]be in the same class 水平相同。此句中class,意为“(高低、优劣的)等级；种 类”。

346. As soon as Charles had _____ a little from his surprise, his one thought was to get away.
   A. returned    B. absorbed    C. dissolved    D. recovered

[答案] D. recovered.
[注释]recover from 从......恢复过来

347. When I arrived in this country, I had to start learning the language from _____.
   A. scratch    B. scrap    C. snatch    D. scrape
[答案] A. scratch.
[注释]start from scratch (=from the beginning, from nothing) 从头开始，白手起家；John brought the radio from scratch. (=John bought the parts and put them together himself.)

348. The thieves _____ him _____ in the park, took his wallet and escaped.
   A. held .. back      B. held .. up
   C. held .. on        D. held .. out

答案] B. held ... up.
[注释]hold up sb. 拦劫。hold up, hold on, hold out 的用法请参阅III.82,83注释.

349. Japan has to employ an increasing number of overseas workers because there is no easy solution to its labor _____.
   A. decline    B. rarity    C. vacancy    D. shortage

[答案] D. shortage.
[注释]labour shortage 劳动力短缺。Decline 下降。rarity稀少。vacancy 空缺，未占用.

350. The two dogs started to fight, so we tried to _____ them.
   A. split    B. separate    C. tear    D. divide

[答案] B. separate.
[注释]separate 意指将结合的东西“分开，拆散”，divide指把整体“分成”几个部 分，split（沿一条线-）裂开，tear撕开，distinguish“区分，区别，辨别”。

351. The rapidly growing birth rate brings about a lot of environment problems, which the government is

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 [答案] D. seriously.
[注释]take...seriously 是习惯搭配，意为“重视，认真对待”

352. Carl wanted to play a joke on Bob but gave himself _____ by laughing.
   A. away    B. in    C. out    D. up

[答案] A. away.
[注释]give away 暴露，泄露。参阅III.68.注释。

353. The government is _____ and will take the necessary steps to maintain security and stability.
   A. on the alert    B. out of control
   C. on guard        D. in vain

[答案] A. on the alert.
[注释]on the alert (=alert; watchful; careful) 警惕，小心：Drivers must be on the alert for traffic signals. (=Drivers must be especially careful to see signals when driving a car.) (司机必须密切

354. Many people complain of the rapid _____ of modern life.
   A. rate    B. pace    C. speed    D. growth

 [答案] B. pace.
[注释]pace 走或跑的速度；发展或进步速度。

355. She has lost her handbag with the _____ sum of $150 in it.
   A. extraordinary    B. important
   C. considerable     D. valuable

[答案] C.considerable.
[注释]considerable 相当可观的。[注意]considerate考虑周到的，体谅的，体贴的：1）She is considerate to others. (她能体谅别人。)2）That was very considerate of you.（你真体谅别人。）

356. Russia's withdrawal of its experts from China did not strangle (压垮) the Chinese people; _____ it stirred up their enthusiasm for greater exertions.
   A. on the other hand    B. on the contrary
   C. to the contrary      D. in consequence

[答案] B. on the contrary.
[注释]on the contrary相反地：--Have you nearly done?--On the contrary, I have only just begun. Monday unless you write me to the contrary. (我星期一将来，除非你写信告诉我有相反地情况。)

357. As he had no friends and relatives in the town, the traveler tried to find a _____ somewhere.
   A. log    B. lodge    C. landing    D. lodging

[答案] D. lodging.
[注释]log 圆木,lodge门房，传达室,lodging住所,landing登陆；降落。
358. Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book, she is always _____ her place.
   A. loosing    B. missing    C. losing    D. looking for

[答案] C. Losing.
[注释]lose one's place意为读书时“找不到读到哪儿”。类似的习语有：lose heart(灰心，泄气),lose one's heart to sb. (爱上某人),lose one's head(惊慌失措),lose one's hold on(or over)(失去对......的控制),lose one's temper(发脾气),lose one's tongue (紧张得不知说什么好)，lose one's way (迷路),lose sight of(看不见了),lose one's never(失去勇气)。

359. The manager said that they had an _____ plan if the plan they had submitted was not accepted.
   A. alternate    B. alternative    C. absolute    D. appreciable

答案] B. alternative.
[注释]alternative 可提供选择的，两者挑一的：alternate交替的：1)There was no alternative route open to her. (在她面前没有另外可供选择的路线。)2)French and English are not alternative courses; but may be taken in the same year.(语法和英语并不是交替开设的课程；而可以在同一年里选修。)

360. Jim isn't _____, but he did badly in the final exams last semester.
   A. gloomy    B. dull    C. awkward    D. tedious

[答案] B. dull.
[注释]dull (=slow in understanding) 迟钝的。

361. At first Bob was puzzled by Virginia s waving, but then it _____ his mind that she was trying to tell him something.
   A. crossed    B. passed    C. occurred    D. opened

[答案] A. crossed.
[注释]cross one's mind 想起：1)A sudden thought crossed my mind. 2)It never crossed my mind that he might refuse the request. (我从来没有想到他可能会拒绝这个请求。)
如用pass则应加through, 例如：When Jane did not come home by midnight, many terrible fears passed through Mother's mind. (=Mother thought of many things that might have happened to Jane.)
occur的用法如下：1）That view of the case did not occur to me before. (对这个案件的那种看法以前我没有想到过。)2）It occurred to her that she might adopt a homeless child.(她想到，她可以收养一个无家可归的孩子。)
关于“想起”的以上三种表达法考生务必弄懂熟记。这些词组和句形不仅在词汇测试中经常遇到，而且在短文写作时也可以使用。
本题译文：起初鲍玻对弗吉尼亚的挥手致意感到迷惑，但后来他想到，她想告诉他某事。

362. His job at the hospital did not pay much, so he found another _____.
   A. on the rise       B. on the spot
   C. on the decline    D. on the side

[答案] D. on the side.

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363. The filling station _____ because there were too many others on the street.
   A. fell through    B. went under
   C. fell out        D. went through

[答案] B. went under.
[注释]go under 破产，失败。fall through 也有“失败”之意，但多半指计划、想法等“落空”。
本题译文：这个加油站破产了，因为在这条街上加油站太多了。

364. Air and the sun's rays create much distortion, and whatever tends to _____ their influence is useful to the astronomer.
   A. exclude    B. eliminate    C. extinguish    D. impose

[答案] A. exclude.
[注释]exclude 排除。extinguish扑灭；eliminate消除。
impose 把......强加给：Don't impose your wishes on us.(不要把你的意思强加给我们。)

365. The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife that the dinner was terrible so I was _____.
   A. confused    B. nervous    C. shameful    D. embarrassed

[答案] D. embarrassed.
[注释]be embarrassed 感到窘迫。

366. Animals should not be locked in cages; they should be in their normal _____.
   A. environment    B. position    C. residence    D. dwelling

[答案] A. environment.
[注释]environment(=surroundings, circumstances)环境，environment作集合名词用时，只用单数形式：We should work hard to improve our environment. (单词，不可数)Children need a happy home environment. (单数，可数)

367. I'm sorry but what he thinks is not of the _____ importance to me.
   A. merest    B. lowest    C. last    D. least

[答案] D. least.
[注释]least 是little的最高级形式。

368. He offered to _____ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.
   A. lend    B. help    C. show    D. loan

[答案] A. lend.
[注释]lend sb. a hand给某人帮个忙。

369. I have been looking for this book for months, and _____ I have found it.
  A. at least    B. in no time    C. at last    D. at present
 
[答案] C. at last.
[注释]at last (=in the end)最终；at least至少；in no time 立即，马上；at present 目前。

370. It was the largest experiment we had ever had; it _____ six hours.
   A. ended    B. finished    C. prolonged    D. lasted

 [答案] D. lasted.
[注释]last vi. (for) 持续。

371. The _____ stuck on the outside of the envelope said "By Air".
   A. label    B. ticket    C. signal    D. sign
[答案] A. label.
[注释]label 标签，标记。signal信号. sign记号；指示牌：traffic signs (交通版示)。notice布告。

372. Psychological studies show that some people are quick-tempered _____.
   A. at heart    B. on purpose    C. in person    D. by nature

[答案] D. by nature.
[注释]by nature 天生，生来。in person 1）亲自，亲身：I shall be present at the meeting in person.(我将亲自出席会议。)2）身体上，外貌上：In person he was handsome, strong and healthy.(他面目清秀，体格强壮。)
at heart 1)内心里，实质上：His manners are cold, but he is at heart a kind man. (他的言谈举止有些冷淡，但实际上他是一个好心肠的人。)2）考虑的是......：When I say don't eat sweets, I have your health at heart.(我叫你别吃果糖，是考虑到你的健康。)on purpose 故意地。

373. She was putting on her watch when the _____ broke and it fell to the ground.
   A. belt    B. strap    C. tie    D. string

[答案] B. strap.
[注释]strap(表，手提包的)带。belt绷带，seatbelt(系于飞机座位上的)安全带。tie领带，string细绳子。

374. Feudal landlords, and imperialists are in no way more _____ than wolves.
   A. reasonable    B. regardless    C. ridiculous    D. rational

[答案] D. rational.
[注释]rational 有理性的。
本题译文：封建地主和帝国主义者并不比豺狼更有理性。

375. His name was on the _____ of my tongue, but I just couldn't recall it.
   A. end    B. point    C. edge    D. tip

[答案] D. tip.
[注释]be on (or at) the tip of one's tongue 就在嘴边，差点被想起，如：The answer was
on the tip of my tongue, but I could't think of it.(我差点就想起那答案来，可就是想不起来。) be on the point of 正要（去做某事）：I was just on the point of going when you came in.
376. The authorities de

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[答案] D. scarce.
     [注释]本题译文：汽油供不应求，因此必须定量配给。
Scarce(=not available in sufficient quantity, not equal to the demand)不充足的，缺乏的，供不应求的。Inadequate不适应的，不充分的。lack vt./vi. (=be without ; not have; have less than enough of) 缺乏；没有；缺少，例如：1）He lacks perseverance.(他缺乏坚定性。)2)Money is lacking for the plan.(此计划尚缺钱。)3)He is lacking in courage.(他缺乏勇气。)be lacking in 常指缺乏某种品质、特点等。lack作及物动词时，一般不用被动语态，故不能选C. lacked.4)They lacked for nothing.(他们什么也不缺。)有人认为，lack for是美国英语。

377. How did it _____ that the two men arrived to address the same meeting at the same time.
   A. fall out    B. take place    C. get around    D. come through

[答案] A. fall out.
[注释]fall out 1)吵架，闹翻。参阅III.45,52 2)结果是。参III.50注释。本题中fall out意为happen, come about(发生),例如：As it fell out, they were able to sell their old car.(=They didn't know if they could sell their old car, but at last they did sell it.)
本题中it是形式主语，that引导主语从句。一般来说，不宜用take place作主语谓语，故不能入选。
本题译文：事情结果怎么会这样：这两个人来在同一时间同一会议上作演讲？

378. He looked incredulous(不轻信的) on hearing the news. He seemed to think it _____.
  A. incompatible    B. incredible   C. inclusive   D. indifferent

[答案] B. incredible.
[注释]incredible (=that cannot be believed; difficult to believe) 不可相信的，难以置信的：His story of rescuing six drowning men was incredible. (他抢救6个溺水人的事情是难以置信的。) incompatible(with)不相容的。inclusive包括的，包含的。indifferent 冷淡的，不关心的。

379. In my opinion, your work does not _____ what I expected of you.
  A. catch up with    B. add up to    C. come up to    D. go in for

[答案] C. come up to.
[注释]come up to 达到，符合：1)He tries his best to come up to the expectations of the people.(他努力达到人民对他的期望。)2)This piece of work does not come up to the
required standard.(这件工作没有达到需要的标准。)catch up with 赶上；add up to总计；go in for 从事，致力于，追求，沉溺于。

380. I broke my relationship with John because he always found _____ with me.
   A. error    B. mistake    C. fault    D. failure

[答案] C. fault.
[注释]find fault with 挑剔，找......的岔子。例如：1)She tries to please him, but he always finds fault. (=He finds something wrong with everything she does.) 2)They found fault with every box I made. (=They found something wrong or something they did not like in every box I made.)

381. Though he did not say so directly, the inspector _____ the man was guilty.
   A. declared   B. implied   C. disclosed   D. said

[答案] B. implied.
[注释]imply 暗示，含有......的意思：Silence sometimes implies consent.(沉默有时暗示同意。)

382. At first it seemed that the building would be all right but later it was found to need _____.
   A. installations   B. modifications
   C. innovations     D. illustrations

[答案] B. modifications.
[注释]modification 更改，修改；installation 安装，装置；设备；innovation革命；
illustration说明，例证，图解。按题意modifications最为切题。

383. We can only give you the _____ number of refugees crossing the border at the moment.
   A. obscure   B. approximate   C. impartial   D. imaginary

[答案] B. approximate.
[注释]approximate 近似的，大约的；obscure模糊的；impartial公正的，不偏的；imaginary假想的。

384. Magnificent views over the countryside have often _____ people to write poems.
   A. convinced   B. inspired   C. induced   D. attracted
[答案] B. inspired.
[注释]inspire 鼓励，激励，产生：1)His speech inspired us to try again. 2)He inspired confidence in me.(他使我产生信心。)3)The good news inspired us with hope. (这个好消息使我们产生希望。)

385. There are several landladies approved by the universities who take in _____.
   A. lodgers   B. residents   C. inhabitants   D. settlers

[答案] A. lodgers.
[注释]lodger客房；resident居民(对游客而言);local residents(当地居民),temporary residents(临时居民)；inhabitant(=person living in a place)居民；a small town of 5,000 inhabitants(有5,000居民的小镇)；settler殖民者，移居者；White settlers in Kenya(在肯尼亚侨居的白人)；immigrant移民。
本题译文：有几位房东太太是这些大学批准她们接纳房客的。

386. He is the rudest man I have ever met. Jane, his present secretary, is the only person who can _____ him.
   A. respect   B. stand   C. support   D. dislike

[答案] B. stand.
[注释]stand (=endure, bear,

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387. The main road through Littlebury was blocked for three hours today after an accident _____ two lorries.
   A. containing   B. connecting   C. involving   D. including

[答案] C. involving.
[注释]involve 涉及到。例如：1)This problem involves us all. (这个问题涉及到我们大家。)2)His work involves occasional journeys. (他的工作使他不得不时常旅行。)3) To accept the appointment would involve living in London. (接受这项任命将不得不住在伦敦。)4)John was involved in the trouble. (约翰已陷入困境。)contain 包含，装有；connect 连接，include 包括。
本题译文：今天在涉及两辆卡车的交通事故发生后，穿过Littlebury的大陆堵塞了3个小时。

388. Jane read the article over ten minutes but continued to feel the event related were _____.
   A. inheritable   B. incredible   C. infeasible   D. inaccessible

 [答案] B. incredible.    [注释]incredible 难以置信的；inheritable可继承的；infeasible不切实际的; inaccessible不可到达的(to)。

389. In some cities it is very difficult to have a telephone _____ , and people have to wait a long time before they can get a phone.
   A. assembled   B. installed   C. equipped   D. repaired

[答案] B. installed.   [注释]install 安装；assemble(=put together) 装配；equip装备；repaire修理。

390. _____ up children properly is mainly their parents' duty.
   A. Growing   B. Rearing   C. Bringing   D. Raising

[答案] C. bringing.
[注释]bring up 教育，教养，抚养大；1)The child is badly brought up. 2) I was brought
up to be honest. 参看III.17注释。grow up 成长，长大；发展，形成；1)I grew up on a farm. (我在农庄长大。)2)The custom of going away for one's holiday has grown up during the last thirty years. (外出度假的风俗习惯是最近30年形成的。)rear培养，抚育；rear children.
raise[美国英语]养大；Where was he raised? (他在哪里长大的？) raise还有“饲养”的含义。
[注意]rear 和raise后不能接up,故本题不能选用rearing 或 raising.

391. When the teacher told the boy to sit down, he _____ to her and said she couldn't make him.
   A. gave way   B. talked back   C. looked up   D. got down

[答案] B. talk back.
[注释]talk back 顶嘴；1)Don't talk back to me! (别对我顶嘴！)2)Mary talked back when her mother told her to stop watching television; she said, "I don't have to if I don't want to."
give way 让路；look up查阅；get down从......下来；记下。

392. People _____ with anyone who is always talking about how wonderful he is.
   A. fall in   B. get fed up   C. keep company   D. catch up

[答案] B. get fed up.
[注释]get (be) fed up with (=having had too much of something; at the end of your patience; disgusted; bored; tired)讨厌；I have had enough of his complaints. I'm fed up. (=I have heard all of the complaints I can stand.)
fall in with 符合，与......一致。参阅III.51注释。Keep company with 与......交往，结伴；catch up with 赶上。

393. Margaret liked all her classes, but she liked sewing class _____.
   A. above all   B. in general   C. after all   D. in particular

[答案] D. in particular.
[注释]in particular (=especially, particularly) 特别是：1) You should avoid eating fat meat, in particular pork. (你应该避免吃脂肪多的肉类，特别是猪肉。2)The speaker talked about sports in general and about football in particular.
In general 是in particular 的反义结构，从上述例2)中可以看到。about all最重要的；after all毕竟。

394. Walking down the street, she noticed a long _____ of houses, all exactly alike.
   A. queue   B. rank   C. train   D. row

 [答案] D. row.
[注释]a row of houses (desks, books etc.) 一排房子(书桌、书等)，戏院的“一排座位”即为a row of seats. queue (乘车，购物的)队，队伍。Rank(军队队列中的)排、横列。train指“（行进中的）长列，队列”；a long train of visitors(一长列参观者)。

395. The president has told his friends that he is sick but will not admit it _____.
   A. in private   B. in secret   C. in public   D. in detail

[答案] C. in public.
[注释]in public 公开地，当众；in private 私下；in secret秘密地; in detail 详细地。

396. The sailor _____ time to visit his family before the ship went to sea.
   A. put in for   B. got round to   C. ask after   D. hold on to

[答案] A. put in for.
[注释]put in for(=make an application or request) 提出申请或请求；May I put in for five days' leave?( 我可以请5天假吗？)
get round to (doing sth.) 找到时间作某事；ask after 询问，问候；hold on to 坚持(接to 加名词)。
397. Throughout most of their lives, humans _____ learn and increase their mental capacity.
   A. actually   B. readily   C. fairly   D. primarily

 [答案] B. readily
[注释]readily (=wi

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398. Through exposure to air, water, and organic matter, rocks _____ changes known as weathering.
   A. undergo   B. transform   C. undertake   D. suspend

[答案] A. undergo.
[注释]undergo (=experience esp. suffering or difficulty) 经受：1)She underwent a thorough examination at the hospital. (她在医院接受了全面的检查。)2)The travelers underwent many difficulties. (这些旅行者经受了许多困难。)
undertake (=take up a [position]; start on [work]) 从事，负责（某事）：1)He undertook the responsibility for changes. (他负责对各种变化作出安排。)2)At first we could only undertake repair jobs.(起初我们只能干修理活。)3)We shall undertake the construction of this bridge. (我们将负责这座桥的修建工作。)
transform 改变；suspend吊，悬挂；推迟，暂定。
本题译文：由于暴露于空气、水和有机物，岩石经受了称之为风化的变化。

399. She tried to _____ out of the window to see the procession more clearly.
   A. bend   B. lean   C. bow   D. slope

[答案] B. lean.
[注释]lean vi. 倚，靠；lean out of the window(倚着窗户探出身去)，lean against a tree(背倚靠着树)，lean back in a chair (坐在椅子上背向后倾)，lean on a desk(靠在桌上)，指胸对桌子。

400. The problem had become _____ in his mind, and he could not decide what to do about it.
   A. simplified   B. exaggerated   C. matured   D. isolated

[答案] B. exaggerated.
[注释]exaggerate(=say or believe more than the truth about sth.)夸张，夸大：It was a rabbit, not a lion. You are exaggerating as usual. (这是一只兔子，不是狮子。你经常夸大事实。)
simplify 简化；mature使成熟；isolate使孤立。
本题译文：这个问题在他头脑里夸大了，因此他无法

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