1、301. The writer was always looking for suitable _ to use in his next story.A. contents    B. articles    C. notions    D. ideas答案 D. ideas.注釋 idea(= thought； picture in mind)念頭，思想，想法。302. He gave me some very _ advice on buying a house.A. precious &#

2、160;  B. worthy    C. precise    D. valuable答案 D. valuable.注釋 valuable 寶貴的，有價值的，常可修飾advice， suggestion， assistance， discovery等名詞。 precious“貴重的”如: precious metals(貴金 屬)，precious stone(寶石)。303. You will get to the church more quickly if you take this _ across the fie

3、lds.A. track    B. passage    C. method    D. journey答案 A. track.注釋 track(=path made by frequent use)意指“(常走而踏成的)小徑”，如:a track across the moor(越過荒野的小徑)。passage“通路”，如:force a passage through a crowd(在人群中擠出的一條通路). 可見此處選passage不妥.304. A landing on Mars is wit

4、hin the _ of current physical theory.A. scheme    B. scope    C. scrap    D. scale答案 B . scope.注釋 scope 范圍，活動范圍，理解犯圍: 1 Many words are outside the scope of this dictionary. (許多單詞是超出了這本詞典的范圍.) 2 Very hard words are not within the scope of a child's und

5、erstanding。(非常難懂的 詞是超出了一個孩子的理解范圍.) 3 Economics is beyond the scope of a child's mind.(經(jīng)濟學是孩子理解不了的.)305. He was _ by a bee when he was collecting the honey.A. scratched    B. pricked    C. stung    D. bitten答案 C. stung.注釋 sting 刺，蟄，叮。在英語中蜜蜂蟄用 sting ；而蚊

6、子“叮”用 bite， 如: A mosquito just bit me.(狗、蛇，咬)，鈞用 bite ，scratch 搔，prick vt. 扎(穿)，刺(穿)306. Don't go too far into the sea, children, or the waves will _ you off your feet.A. flow    B. cut    C. press    D. sweep答案 D. sweep.注釋 sweep sb，off sb's feet

7、由兩層意思，直義為“(浪等)把某人沖倒”，轉義是“使產生強烈的好感，使完全信服”，如: His speech swept them off their feet。(他的演說使他們五體投地.)307. The store had no more red shoes _, so Mary chose brown ones instead.A. in demand B. in store  C. in need D. in stock答案 D. in stock.注釋 in stock(=having sth. ready to sell or use；in present supply)

8、 有 現(xiàn)貨供應: The shop has suger in stock.(這個商店有白糖供應.) in demand(=needed；wanted；) 有需求: The book about dogs was much in demand in the library.(=Many people wanted to read the book about dogs that in the library.) in need(=in poverty，in trouble)在貧困中，在困難中: A friend in need is a friend indeed。(A friend who h

9、elps when one is in trouble is areal friend.) in store(=saved up in case of need； ready for use for some purpose) 儲備待用:于If the electricity goes off，we have candles in the closet.(=We have candles put away if we need them for light.)(如果電燈滅了，我們壁櫥里還備有蠟燭.)注意 in stock 強調商店備有現(xiàn)貨以供出售，而 in store 則指儲備物品以供急 需使

10、用。此外 in store 還可以表示“等待著，必將發(fā)生”。例如: I have a surprise in store for you.(我有一個你料想不到的消息要告訴你。)本題譯文: 這家商店沒有紅鞋供應，所以瑪麗買了一雙宗色的鞋.308. Bill is not a fast runner and he doesn't have a chance of winning the marathon, but he will _ the race even if he finishes last.A. keep on    B. keep to 

11、   C. stick out    D. stick to答案 C. stick out.注釋 stick out(=keep on doing sth。until it is done，no matter how long，hard，or unpleasant) 堅持下去: Mathematics is hard，but if you stick it out you will understanding it(=Mathematics is hard，but if you keep on working hard at it you wi

12、ll learn it.) 此外，stick on 還可表示 (stand out) 突出: The skyscraper sticks out against the bkue sky.(這幢摩天大樓映著藍圖顯得格外突出.)注意 stick out與keep to 均有“堅持”的含義。stick out 特指“堅持下功夫干一件事，不完成決不收兵”；而keep to 則強調“堅持、遵守、堅守”諾言、規(guī)則、原則、精神、崗位。可見，keep to 的英文釋義為 ability by；adhere to，stick closely to。例如: keep to one's promise(遵

13、守諾言)；keep to the rules of a game(遵守比賽規(guī)則)；keep to a principle(堅持原則)；keep one's pos(堅守崗位)。因此，我們可以說keep to相當于 stick to，而區(qū)別于 stick out.309. Can you _ me _ two hundred copies of this article by tomorrow.   A. give . out     B. send . in   C. write . off &#

14、160;  D. run . off答案 D. runoff.注釋 run off(=produce with a printing press or duplicating machine)印刷，復印：The print shop ran off a thousand copies of the newspaper.(=The print shop printed 1000 copies of the newspaper.)write off報廢，勾銷。參閱.200.注釋。give out分發(fā)，發(fā)出。send in 呈報，遞交，送上: 1 Have you sent in your

15、 application?(你是否已遞交了你的申請書?) 2 He sent in two oil paintings for the exhibition.(他送上兩幅油畫參展.)310. The current political _ of our country is favorable for foreign investments.A. climate    B. weather    C. state    D. occasion答案 A. climate.注釋 climate 指某一地區(qū)的長

16、期氣侯，而weather則指某一天的“天氣”。本題中的climate(=the general temper or opinion of a group of the people or period of history) 指“某一團體歷史時期的總的狀況和民意”。例如: climate of the political unrest 不穩(wěn)定的政治狀況. state(=condition) 狀態(tài)；be in a state of 處于某種狀態(tài). 例如: 1 The room was in a very dirty state. 2 She is in a state of confusion.

17、(她處于慌亂狀態(tài).) 由上可見，climate 最合題意.本題譯文: 我國目前的政治氣候有利于外國的投資.311. It was with great delight that I read in your February _ the letter to the Editor written by Prof. Johnson.A. issue    B. printing    C. magazine    D. copy答案 A. issue.注釋 根據(jù)題意，此處是指某雜志二月份的那一期，故應選 is

18、sue。printing 印刷；印刷術。至于 copy 與 issue 的區(qū)別，copy 指書刊的“本，冊”；而 issue 是指報刊或雜志的“期”.本題譯文: 非常高興地拜讀了貴刊二月的一期中所登載的約翰遜教授致編輯的信.312. What I'm telling you is strictly _. Do not let anyone know of it.A. secretive  B. special  C. individual D.confidential答案 D. confidential.注釋 confidential(=spoken or writ

19、ten in secret) 機密的，應保密的:The information is confidential. special 專門的，專用的: a special car(專車).individual 個別的，單個的。secretive(=fond of keeping secrets) 愛保密的，守口如瓶的.本題譯文: 我現(xiàn)在告訴你的事是保密的，千萬別讓人知道.313. The author had qualified as a doctor but later gave up the _ of medicine for full-time writing.A. prescription

20、B. procedure C. treatment  D. practice答案 D. practice.注釋 practice(醫(yī)生或律師的)業(yè)務，生意: 1 The lawer has a very good practice. 2 We call a doctor's work and the number of patients he look after his practice.(我們把醫(yī)生的工作和醫(yī)治病人的數(shù)目稱為開業(yè)狀況.)prescription 藥方；procedure 程序，手續(xù)；treatment 治療，待遇.本題譯文: 這位作者當過醫(yī)生，但后來放棄開

21、業(yè)，專搞寫作.314. Julie is one of those women who always _ the latest fashions.   A. put up with    B. come up with   C. get on with    D. keep up with答案 D. keep up with.注釋 keep up with 跟上，與并駕齊驅；及時了解。put up with 忍受；get on with有進展；生活得；come up with 提出.本題譯文:

22、朱莉是那些總趕時髦的女子之一.315. Having made his first film earlier this year, he is _ starting in a new one.A. currently    B. actually   C. recently  D. lately答案 A. currently.注釋 currently 目前；actually 實際上；recently 近來；lately(=recently) 近來.start in(on) 開始(做某事)，常用于口語中，如: 1 Fred starte

23、d in wedding the garden. (弗雷得開始在花園里除草.) 2 If we start in at once，we shall get the job finished early. (如果我們馬上開始，我們可以早點完成這項工作.)316. My house is very _ for getting to work as it is only a few minutes from the station.A. comfortable B. suitable  C. convenient  D. available答案 C. convenient.注釋c

24、onvenient 方便的。suitable也可接for，但其詞義和本題不符，故不能選.317. When college students _ future employment, they often think of status, income, and prestige.A. demand    B. assume    C. apply    D. anticipate答案 D. anticipate.注釋 anticipate 預料，期望，預望：The first question is o

25、ne the John has anticipated. (第一個問題是約翰已經(jīng)預料到的)318. Alice _ her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with them.A.convinced  B.reinforced   C.pledged  D.required答案 A. convince注釋convince sb. +that從句意為“使相信，說服”。reinforce 加強，增強。pledge發(fā)誓，保證.319. Neither of

26、 them thought highly of him and they both tried to _ him in his work.A.hamper   B.support   C.depress  D.prevent答案 A. hamper.注釋 hamper(=hinder)阻礙。prevent 防止，后接from.320. She chose cushions of a color which would _ her carpet.A. equal  B. agree  C. help  D. matc

27、h答案 D. match.注釋 match vt. 匹配；相配: 1 You can't match him in his knowledge of wild plants.(在野生植物知識方面，你無閥于他相比.) 2 Her hat does match her dress.(她的帽子與她的衣服不配.)match vi. 相配: These gloves don't match.321. We finally managed to _ the committee's approval of our plans.A. secure    B

28、. arouse    C. acquire    D. exert答案 A. secure.注釋 secure 與 acquire 鈞有“得到”的含義，但 secure vt. 此處的意思是(=succeed in getting sth. for which there is a great demand)“獲得(所需之物)”.acquire“獲得，求得”，尤其指由于自己的努力，能力，技術而使原有的東西變得更多，并表示一經(jīng)求得，即成永久的所有物: The boy has acquire a fire knowledge of ge

29、ography.(這男孩已得到一點地理知識.)可見，根據(jù)題意應選secure.322. I have such a bad cold that I have lost all _ of smell.A. degree    B. sense    C. strength    D. scent答案 B. sense.注釋 sense 意為“(五官的)感覺”，如: People have five senses: sight，hearing，smell，taste and touch. scent 氣味，香

30、味.323. She is so _ that she cried for days when her pet rabbit died.A. sensitive  B. sensible C. imaginative  D.impressive答案 A. sensitive注釋 sensitive敏感的(to),易受傷害的,靈敏的。sensible明智的(of),通情達理的。imaginative有想象力。impressive的給人留下印象的,感人的。324. The lorry driver was badly _ when his lorry crashed into

31、a wall.A. damaged    B. hit    C. hurt    D. harmed答案 C. hurt注釋 damage損壞;harm對.有害;hurt(精神上或肉體上)傷害; hit打擊;pain(精神上或肉體上)痛苦。325. I caught a _ of the car before it disappeared around the bend.A. glance  B. glimpse  C. glare  D. gleam答案 B. glimp

32、se注釋 catch (or get) a glimpse of瞥見(強調行為的結果)。take a glance (or look) at看一眼(強調行為過程本身)。326. The car salesman took the customer for a driver in the new model in order to _ its improved features.A. advocate  B.demonstrate   C.exhibit   D. reveal答案 B. demonstrate注釋 advocate擁護,提倡。e

33、xhibit展覽,陳列。reveal揭示,暴露。demonstrate(=show clearly by giving proof or example)(用實例,證據(jù))證明,表演。327. The rainbow _ as the sun came fully out from behind the clouds.A. dissolved   B. removed  C. resigned   D. disappeared答案 D. disappeared注釋disappear消失。dissolve溶解。remove去除。resign辭去,辭

34、職。retire退休。328. All too _ it was time to go back to school after the glorious summer holidays.A. often    B. fast    C. soon    D. late答案 C. soon注釋all too實在太.，all too soon意為太快了，帶有惋惜的意味，如：Tom had snatched a short holiday from his work to come here. He said

35、 it ended all too soon.（湯姆趁工作之暇匆匆來此渡一短假，他說，假期過得太快了。）329. Deserts, dry areas with _ no vegetation, cover more than one-third of the Earth's land surface.   A. surprisingly    B. eventually   C. permanently     D. virtually答案 D. virtually注釋vir

36、tually(=almost, very nearly; in every way that is really important)幾乎，事實上，實際上；My book is virtually finished; I have only a few changes to make in the writing.( 我的書幾乎寫完了,我只要在作品中再作一點修改就可以了。)surprisingly令人驚奇的；eventually最終的；permanently永久的。330. After dinner the minister made a short _ to the guests.A. de

37、livery  B.pronunciation  C.conversation D. speech答案 D. speech注釋make a speech to sb.(向某人做演講)。make conversation with sb.(和某人閑談conversation常與下列動詞搭配:get (enter) into conversation with(和.攀談起來),have a conversation with(與.談話),interrupt (break off) conversation(中斷談話),turn the conversation to other

38、 matters(把話題轉到其他問題上)delivery常指"(演講等的)說話方式,口才",如: His report was good, but his delivery was poor.( 他的報告內容很好,但他的口才太差)。331. When there's doubt the examiner's decision is _.A. right    B. final    C. definite    D. fixed答案 B. final.注釋final最終

39、的,不會改變的。definite明確的。fixed固定的,不變的;a fixed income(固定收入)。right正確的。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

40、釋take up把.當作被保護人,關照,提攜,列如:This athlete was taken up by several Boston universities.(這個運動員得到波士頓大學的關照。)pick up參閱III.129,130注釋。本題譯文：雖然他是一位繁忙又有成就的小說家,但他愿意提攜任何有前途的年輕人并盡力給予幫助。333. He did not find a job yet because he had no _ to men who could help him.A. approach  B. application   C. access

41、  D. approval答案 C. access.注釋have access to進入的路；能接近，進入,了解或使用(不可數(shù)名詞)。列如：1)We had access to his private files.(我們能接觸他的私人檔案。)2)Only a few people have access to the full facts of the ase.(只有幾人能了解案件的全部事實。)3)Only high officials had access to the emperor.(只有高級官員才能接近皇帝。)approach接近,走近,快到;對待處理(事情的)方式;接近(到

42、達)的路:1)He was warned of the enemy.(已警告他敵人已接近。)2)His book represents a new approach to the difficulty.(他的書代表了處理困難的一種新方法。)3)The approach to the house was a narrow path.(通到這幢房子的路是一條小徑。)application申請,申請書。approval贊同。根據(jù)題意,此句中不是指身體上的“接近或靠近”,而是指“能接觸到”的某人故選access更切題意334. The old man got into the _ of storing

43、 money under the bed.A. tradition    B. habit    C. use    D. custom答案 B. habit.注釋get into the habit of doing sth.意為“養(yǎng)成了做.的習慣"。habit指個人的習慣,而custom則指社會的風俗習慣。tradition“傳統(tǒng)"。335. The beauty of the place is more than I can describe. I am sure whoever

44、 sees it will _ its charm.A. appeal to   B. stick to    C. keep to    D. yield to答案 D. yield to.注釋yield to:屈服于;投降讓步(經(jīng)常有比較靈活的譯法)。如:The disease yielded to treatment.(=The disease was cured as the result of treatment.)(這病經(jīng)過治療已減輕或治愈。)appeal to向.呼吁;stick to(=keep t

45、o)堅持。本題譯文:該地秀麗的景色無法表達于筆下。我深信,不管是誰看到了它都會折服于它的魅力。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.注釋get(or be) out of hand是習語,意為“無法控

46、制,不受約束":This situation appears to be completely out of hand.(看來形勢已完全失去控制。)out of order有毛病,失靈;out of place不得其所的,不適當?shù)?out of work失業(yè)。本題譯文:如果不關心孩子的教育,他們很可能會無法控制。337. When the Greeks had _ the Persians, a soldier ran from Marathon to Athens.   A. won    B. bitten  

47、  C. beaten    D. hit答案 C. beaten.注釋beat sb. 打敗某人。beat sb. black and blue(把某人打得鼻青臉腫)。hit,擊,擊中:hit a man on the head(打在人的頭上);hit at sb.(向某人打去)。strike(=hit ,give a blow at blows to)打,擊:strike a man on the chin(打在某人的下巴上)。win贏得,用作此義時,后不能接某人;可以說win a match, a victory, the first prize等

48、。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.注釋avoid 避免(后接動詞或名詞): He tried to avoid answering my questions. can't (couldn'

49、;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注釋sensible 通情達理的；sensitive敏感的；obedient順從的；jealous

50、 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.注釋have a influence on 對.有影響；341. The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of _ quality, he'd tell them so.A.

51、 humble    B. minor    C. inferior    D. awkward答案C. inferior.注釋inferior 比較差的；humble謙卑的，恭順的，低下的；awkward 尷尬的，別扭的，笨手笨腳的；不好用的；minor細小的：1)This cloth is inferior to that one .（這塊布比那塊質量差）2)She feels inferior to her elder sister .（她感到比姐姐差的多。）3)He is of humble bi

52、rth.（她出身低微。）4)He is very humble towards his superiors.（ 他對上司低三下四。）5)he felt awkward and uncomfortable.（他感到尷尬不自在）6)He was an awkward carpenter.（他是個笨手笨腳的木匠）7)This is a very awkward question. We must ask that of Hery.（這個問題不好對付，我們必須去問問亨利）342. If you put too many potatoes in that paper-bag it will _.A. f

53、ail    B. explode    C. crack    D. burst答案D. burst注釋 burst vt./vi.漲破，漲裂。Burst one's clothes（撐破衣服）。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注釋isolated 孤立的。Deserted被遺棄的；空無一人的；abandoned丟棄的，如；abandoned cars(因報廢而丟棄的汽車)。Dispose of sth. 處理掉某物：He disposed of his old car .（他把舊的汽車處理掉了。）意為賣掉或扔掉等。344. I'm afraid you