1.All foreign visitors are requested to_____with the regulations in this area.
A.agree B.comply C.consent D.conform
[答案]B.comply.
[注釋]comply with(=act in accordance with a demand,order,rule,etc.)遵守:People who refuse to comply with the law will be punished.(拒絕遵守法律者將受到懲罰。)conform(to)使一致,符合;conform to rules符合規(guī)則;conform to the customs of society(遵從社會(huì)習(xí)俗);consent to同意,贊同;consent to a plan(贊同計(jì)劃)。
2.Thomas Edison considered genius to be_____one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
A.composed of B.constituted in
C.consisted of D.comprised in
[答案]A.composed of.
[注釋]be composed of由......組成。Consist of由......組成,是不及物動(dòng)詞,不能用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài),故不合題意。
3.Although Lucy was slimming,she found cream cakes quite_____.
A.irregular B.inevitable
C.incredible D.irresistible
[答案]D.irresistible
[注釋]irresistible不可抵抗的,誘人的,1)I had a irresistible desire to run away,2)I can't refuse this offer;it is irresistible.
Irregular不規(guī)律的,不合規(guī)則的:1)the trains from here are irregular.(這里發(fā)的火車是不規(guī)律的。)2)These procedures are highly irregular.(這些程序是非常不合規(guī)矩的。)
incredible不可避免的,不可信的:1)Old superstitions are incredible to educated people.(舊的迷信對(duì)受過(guò)教育的人來(lái)說(shuō)是不可信的。)2)His story of rescuing six drowning men is incredible.(他說(shuō)他救了6個(gè)溺水者,這是難以置信的。)
inevitable不可避免的:1)Traffic delays are inevitable at a holiday weekend.(假日周末交通耽擱是難免的。)2)Pain is Inevitable when one breaks a bone.(骨折是疼痛是難避免的。)
本題譯文:雖然露西正在減輕體重,但她覺得奶油蛋糕是誘人的。
4.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.
[注釋]keep up with跟上。參閱。88注釋。Add up to參閱.2注釋;cut short詳見.38;look up to(=admire,respect)贊美,尊敬:We look up to the old workers as our teacher.(我們把這位老工人尊為我們的老師。)本題中rates意為"價(jià)格,費(fèi)用"。
本題譯文:為了跟上生產(chǎn)成本的上升,預(yù)定費(fèi)已提高。
5.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.
[注釋]touch up(=improve or perfect by small additional strokes or alterations)潤(rùn)色,修飾:1)The last part of the article needs to be touched up.(這篇文章的最后一部分需要潤(rùn)色。)2)He touched up the picture by strengthening and shadows.(他把畫修飾了一下,使光明部分和陰暗部分的對(duì)比度更鮮明。)
put up留宿;cut out刪掉;write off報(bào)銷,勾消。
本題譯文:你的文章很好;只要用些例證和引語(yǔ)修飾一下。
6.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.
[注釋]take sth.into account(=consider)考慮到:We must take local conditions into accoutn.
7.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.
[注釋]commit...to托付,交付:1)He was committed to the care of his aunt.(他被托付給他的姨媽照管。)2)I have already committed the rules to memory.(我早已記住這些規(guī)則了。)
commit sth.to writing(把......寫下來(lái))。
8.Roses are quite_____flowers in English gardens.
A.ordinary B.common C.usual D.general
[答案]B.common.
[注釋]common(=usual and ordinary;happening of found often and in many places)普通的;常見的;常常發(fā)生的;到處可見的:a common experience(普通的經(jīng)歷);a common tree(常見的樹木)。This bird is common throughout Europe.(這種鳥在歐洲很常見。)They can treat most of the common diseases.(他們能治療大多數(shù)常見病。)
usual(=done,found,used or existing most of the time)經(jīng)常的,通常的,慣例的,習(xí)以為常的;強(qiáng)調(diào)時(shí)間習(xí)慣方面,例如:This is the usual state of the house.(這房子里平常就是這種樣子。)
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。它與common比較,語(yǔ)氣稍強(qiáng),含有很少例外的意外。
可見本題中用common是最佳的選擇。
9.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.
[注釋]deny 1)否認(rèn):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.(他否認(rèn)曾到過(guò)那里。)2)(=say'no'to a request;refuse to give sth.asked for or needed)不給予;Lots of people were denied the right to vote.(許多人被剝奪了選舉權(quán)。)He denies his wife nothing.(他對(duì)他的妻子有求必應(yīng)。)
10.On turning the corner,we saw the road_____steeply.
A.departing B.decreasing C.descending D.depressing
[答案]C.descending.
[注釋]descend(=come or go down)走下來(lái);傳下來(lái):1)He descended from the top of the mountain.2)Are men descended from apes?(人是不是猿的后代?)
depress壓抑,使沮喪。Depart出發(fā),起程。