[答案] C. inferior
[注释] inferior详见III.400.注释.
本题译文:这位商店售货员对顾客很坦率。如果货物质量不好, 他就把情况告诉顾客。
96. The continuous rain was _____ for the exceptional poor harvest A. blamed B. condemned C. accused D. charged [答案] A. blamed.
[注释] blame sb./sth. for ... 因.......埋怨、责怪 .......:He blames you for neglect of duty. (他责怪你玩忽职守。) condemn 谴责、判刑。Accuse sb. of控告某人犯有.......。charge sb. with控告某人犯有......。
97. The rocks are very big with _____ of colors on them. A. bands B. marks C. rails D. shapes [答案] A. bands.
[注释] band (颜色与其余部分不同的) 条纹。Mark痕迹, 斑点; 记号, 标记。本题是讲岩石上色彩不同的“条纹”, 故用bands. rail (轨道) ,shape (形状) ,均不合题意。
98. There were no tickets _____ for Friday's performance. A. preferable B. possible C. considerable D. available [答案] D. available.
[注释] available (=capable of being used; that may be obtained) 可利用的; 可以找到的:1) These tickets are available for one month. (这些票的有效期一个月。) 2) Is there a doctor available? (有否可以找到大夫?) 3) A limited number of seats are still available. (仍然还有少量座位。)
99. Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the witness _____ that his story was true.
A. stuck out B. stood out C. kept down D. held up [答案] A. stuck out.
[注释] stick out 坚持。详见III.400.注释.
100. In a typhoon, winds _____ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour. A. assume B. accomplish C. attain D. assemble [答案] C. attain.
[注释] attain (=succeed in doing or getting) 达到 (目的等) ,取得 (成就等) :I hope you will attain your object, accomplish (顺利) 完成。assume假定, 假设, 承担。assemble集合; 装配。
101. Professor Smith and Professor Brown will _____ in giving the class lectures.
A. exchange B. alter C. shift D. alternate [答案] D. alternate.
[注释] alternate vt./vi. 轮流,交替发生或出现:Wet days alternate with fine days.(晴雨天交替更迭。)The weather today will alternate between fine and cloudy.(今天的天气将是晴间多云。)shift般动,移动(vt.);转移到,迁移(vi.);改变:1)Lend me a hand to shift the piano, will you?(请帮个忙搬一下这台钢琴。) 2)They have shifted away from this area.(他们已从这一地区迁走了。) 3)The
candidate is constantly shifting his opinion about the problem.(这位竞选者在这个问
题上不断改变他的观点。)exchange交换;exchange... for ... 用.......换......;alter(部分)修改。
102. Pack the cake in a strong box, or it might get _____ in the post. A. splashed B. spilt C. crushed D. crashed w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m [答案] C. crushed. [注释] crush压坏,压碎;弄皱;辗散;1)Don't crush this box; there are flowers inside.(不要把这个盒子压坏了,里面有鲜花。) 2)Her dress was crushed.(她的衣服弄皱了。) 3)The machine crushes wheat grain to make floor.(这台机器把麦粒辗成面粉。)splash溅,泼;split(中间)裂开;crash(向下)猛跌;(飞机)失事。
103. The thief _____ the papers all over the room while he was searching. A. abandoned B. vanished C. scattered D. deserted [答案] C. scattered.
[注释] scatter(=throw or put in various directions, or here and there)撒。abandon放弃,抛弃。desert遗弃(而离开)。vanish消亡,灭亡。本题句意是将小偷在搜寻钱时的情景,所以应选scattered(撒)。
104. Today, housework has been made much easier by electrical _____. A. facilities B. appliances C. instruments D. equipment
[答案] B. appliances.
[注释] electric appliances电器用具,facilities公用设备。equipment设备,装备,是集合名词,指“设备”的总称,只有当数形式。instrument仪器。
105. The _____ of the trees in the water was very clear.
A. mirror B. sight C. reflection D. shadow [答案] C. reflection.
[注释] reflection此处意为“映在水中的倒影”,而不是“影子”或“阴影”,故不能用shadow。其他选择均不合题意。
106. One _____ needed when making a cake is flour; another is sugar. A. container B. ingredient C. content D. equivalent [答案] B. ingredient.
[注释] ingredient(混合物的)成分。container容器,含量;内容(复数)。equivalent:相等物。
107. They have been waiting for many hours to see the singer, but the airplane must have been _____.
A. behind the times B. behind schedule C. ahead of time D. in no time [答案] B. behind schedule.
[注释]behind schedule(=late, behind time)晚点:The train is running behind schedule today.(=The train is not on time today.)behind the times(=using things not in style; still following old ways; old fashioned)过时,跟不上时代,落后:1)The store is behind the times.(=The store is old-fashioned; it looks as stores looked 40 years ago.) 2) Mary thinks her parents are behind the times because they still do the fox-trot and don't know any new dances.(=Mary's parents are old-fashioned in their dancings .) ahead of time提前: They have fulfilled their production plans ahead of time, in no time(=soon, quickly)立即,马上:I'll be back in no time to see you home.
108. Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to _____ him in his work.
A. hamper B. support C. assist D. encourage [答案] A. hamper.
[注释] hamper(=hinder, prevent free movement or activity)阻碍:Lack of equipment is hampering our work.
本题译文:他们两人都认为他不怎么样并极力阻碍他工作。 Think highly of... 对...评价很高,认为......很好。
109. Her display of bad temper completely _____ the party. A. harmed B. damaged C. spoilt D. hurt [答案] C. spoilt.
[注释] spoil指出意指“使...... 扫兴,搞糟”,如:Quarrelling spoilt the picnic.(争吵使这次野餐弄得很扫兴。)hurt伤害,damage 损坏,harm危害,均不合题意。
110. We forgave his bad temper because we knew that his son's illness had put him under great _____.
A. emotion B. excitement C. crisis D. stress [答案] D. stress.
[注释] put sb. under(great) stress使某人处境(非常)紧张,使某人受(很大)压力。
111. The reference she made to her friend, the poet, was interesting but too _____ for anyone to appreciate.
A. drastic B. dull C. obscure D. distinct [答案] C. obscure.
[注释] obscure(=not clearly seen or understood)模糊难懂得。drastic激烈的,严厉的;dull单调的;distinct清楚的,明显的;截然不同的(from)。
本题译文:她提到她的朋友----诗人时所说的话是令人感兴趣,但没有说清楚,以致没有人为此感激。
112. He _____ his engagement just before the wedding.
A. broke out B. broke away from C. broke off D. broke up [答案] C. broke off.
[注释] break off(=cease suddenly, discontinue)突然中断;break off one's
engagement(解除婚约)。Break off(=interrupt) one's conversation(打断谈话)。Break out(=begin suddenly)爆发。Break away from摆脱,从......退出。
113. When she heard from the hospital that her father had died, she _____ into tears.
A. burst B. went C. exploded D. fell [答案] A. burst
[注释] burst into tears放声大哭;又如:burst into thunderous cheers(发出雷呜般的欢呼);burst into laughing(捧腹大笑)。
114. Your help is _____ for the success of the project.
A. indispensable B. indicative C. inevitable D. inherent [答案] A. indispensable.
[注释] indispensable(to, for)不可缺少的,必需的。Indicative(of)指示的。Inevitable 不可避免的。Inherent固有的,内在的,天生的。
115. _____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.
A. In spite of B. But for C. Because of D. As for [答案] B. But for
[注释] but for(=without, except for)若非,要不是:But for your help we could not have finished it in time.(要不是你的帮助,我们本来不会及时完工。)
116. It was difficult to guess what her _____ to the news would be. A. impression B. comment C. reaction D. opinion [答案] C. reaction.
[注释] reaction(to)对......的反应:Our reaction to a joke is to laugh. 117. Our attitude toward our teachers should be _____, but not slavish or superstitious.
A. respectable B. respected C. respective D. respectful
[答案] D. respectful.
[注释] respectable(=deserving respect)值得尊敬的,品行端正的。respectful(=showing respect to)有礼貌的,表示尊敬的。Respective各个的。respected尊敬的。Respecting prep.(=relating to; concerned with)关于,说到。
118. We could see that he was trying to _____ his own responsibility for the delay, instead of accepting his fault.
A. run over B. smooth over C. pass off D. turn down [答案] B. smooth over.
[注释] smooth over(=make smooth, put right, balliate)使平息,使恢复正常的,掩饰:1)I will try to smooth their quarrel over.(我将设法平息他们的争吵。) 2)Don't try to smooth over your fault.(不要设法掩饰你的过错。)
run over 详见Ⅲ.145,146.注释;pass off详见Ⅲ.126.注释;turn down详见Ⅲ.180,181.注释.
119. Glemp's heroic flight into space entitled him _____ a place in history. A. for B. with C. to D. of [答案] C. to.
[注释] entitle sb. to sth.(=give a right to)给予权利: 1)He is entitled to special treatment because of his rank(由于他的级别他有权享受特殊待遇。) 2) Officers are entitled to travel first class.(军官们有权乘头等车旅行。)
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. \\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