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)。
142. 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)語態(tài)，故不合題意。
143. Although Lucy was slimming, she found cream cakes quite _____.
A. irregular B. inevitable
C. incredible D. irresistible
[答案] D. irresistible來源：www.examda.com
[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.（舊的迷信對受過教育的人來說是不可信的。）2)His story of rescuing six drowning men is incredible.(他說他救了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。
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。
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.
[注釋] touch up(=improve or perfect by small additional strokes or alterations)潤色，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修飾一下。
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.
[注釋] take sth. into account(=consider)考慮到：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)。
148. 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，語氣稍強(qiáng)，含有很少例外的意外。
可見本題中用common是的選擇。
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.(他對他的妻子有求必應(yīng)。)
150. 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；傳下來：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。
151. We can't _____ one to change the habits of a lifetime in a short time.
A. hope B. wait C. expect D. imagine
[答案]C. expert.
[注釋]expert期望，盼望，表示認(rèn)為有很大的客觀可能性，例如：I expert the work to be finished by Friday.（我期望這項(xiàng)工作能在星期五前做完。）wait for ... to do sth.等待、等待......做......，強(qiáng)調(diào)“等”這一動(dòng)詞的本身，如：The audience are waiting eagerly for the performance to begin.(觀眾正等著演出開始。)本題如改為這樣：I waited for him to arrive in time for dinner, but he didn't come.(我等他來趕上晚餐，但他沒有來。)則句子使是對的。由此可見，expect是表示“期待”，而wait for 是表示“等待”，詞義完全不同。
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.(很遺憾，我不能想象人家那樣做實(shí)驗(yàn)。)
本題譯文：我們不能期望一個(gè)人在這樣短的時(shí)間內(nèi)改變一輩子養(yǎng)成的習(xí)慣。
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.
[注釋]本題中extend意為“擴(kuò)大”。lengthen拉長,延長。magnify放大。 Spread vi. 傳播；vt.展開；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.
[注釋]alteration 修正，更改，尤指部分的改變。Change改變，變化，可指表面的、本質(zhì)的、內(nèi)在的變化。Revision修訂、修正，常指文章、詞典、劇本等的修改、訂正。Variation(形式、位置、條件的)變化、改變、變動(dòng)：We need some variation in our daily routine.(我們的例行公事需要作些變動(dòng)。)
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.
[注釋]fade vt/vi褪色。Faint暈到，變得虛弱：He fainted from hunger. Diminish vt./vi.減少：1)His illness diminished his strength. 2)The campers' food supply diminished as the days wore on.(隨著日子的緩緩消逝，野營者的食品供應(yīng)日益減少。)pale變蒼白。
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.
[注釋]in a word(=in short)總之，簡言之。
本題是測試“過度詞”，考生務(wù)必根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系來選擇適當(dāng)?shù)倪^渡詞，使句子的意思前后連貫。
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.[注釋] confirm(=support; make certain; give proof of)證實(shí)，確實(shí)：1)Please confirm your telephone message in writing.(請把你電話中所說的話再用文字復(fù)述一篇。) 2)The king confirmed that the election would be on June 20th.(國王確認(rèn)，這次選擇將于六月二十日舉行。)
confine...to把......限制于：Please confine your remarks to the subject we are talking about.(請把你的話限止于我們正在談?wù)摰念}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.(他們不能想象失敗的可能。)
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.
[注釋]issue此處意為“重大問題”。measure措施，雖然填入本題也說得過去，但不夠貼切。pattern模式，圖案，圖樣。與題意不符，不能入選。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
[注釋]on account of(=because of)由于，因?yàn)�。regardless of(=without worrying about)不顧；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.
[注釋]come up with提出。參閱Ⅲ，33。注釋。Put up with忍受；keep up with跟上，與......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.[注釋]occasionally 偶爾。參閱IV。137注釋。Simultaniously同時(shí)地； directly直接
