1. It isn't quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting.
A. sure B. right
C. exact D. certain
[答案] D. certain.
[注釋]I am sure that +從句。He is sure to come. = He is certain to come.但在it作形式主語, that引導(dǎo)主語從句時, 主句中表語只能用certain, 不能用sure.
2. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.
A. opportunities
B. realities
C. necessities
D. probabilities
[答案] A. opportunities.
[注釋]opportunity常指“ (難得的應(yīng)抓住的) 機(jī)會”, 既可作可數(shù)名詞, 也可以作不可數(shù)名詞用, 如：I had few opportunities of meeting interesting people there. They had not much opportunity for hearing good music in the remote area.
3. The members of the club wouldn't run a _____ in entrusting(委托) the organization to an unreliable person.
A. danger B. risk
C. hazard D. chance
[答案] B. risk.
[注釋]run a risk (in) 冒險：You are running a big risk in trusting him.
本題譯文：俱樂部成員不愿冒險把這個組織委托給一個不可靠的人管理。
4. The meeting was _____ when the chairman fell ill.
A. put down B. shut out
C. cut short D. taken off
[答案] C. cut short.
5. John says that his present job does not provide him with enough _____ for his organizing ability.
A. scope B. space
C. capacity D. range
[答案] A. scope.
[注釋]本題中scope (=opportunity; outlet) 施展機(jī)會, 發(fā)展余地, 是不可數(shù)名詞, 如：Give someone scope to show his ability. Range意指“變動范圍; 視聽范圍; 理解范圍”, 如：the range of prices (價格變動范圍).
6. I just managed to _____ a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat.
A. snatch B. scratch
C. scrape D. scan
[答案] A. snatch.
[注釋] snatch的原義是“攫取; 抓住; 奪得”。本題中snatch意指“匆忙間設(shè)法得到”, 如：He snatched an hour of sleep. (他匆匆睡了一小時覺。) snatch a quick breath (匆忙猛吸了一口氣)。
7. My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very _____ about the food he eats.
A. special B. peculiar
C. particular D. unusual
[答案] C. particular.
[注釋]be particular about對......講究, 挑剔; She is very particular about what she wears. (她對她得穿著很講究。) Mr. Smith was quite particular about my work. (史密斯先生對工作十分挑剔。)
8. I don't think the charge for overhauling (大修)the equipment is excessive in _____ to its size.
A. correspondence
B. equation
C. proportion
D. dimension
[答案] C. proportion.
[注釋]in proportion to是固定搭配, 意為“與......成比例, 與.......相稱”。反義語：out of proportion不成比例,不相稱。本題稱。
本題譯文：我認(rèn)為該設(shè)備的大修費并不過分, 是與它的大小相稱的。
9. Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.
A. swollen B. raised
C. developed D. increased
[答案] B. raised.
10. Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Mr. Johnson no longer felt _____ among the local people.
A. out of order B. out of place
C. out of control D. out of the question
[答案] B. out of place.
11. He stopped his ears with his hands to _____ the terrible noise.
A. show off B. cut out
C. keep from D. shut out
[答案] D. shut out.
[注釋]shut out排除。
show off炫耀; cut out刪掉; keep from; 1) 隱瞞; She kept the truth from me. (她向我隱瞞真相。) 2) 不沾, 避開; He keeps from alcohol. (他滴酒不沾。) 3) 使不做某事：She kept herself from laughing. (她沒有笑出來。)
12. My house is the only brick one on the street. It _____ and you can't miss it.
A. stands up B. looks out
C. sticks out D. wipes out
[答案] C. stick out.
13. After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theater.
A. poured B. melted
C. drew D. dismissed
[答案] A. poured.
[注釋]pour 此處意為：涌出, 涌來, 如：People poured out to the rally. (人們踴躍參加群眾大會。)
14. Although it is not our normal _____ to give credit, this time I think we should consider the matter more closely.
A. state B. intention
C. occasion D. practice
[答案] D. practice.
[注釋]practice (=way of doing sth. That is common or habitual; sth. done regularly) 做法, 慣例 ：It is my practice always to rise early. To give credit 讓賒欠：No credit is given at this shop. (這家商店概不賒欠。)
15. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in _____.
A. news B. print
C. publication D. press
[答案] B. print.
[注釋]in print是習(xí)語, 意指“印出來, 發(fā)表出來”, 如：She finally saw her novel in print. (她終于看到他的小說出版了。) in print 的另一個意思是“在印行, 還在發(fā)行”, 如：This book is still in print. (這本書還在發(fā)行, 可以買到) 反義詞是out of print , 意指“不在印行, 買不到了�！比纾篢he book you speak of is out of print. (你說到的那本書已不在發(fā)行了。)
16. The engineers have rejected the employers' proposals to end the strike and the other workers have come out in _____.
A. opposition B. return
C. sympathy D. readiness
[答案] C. sympathy.
[注釋] in sympathy 以示同情, come out 此處意為 (=declare oneself) 表明態(tài)度, 所以come out in sympathy 意為“表示同情”。In return 作為報答, 如：I wanted nothing in return . (我不要什么報答。) collaboration協(xié)作, 如：work in collaboration with sb. (與某人協(xié)力合作) 。Opposition 反對, 如：rise in opposition to (起來反對) 。readiness 準(zhǔn)備 (狀態(tài)); 待機(jī), 如：having everything in readiness for departure (做好一切準(zhǔn)備, 以便出發(fā))。
17. Her work is often very hard and she gets very tired. The work is _____.
A. wonderful B. splendid
C. tedious D. magnificent
[答案] C. tedious .
[注釋] tedious (=tiresome ;wearying; uninteresting) "沉悶的, 厭煩的, 乏味的”。
Splendid 壯麗的, 輝煌的, 極好的。magnificent 壯麗的, 宏偉的：It was a magnificent ceremony. (這是一次盛大隆重的儀式)。
18. With prices _____ so much, it's hard for the company to plan a budget.
A. fluctuating B. waving
C. swinging D. vibrating
[答案] A. fluctuating
[注釋]本句前一部分是"with+名詞+現(xiàn)在分詞短語"的獨立結(jié)構(gòu), 做狀語。Fluctuate (=move up and down) (指物價, 標(biāo)準(zhǔn)等的) 波動。如：Prices fluctuate from year to year. (物價年年波動) wave飄揚, 揮舞; 招手; (莊稼的) 波動。Swing擺動, 搖擺; vibrate振動�？梢�, 根據(jù)題意, 只能選A. fluctuating.
19. Some teenagers have a generalized resentment against society, which _____ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature.
A. deprives B. restricts
C. rejects D. denies
[答案] D. denies.
[注釋]deny (=refuse to give or allow) 拒絕給予:He denied his children nothing . (孩子們要什么他就給什么。) deprive (=take away from) .剝奪。deprive sb. of sth.剝奪某人某物：They deprived women of the right to vote. (他們剝奪了婦女的投票權(quán)。) restrict (=keep within limits) The doctor restricted him to 5 cigarettes a day. (醫(yī)生限制他一天抽5支煙。) reject (refuse to accept ) 拒絕接受, 如：She rejected my suggestion.
本題譯文：一些十幾歲的孩子們往往對社會有普遍的逆反心理, 雖然他們發(fā)育成熟, 但社會拒絕給予他們同成年人一樣的權(quán)利和優(yōu)惠。
20. Though _____ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to record the plain facts of small-town life.
A. raised B. grown
C. developed D. cultivated
[答案] A. raised
[注釋]本句中Though raised in San Franciscos是省略的讓步狀語從句。Raise (=bring up) 撫養(yǎng)：grow種植; cultivate耕作; 培養(yǎng) (友誼等) 。如cultivate后接某人, 則意為“培養(yǎng)與某人的感情”。如：John always tries to cultivate the people, who are useful to him professionally. (約翰一向喜歡與事業(yè)上對他有用的人來往。)
本題譯文：盡管在舊金山長大, 但戴夫米切爾總是愿意把小鎮(zhèn)生活中平凡的事情記載下來。
