67. 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.
[注释] be particular about对......讲究, 挑剔; She is very particular about what she wears. (她对她得穿着很讲究。) Mr. Smith was quite particular about my work. (史密斯先生对工作十分挑剔。)
68. 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.
[注释] in proportion to是固定搭配, 意为“与......成比例, 与.......相称”。反义语：out of proportion不成比例,不相称。本题称。
本题译文：我认为该设备的大修费并不过分, 是与它的大小相称的。
69. 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.
[注释] raise (=lift up) one's voice提高嗓门, 高声叫喊。Raise one's voice against sth. 意为“为抗议某事而大声疾呼”, 如：As no one raised his voice against the plan, it was agreed on. (因为没有人发表反对意见, 该计划就一致通过了。) voice的常用习语有：the public voice (舆论) , under one's voice (小声地) , with one voice (异口同声地,一致地) ,lose one's voice (嗓子哑了, 说不出话来) , have no voice with (对某事无发言权)。
70. 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.
[注释] out of place (=in the wrong place or at the wrong time; not suitable; improper) (作表语用) 不适宜, 不得体：1) Joan was the only girl who wore a formal at the party, and she felt out of place. (=She felt embarrassed because her dress was not suitable for the party.) 2) It was out of place for Russell to laugh at the old lady. (=It was not proper; she should not have done it.) 此外,out of place (=not in the right usual place or position) (作状语用) 不在原来通常的地方：Helen fell and knocked one of her teeth out of place. Out of order 发生故障; 失调。Out of control 失去控制。Out of the question 不可能的。

71. 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.
[注释] shut out排除。参看IV.64。show off炫耀; cut out删掉; keep from; 1) 隐瞒; She kept the truth from me. (她向我隐瞒真相。) 2) 不沾, 避开; He keeps from alcohol. (他滴酒不沾。) 3) 使不做某事：She kept herself from laughing. (她没有笑出来。)
72. 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.
[注释] stick out (=protrude, project) 伸出, 突出; 显露, 显眼：1) The doctor asked him to stick his tongue out. 2) Spelling mistakes stick out in this composition. (这篇作文中拼写错误很显眼。) stick out (=endure to the end) 坚持到底; If you can stick out a bit longer ,everything will be all right. (假如你能在坚持一下, 一切都会好起来。)
wipe out 擦去, 消灭, 参看III.193.注释.
73. After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theater.
   A. poured                    B. melted                    C. drew            D. dismissed
[答案] A. poured.
[注释] pour 此处意为：涌出, 涌来, 如：People poured out to the rally. (人们踊跃参加群众大会。)
74. 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.
[注释] practice (=way of doing sth. That is common or habitual; sth. done regularly) 做法, 惯例 ：It is my practice always to rise early. To give credit 让赊欠：No credit is given at this shop. (这家商店概不赊欠。)
75. 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.
[注释] in print是习语, 意指“印出来, 发表出来”, 如：She finally saw her novel in print. (她终于看到他的小说出版了。) in print 的另一个意思是“在印行, 还在发行”, 如：This book is still in print. (这本书还在发行, 可以买到) 反义词是out of print , 意指“不在印行, 买不到了。”如：The book you speak of is out of print. (你说到的那本书已不在发行了。)
76. 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.
[注释] in sympathy 以示同情, come out 此处意为 (=declare oneself) 表明态度, 所以come out in sympathy 意为“表示同情”。In return 作为报答, 如：I wanted nothing in return . (我不要什么报答。) collaboration协作, 如：work in collaboration with sb. (与某人协力合作) 。Opposition 反对, 如：rise in opposition to (起来反对) 。readiness 准备 (状态); 待机, 如：having everything in readiness for departure (做好一切准备, 以便出发)。
77. 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 .
[注释] tedious (=tiresome ;wearying; uninteresting) "沉闷的, 厌烦的, 乏味的”。Splendid 壮丽的, 辉煌的, 极好的。magnificent 壮丽的, 宏伟的：It was a magnificent ceremony. (这是一次盛大隆重的仪式)。
78. 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
[注释] 本句前一部分是"with+名词+现在分词短语"的独立结构, 做状语。Fluctuate (=move up and down) (指物价, 标准等的) 波动。如：Prices fluctuate from year to year. (物价年年波动) wave飘扬, 挥舞; 招手; (庄稼的) 波动。Swing摆动, 摇摆; vibrate振动。可见, 根据题意, 只能选A. fluctuating.
79. 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.
[注释] deny (=refuse to give or allow) 拒绝给予:He denied his children nothing . (孩子们要什么他就给什么。) deprive (=take away from) .剥夺。deprive sb. of sth.剥夺某人某物：They deprived women of the right to vote. (他们剥夺了妇女的投票权。) restrict (=keep within limits) The doctor restricted him to 5 cigarettes a day. (医生限制他一天抽5支烟。) reject (refuse to accept ) 拒绝接受, 如：She rejected my suggestion.
本题译文：一些十几岁的孩子们往往对社会有普遍的逆反心理, 虽然他们发育成熟, 但社会拒绝给予他们同成年人一样的权利和优惠。
80. 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
[注释] 本句中Though raised in San Franciscos是省略的让步状语从句。Raise (=bring up) 抚养：grow种植; cultivate耕作; 培养 (友谊等) 。如cultivate后接某人, 则意为“培养与某人的感情”。如：John always tries to cultivate the people, who are useful to him professionally. (约翰一向喜欢与事业上对他有用的人来往。)
本题译文：尽管在旧金山长大, 但戴夫米切尔总是愿意把小镇生活中平凡的事情记载下来。

81. I'm afraid this painting is not by Picasso. It's only a copy and so it's _____.
        A.priceless                 B.invaluable                   C.unworthy                 D. worthless
[答案] D. worthless.
[注释] worthless 无价值的, 无用的。Priceless 无价的, 贵重的, 无法估价的：a priceless treasure 无价之宝。Invaluable 无法估价的, 非常宝贵的。Unworthy 不值得的, 不配的; 无价值的。
82. The final _____ of the play will take place on Monday.
A. action                    B. performance                    C. view                   D. sight
[答案] B. performance.
[注释] performance (话剧的) 一场演出。
83. It was a long time before the cut on my hand _____ completely.
   A. healed                    B. cured                    C. improved                    D. recovered
[答案] A. healed.
[注释] heal 1) 使痊愈, 治愈：The salve will help to heal the wound. (这种药膏能治愈你的伤。) 2) 痊愈 (多指外伤) ：The cut on my leg has healed. (我腿上的伤口以痊愈。) 可见, 本题是heal的第二种用法。cure治疗, 治好; The drug cured my fever. (这种药使我退烧了。) This medicine should cure you of your cold. (这种药定会治好你的感冒。) recover也可以表示“痊愈”, 意为“恢复正常”。例如：1) I think she will recover. (我认为她会痊愈的。) 2) He almost fell ill, but quickly recovered. (他差点病到, 但很快就痊愈了。) 也可以用recovered做表语表示“痊愈, 恢复正常：Are you completely recovered from your illness? (你的病是不是完全好了？)
[注意] recover vi. 用作“痊愈”时, 句子主语通常是人。Improve 改善, 此词无“治疗”或“痊愈”之意。
本题译文：过了很长时间我手上的伤口才痊愈。
84. To get my travelers' checks I had to have the bank _____ a special check for the total amount.
        A. make up                   B. make out                   C. make for                   D. make up for
[答案] B. make out.
[注释] make out 辨别, 详见III.123.注释.
85. She said she was glad the difficulty had been _____.
   A. cleared away                            B. cleared up
   C. broken away                     D. broken down
[答案] B. cleared up.
[注释] clear up 解释, 澄清; 解决：1) I had some doubts, but now they are cleared up. (以前我有许多疑点, 但现在都解决了。) 2) The book has cleared up many difficulties for me. (这本书解决了我不少困难。) clear away 清除。详见III.32.break away 和 break down 详见Ⅲ.6,7,11.注释.
86. I used to be able to play well but I'm _____ now.
   A. out of date                          B. out of touch
   C. out of practice                       D. out of place
[答案] C. out of practice.
[注释] out of practice荒废, 久不练习; out of date 过时, 老式; out of touch失去联系; out of place详见 III, 70注释。
87. As soon as the children were _____, their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom.
   A. woke                    B. waken                    C. wake                    D. awake
[答案] D. awake.
[注释] awake adj.醒着的 (作表语) 。Awake, awaken, wake, waken都可以作及物和不及物动词用, 但是awake多用作不及物动词, 其中wake最常用。
88. Jim was so badly burnt that at first they began to _____ of his life.
        A. despair                   B. designate                   C. disappoint                   D. despise
[答案] A. despair.
[注释] despair of (=be in despair) 对.......失望：1) Don't despair: things will get better soon. 2) He began to despair of success. 3) He despaired of being able to repair the TV set. (他对能否修好这台电视机表示失望。) designate指明, 指出, despise 轻视, 藐视。
89. The government's strong action demonstrated its _____ to crush the rebellion.
        A. energy                 B. resistance                  C. courage                 D. determination
[答案] D. determination.
[注释] determination意为“决心”, 后常接动词不定式作定语。
90. New mineral resources may be discovered during the forthcoming Antarctic _____.
        A. excursion                  B. execution                  C. extraction          D. expedition
[答案] D. expedition.
[注释] expedition 远征, 探险; excursion 短途旅行, 游览; execution 实施, 执行; extraction 提取。

91. Probability is the mathematical study of the _____ of an event's occurrence.
        A. desire                   B. likelihood                   C. result                   D. effect
[答案] B. likelihood
[注释] 句意：概率是对事件发生的可能性的数学研究。
92. Driving a car without insurance can have _____ consequences.
        A. uncertain                 B. disastrous                  C. potential                  D. unworthy
[答案] B. disastrous.
[注释] disastrous 灾难性的。
93. The police refused to _____ the clues they were working on.
        A. exhibit                    B. disclose                            C. expose                    D. discern
[答案] B. disclose.
[注释] disclose (=uncover; allow to be seen; make known) 透露, 使显露： 1) The lawyer disclosed the details of the case. 2) He disclosed that he had made arrangements to buy a new car. exhibit 展览, 展出, 显示, expose 暴露,discern 认出, 发现, 辨别,识别。
本题译文：警方拒绝透露他们正在调查的线索。
94. What you have done is _____ the doctor's orders.
   A. attached to        B. resistant to
   C. responsible to     D. contrary to
[答案] D. contrary to.
[注释] (be) contrary to与.......相反, 违反 (作表语) :What you wish to do is contrary to the regulations. contrary to也可以作状语：a. If you act contrary to the doctor's advice, you won't get well again. b. Contrary to what I thought, he has proved to be successful. 2) 作定语：The boy was swimming in a direction contrary to the current. (这男孩朝着逆流方向游去。)
95. The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of _____ quality, he'd tell them so.
   A. minor    B. humble    C. inferior    D. awkward
[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
[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。

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