31.Will all those ___ the proposal raise their hands?
A) in relation to B) in excess of C) in contrast to D) in favor of
32.When he was a young man, Lincoln ___ down the Mississippi in a flatboat.
A) drained B) dragged C) dripped D) drifted
33.Tom got home very late that night and his parents were already asleep, so he tiptoed(踮起腳走)upstairs to his own room, ___ of waking either of them.
A) fearful B) frightening C) alarmed D) anxious
34.Was it ___ at the party on Friday?
A) funny B) drama C) dramatic D) fun
35.We were abliged to accept it as true in the ___of other evidence.
A) shortage B) lack C) presence D) absence
36.After a quick ___ at the patient the doctor rang for an ambulance.
A) glance B) glimpse C) gaze D) stare
37.Mary was given the first prize by the ___ of judges.
A) panel B) cabinet C) appointment D) harmony
38.I caught a ___ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.
A) vision B) glimpse C) look D) scene
39.Children are very curious ___.
A) at heart B) on purpose C) in person D) by nature
40.During the war she always kept a ___ of tinned food in the house.
A) load B) substitute C) reserve D) conservation
答案解析:31.答案:D
譯文:所有這些支持建議的人會(huì)舉雙手贊成嗎?
解析:A) in/with relation to 關(guān)于,涉及,有關(guān);與……相比
eg. I have a lot to say ~that affair. 關(guān)于那件事,我有好多話要說。
Wages are very low ~the cost of living. 與生活費(fèi)相比,工資是很低的。
B) in excess of 超過
C) in contrast to/with 與……形成對(duì)比,與……截然不同
D) in favor of 贊同,支持,有利于
eg. be in favor of sb.’s suggestion 贊同某人的建議
32.答案:D
譯文:林肯年輕時(shí)曾經(jīng)乘平底船順密西西比河漂流而下。
解析:A) drain vt./vi./n. 慢慢排去,使耗盡
eg. ~rice 濾去米中的水 dig trenches to ~the water away 開溝排水
B) drag vt./vi./n. 用力拉,拖,拽
eg. ~a net in fishing 拖網(wǎng)捕魚 ~oneself along 拖著腳步走
C) drip vt./vi./n. 滴下,溢出
eg. See if the tap is dripping. 去看看龍頭有沒有漏水。
D) drift n./vi./vt. 漂流
eg. harbour ~港灣里漂浮的雜物 ~apart (兩者)漂離,疏遠(yuǎn)
33.答案:A
譯文:湯姆那天夜里回家太晚了,他的父母已經(jīng)睡了,所以他踮起腳上樓回自己的房間,怕驚醒了他們。
解析:A) fearful adj. 可怕的,害怕的,擔(dān)心的,敬畏的,極壞的
fearful of 怕,擔(dān)心
eg. be fearful of falling 怕摔到
B) frightening adj. 恐嚇的,害怕的
C) alarm n./vt. 警報(bào),使驚恐,使擔(dān)心
D) anxious adj. 憂慮的,焦慮的,渴望的,急切的
eg. an ~moment 令人焦急不安的時(shí)刻
Be ~for sb. to succeed 渴望某人成功
Be ~to know the result 急于了解結(jié)果
34.答案:D
譯文:星期五的聚會(huì)好玩嗎?
解析:A) funny adj./n. 滑稽的,有趣的,古怪的,不舒服的,狡猾的,笑話
eg. a ~story 好笑的故事
B) drama n. 劇本,戲劇
Eg. stage a ~上演一出戲
Be interested in Chinese ~對(duì)中國(guó)戲劇有興趣
C) dramatic adj. 戲劇的,戲劇性的,激動(dòng)人心的,惹人注目的
eg. a ~event (scene) 富有戲劇性的事件(場(chǎng)面)
D) fun n./adj. 有趣的,給人歡樂的
eg. have fun 作樂,玩樂 a ~party 歡樂的聚會(huì) have a ~time 過的開心
(責(zé)任編輯:中大編輯)