101. professor smith and professor brown will _____ in giving the class lectures.
a. exchange b. alter c. shift d. alternate
[答案] d. alternate.
[注釋] alternate vt./vi. 輪流，交替發生或出現：wet days alternate with fine days.(晴雨天交替更迭。)the weather today will alternate between fine and cloudy.(今天的天氣將是晴間多雲。)shift般動，移動（vt.）；轉移到，遷移（vi.）；改變：1)lend me a hand to shift the piano, will you?(請幫個忙搬一下這台鋼琴。) 2)they have shifted away from this area.(他們已從這一地區遷走了。) 3)the candidate is constantly shifting his opinion about the problem.(這位競選者在這個問題上不斷改變他的觀點。)exchange交換；exchange... for ... 用.......換......；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.
[注釋] crush壓壞，壓碎；弄皺；輾散；1)don't crush this box; there are flowers inside.(不要把這個盒子壓壞了，裡面有鮮花。) 2)her dress was crushed.(她的衣服弄皺了。) 3)the machine crushes wheat grain to make floor.(這台機器把麥粒輾成麵粉。)splash濺，潑；split(中間)裂開；crash(向下)猛跌；（飛機）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.
[注釋] scatter(=throw or put in various directions, or here and there)撒。abandon放棄，拋棄。desert遺棄（而離開）。vanish消亡，滅亡。本題句意是將小偷在搜尋錢時的情景，所以應選scattered(撒)。
104. today, housework has been made much easier by electrical _____.
a. facilities b. appliances c. instruments d. equipment
[答案] b. appliances.
[注釋] electric appliances電器用具，facilities公用設備。equipment設備,裝備，是集合名詞，指“設備”的總稱，只有當數形式。instrument儀器。
105. the _____ of the trees in the water was very clear.
a. mirror b. sight c. reflection d. shadow
[答案] c. reflection.
[注釋] reflection此處意為“映在水中的倒影”，而不是“影子”或“陰影”，故不能用shadow。其他選擇均不合題意。
106. one _____ needed when making a cake is flour; another is sugar.
a. container b. ingredient c. content d. equivalent
[答案] b. ingredient.
[注釋] ingredient(混合物的)成分。container容器，含量；內容（複數）。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.
[注釋]behind schedule(=late, behind time)晚點：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)過時，跟不上時代，落後：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，馬上：i'll be back in no time to see you home.[page]
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.
[注釋] hamper(=hinder, prevent free movement or activity)阻礙：lack of equipment is hampering our work.
本題譯文：他們兩人都認為他不怎么樣並極力阻礙他工作。
think highly of... 對...評價很高，認為......很好。
109. her display of bad temper completely _____ the party.
a. harmed b. damaged c. spoilt d. hurt
[答案] c. spoilt.
[注釋] spoil指出意指“使...... 掃興，搞糟”，如：quarrelling spoilt the picnic.(爭吵使這次野餐弄得很掃興。)hurt傷害，damage 損壞，harm危害，均不合題意。
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.
[注釋] put sb. under(great) stress使某人處境（非常）緊張，使某人受（很大）壓力。
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.
[注釋] obscure(=not clearly seen or understood)模糊難懂得。drastic激烈的，嚴厲的；dull單調的；distinct清楚的，明顯的；截然不同的（from）。
本題譯文：她提到她的朋友----詩人時所說的話是令人感興趣，但沒有說清楚，以致沒有人為此感激。
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.
[注釋] break off(=cease suddenly, discontinue)突然中斷；break off one's engagement(解除婚約)。break off(=interrupt) one's conversation(打斷談話)。break out(=begin suddenly)爆發。break away from擺脫，從......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
[注釋] burst into tears放聲大哭；又如：burst into thunderous cheers(發出雷嗚般的歡呼)；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.
[注釋] 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，內在的，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
[注釋] but for(=without, except for)若非，要不是：but for your help we could not have finished it in time.(要不是你的幫助，我們本來不會及時完工。)
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.
[注釋] reaction(to)對......的反應：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.
[注釋] respectable(=deserving respect)值得尊敬的,品行端正的。respectful(=showing respect to)有禮貌的，表示尊敬的。respective各個的。respected尊敬的。respecting prep.(=relating to; concerned with)關於，說到。[page]
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.
[注釋] smooth over(=make smooth, put right, balliate)使平息，使恢復正常的，掩飾：1)i will try to smooth their quarrel over.(我將設法平息他們的爭吵。) 2)don't try to smooth over your fault.（不要設法掩飾你的過錯。）
run over 詳見ⅲ.145,146.注釋；pass off詳見ⅲ.126.注釋；turn down詳見ⅲ.180,181.注釋.
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.
[注釋] entitle sb. to sth.(=give a right to)給予權利： 1)he is entitled to special treatment because of his rank(由於他的級別他有權享受特殊待遇。) 2) officers are entitled to travel first class.（軍官們有權乘頭等車旅行。）
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.
[注釋]take to養成（某種習慣）。a stroke of一件。本題譯文：他以成了酒徒，從來沒有乾過一件工作。
121. "who is responsible for sending out misinformation?"
"most of the fault lies _____ the administration."
a. in b. to c. on d. with
[答案] d. with.
[注釋] lie with應由.......（承擔責任）；（作出決定等）得靠...... 1)the responsibility lies with the driver.(責任應由這個司機承擔。) 2)it lies with you to accept or reject he the proposal.(接受還是拒絕這項建議由你決定。)
lie in在於： 1)the difficulty lies in their great poverty.(困難在於他們非常貧困。) 2)the solution lies in social and political reform.(解決方法在於社會政治改革。)
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.
[注釋] see a good deal of each other 經常見面。
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.
[注釋] 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.
[注釋]keep (be) on good terms with與......和睦相處。
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.
[注釋]conform vi遵守，符號：all the students must conform to the rules.(全體學生必須遵守規章。)conform sth. to sth. else(vt)使符合：he conformed the plans to the new specifications.(他使這些集合符合新規範。) comply with遵守；confirm使堅定，確認，證實；consent (to)同意，贊同。
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.
[注釋]crash(to the ground)猛跌（到地上）。crash n.
常指飛機等的“失事”，如：he was killed in an aircraft crash.(他在飛機失事中喪生。)本句中用falling不妥，fall指“落下，掉下”，本身並不強調落下的速度，而crash使“猛跌”，故本題用crashing最佳。
127. high interest rates _____ people from borrowing money.
a. discourage b. decrease c. disturb d. disgust[page]
[答案]a. discourage
[注釋]discourage sb. from doing sth.使認為某事不值得做：tht wet weather discouraged people from going to the sports meeting.(下雨天使人覺得不值得去看運動會。)
128. despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards.
a. equivalent b. uniform c. alike d. likely
[答案]a. equivalent.
[注釋]equivalent相等的，相當的：he exchanged his pounds for the equivalent amount of dollars. uniform 相同的,一樣的。likely adj.很可能的，有希望的。alike(表語形容詞)相同的，相象的。
129. the two things are the same in outward form but different _____.
a. in addition b. in brief c. in common d. in essence
[答案]d. in essence.
[注釋]in essence本質上；in addition此外；in brief簡短地，簡言之；in common共同。
130. _____ it is a good thing i did not get the post i had applied for, though i must admit that i was disappointed at the time.
a. by the way b. in a way c. in the way d. in no way
[答案]b. in a way.
[注釋]in a way(-to some extent)在某種程度上；in no way決不；by the way 順便提一下；in the way 礙事。此題不能選by the way，因為by the way 做插入語其後應加逗號。
本題譯文：我沒有得到我申請得工作在某種程度上說是件好事，儘管我承認當時我很失望。
131. _____ inviting guests and not treating them properly!
a. strangely b. fantastically
c. surprisingly d. fancy
[答案]d. fancy.
[注釋]fancy doing 沒想到.......竟然：1)fancy your him!(沒想到你竟然認識他！) 2)fancy spending the day in here!(沒想到竟在這裡過了一天！)
本題譯文：沒想到邀請了客人竟沒有好好招待！
132. with sufficient scientific information a manned trip to mars should be _____.
a. obtainable b. potential c. considerable d. feasible
[答案]d. feasible.
[注釋]feasible(=that can be done)可行的，可做到的：1)your plan sounds quite feasible.(你的計畫聽起來很可行。) 2)it's not feasible to make the trip in one day.(一天內要進行這次旅行是做不到的。)obtainable可得到的；considerable相當的，可觀的；potential潛在的，可能的。
133. the generation _____ makes it difficult for parents to understand their children's opinions.
a. division b. gap c. separation d. interval
[答案]b. gap.
[注釋]generation gap 代溝。
division分，劃分；separation分開；interval間隔，間隙；（幕間或工間）休息。at intervals 不時，時時
134. if the boy had _____ the dog alone it wouldn't have bitten him.
a. set b. left c. had d. put
[答案]b. left.
[注釋]leave sb./sth. alone不惹，不管，不碰：leave the box alone.(別碰那個盒子。)
135. they were so far away that i couldn't _____ their faces clearly.
a. see through b. make up c. see off d. make out
[答案]d. make out.
[注釋]make out(=identify and see with effort or difficulty)辨認出。see through參閱ⅲ，151,注釋:此處see through還可表示“看穿......(=understand the real meaning of or reason for; realize the falseness of)”： 1)the teacher saw through the boy's story of having to help at home. (=the teacher knew his story was not true; it was just an excuse.) 2) he can't fool her. she sees him through every time.
see off送行；make up構成，組成，拼湊；彌補，賠償；化裝，編造：1)編造：john made up the joke about the talking dog. 2)彌補：bob must make up the work he missed. 3)湊足： we need one more to make up the dozen. 4)化裝： the actors were making up when we arrived. 5)構成：nine players make up a team.
136. achieving a high degree of proficiency in english as a foreign language is not a mysterious _____ without scientific basis.
a. process b. practice c. procedure d. program
[答案]a. process.
[注釋]process(=connected series of actions, or series of operations) 過程：by what process is cloth made form wool?(經過什麼過程羊毛織成呢料？)practice(=the doing of something of, performance or repeated exercise, etc.)實習，練習；開業: she is doing her practice at the piano.(她在練習彈鋼琴。)procedure(=the regular order of doing things)程式：the usual procedure at a meeting(開會的通常程式)。program(=plan of what is to be done or list of items or events)課程，計畫，大綱：what is the program for tomorrow ?(明天上什麼課?)[page]
137. i must go now. _____, if you want that book i'll bring it next time.
a. incidentally b. accidentally
c. occasionally d. subsequently
[答案]a. incidentally.
[注釋]incidentally(=by the way)附帶地，順便：fred said, incidentally, that he had no dinner.(順便提一下，福來德那時說，他還沒吃晚飯。)accidentally(=by chance)偶然地：i met with an old friend of mine accidentally last week.(上星期我偶然碰到一位老朋友。)occasionally (=from time to time, not regularly)不時地，偶爾：we get visitors here occasionally.(我們偶爾在此接遊客。)subsequently(=afterwards, later) at first we thought we would go; but subsequently we learned we were needed at home.(起初,我們想離開；但隨後我們得知家裡需要我們。)
138. a completely new situation is likely to _____ when the school leaving age is raised to 16.
a. arouse b. rise c. arise d. abide
[答案]c. arise.
[注釋]arise(=come into being, appear, happen)產生，發生：difficulties will arise as we do the work.(我們做這項工作時將會發生困難。)arouse 喚起，激起，喚醒；rise 上升;abide (by)遵守。
本題譯文：當中學畢業年齡上升到16歲時，很可能產生完全新的情況。
139. the illness from which mary is suffering has now been _____ as hepatitis (肝炎).
a. diagnosed b. determined c. deduced d. discovered
[答案]a. diagnosed.
[注釋]diagnose...as 把......診斷為......。
本題譯文：瑪麗的病現已診斷為肝炎。
140. these continual _____ in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.
a. alterations b. vibrations c. waves d. fluctuations
[答案]d. fluctuations.
[注釋]fluctuations波動；waves波浪；alterations(部分)改變，變更；vibrations(物理學上)振動。
141. all foreign visitors are requested to _____ with the regulations in this area.
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符合規則；conform to the customs of society(遵從社會習俗)；consent to 同意，贊同；consent to a plan(贊同計畫)。
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，是不及物動詞，不能用被動語態，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
[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 不規律的, 不合規則的：1)the trains from here are irregular.(這裡發的火車是不規律的。) 2)these procedures are highly irregular.(這些程式是非常不合規矩的。)
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 shortd. 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)讚美，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“價格，費用”。
本題譯文：為了跟上生產成本的上升，預定費已提高。[page]
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.(這篇文章的最後一部分需要潤色。) 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 託付，交付：1)he was committed to the care of his aunt.(他被託付給他的姨媽照管。) 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；常常發生的；到處可見的：a common experience(普通的經歷)；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.(他們能治療大多數常見病。)usual(=done, found, used or existing most of the time) 經常的，通常的，慣例的，習以為常的；強調時間習慣方面，例如：this is the usual state of the house.(這房子裡平常就是這種樣子。)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，含有很少例外的意外。可見本題中用common是最佳的選擇。
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：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.(他否認曾到過那裡。) 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。)he denies his wife nothing.(他對他的妻子有求必應。)
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?(人是不是猿的後代？)depress 壓抑，使沮喪。depart出發，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.（我期望這項工作能在星期五前做完。）wait for ... to do sth.等待、等待......做......，強調“等”這一動詞的本身，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後不能接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，我不能想像人家那樣做實驗。)
本題譯文：我們不能期望一個人在這樣短的時間內改變一輩子養成的習慣。[page]
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.(他在烤麵包上塗上奶油。)
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、本質的、內在的變化。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：we need some variation in our daily routine.(我們的例行公事需要作些變動。)
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”，考生務必根據上下文的邏輯關係來選擇適當的過渡詞，使句子的意思前後連貫。
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，確實：1)please confirm your telephone message in writing.(請把你電話中所說的話再用文字複述一篇。) 2)the king confirmed that the election would be on june 20th.(國王確認，這次選擇將於六月二十日舉行。)confine...to把......限制於：please confine your remarks to the subject we are talking about.(請把你的話限止於我們正在談論的題目。)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想像:they could not conceive of the possibility of failure.(他們不能想像失敗的可能。)
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)由於，因為。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同時地； directly直接
161. in my opinion, you can widen the _____ of these improvements through your active participation.
a. dimension b. volume c. magnitude d. scope[page]
[答案]d. scope.
[注釋]scope(=the area within the limits of a questions, subject ect. ; range)(活動)範圍，機會，餘地：the politics of a country would be outside the scope of a book for tourists.(一個國家的政治不屬於旅遊手冊的內容範圍之內。)
dimension尺寸，尺度；magnitude大小，數量；volume體積。均不切題，不能入選。
本題譯文：依我看，通過你的積極參與，你能夠擴大這些改進措施的範圍。
162. the noise was so _____ that only those with excellent hearing were aware of it.
a. dim b. soft c. faint d. gentle
[答案]c. faint.
[注釋]faint(=weak, indistinct; not clear)“微弱的，模糊的，不清楚的”。dim(=not bright, not clearly to be seen)不亮的，看不清的；the dim light of a candle(微弱的燭光)。
163. if he refuses to _____ my plan, i can probably find someone more cooperative.
a. put up with b. fall in with
c. do away with d. get along with
[答案]b. fall in with.
[注釋]fall in with(=agree to)同意：is it true that you have fallen in with them?(你真的同意他們的意見嗎？)put up with忍受。do away with廢除；殺死。get along with進行，進展；相處。
本題譯文：如果他不肯同意我的計畫，我或許能找一個更能合作的人。
164. some people either _____ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them.
a. violently b. sincerely c. properly d. deliberately
[答案]d. deliberately.
[注釋]deliberately(=on purpose)故意地。sincerely真誠地；violently強暴的，激烈的，暴力引起的。properly 1)好好地，恰當地；she never makes any attempt to clean it properly.(她從來也不打算好好地把它擦乾淨。) 2)嚴格地：properly speaking, a whale is not a fish.(嚴格地說，鯨魚不是魚。)
165. her skirt had been so _____ in packing that she had to iron it before going out.
a. faded b. torn c. dirty d. crushed
[答案]d. crushed.
[注釋]crush把......弄皺。因為後半句中iron指“熨平”，所以不能選其他答案了。
166. his landlady gave him a week's _____ to leave the flat.
a. threat b. notice c. advice d. caution
[答案]b. notice.
[注釋]notice預先通知（尤用僱主、雇員或房東、房客之間）：give one's employee a month's notice (通知雇員一個月後離職)。
本題譯文：他的女房東通知他一周后從套間搬走。
167. even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, _____ at the other store.
a. anyone b. the others c. that d. the ones
[答案]d. the ones
[注釋]代詞one可以用來替代前面提到過的名詞，以避免重複。如果它替代的名詞是複數，則用ones。本題中它代替refrigerators；因特指，故用the ones.
168. when i took his temperature, it was two degrees above _____.
a. average b. ordinary c. regular d. normal
[答案]d. normal
[注釋]normal正常的；ordinary普通的；usual平常的；regular有規律的，定期的。
169. with the change of the economic foundation the entire immense superstructure is _____ rapidly transformed.
a. anything but b. more or less c. at large d. any more
[答案]b. more or less.
[注釋]more or less 或多或少地；anything but根本不；at large大體上；逍遙法外；詳細地。
本題譯文：隨著經濟基礎的改變，整個龐大的上層建築也或多或少地發生變革。
170. the author of the report is well _____ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.
a. acquainted b. informed c. enlightened d. advised
[答案]a. acquainted.
[注釋]be acquainted with熟悉，be well informed of(about)對......訊息靈通。可見，此題中套用acquainted,因為後面地介詞是with.
171. it is clear that the whole world is passing through a social revolution in which a central _____ must be taken by scientists and technologists.
a. process b. attention c. measure d. part
[答案]d. part.
[注釋]take part in參加。
本題譯文：顯然，整個世界正經歷著一場社會革命；科學家和技術人員必定是這場革命地主要參加者。
172. the farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more _____.[page]
a. at length b. at last c. at stake d. at ease
[答案]c. at stake.
[注釋]at stake(=to be won or lost; risked, depending upon the result of sth.)在危險中；利害攸關；his life itself was at stake.(他的生命本身瀕臨危險。); at last最終；at length詳細地；at ease安詳，自在，隨便，不拘束：she knew he was not at ease.(她知道，他並不自在。)
本題譯文：農民們比城裡人更渴望魚，因為雨水對農民來說關係更大。
173. when the big bills for mother's hospital care came, father was glad he had money in the bank to _____.
a. fall short of b. fall through
c. fall back on d. fall in with
[答案]c. fall back on.
[注釋]fall back on求助於。參閱ⅲ.48注釋。
fall short of沒達到，低於：1)he fell short of what we had expected.(他沒有達到我們的期望。) 2)the measures proposed fall far short of what is required.(所提出的這些措施遠沒達到需要的 目標。)fall in with與......一致，符合；同意，贊成，支持。fall through落空。參閱ⅲ.49注釋。
本題譯文：母親在醫院就醫的各種帳單送來時，父親高興的是他可用銀行里的存款來支付。
174. these plastic flowers look so _____ that many people think they are real.
a. beautiful b. natural c. artificial d. similar
[答案]b. natural.
[注釋]natural自然的，與後半句“許多人認為它們是真的”相呼應。
175. the managing director promised that he would _____ me as soon as he had any further information.
a. communicate b. notice c. notify d. note
[答案]c. notify.
[注釋]notify通知。notice n.通知；v.注意到；note n.筆記；v.記下，摘下。
176. when i worked as the general manager of the firm, i sometimes had _____ to visit london on business.
a. opportunity b. possibility c. occasion d. chance
[答案]c. occasion
[注釋] occasion 作可數名詞時，意為“時機”，作不可數名詞時，意為“必要”，本題中occasion意為“必要”。從句語法結構上看，本句中用opportunity(難得的)機會，chance（偶然的）機會均可，但按邏輯意思，套用occasion.
177. the most important _____ of his speech was that we should all work whole-heartedly for the people.
a. element b. spot c. sense d. point
[答案]d. point.
[注釋]point(=chief idea of sth. said, done, or planned)要點；論點，主旨：i don't see your point.(我不明白你的意思。)he said nothing to the point.(他說的不切題。)
178. it has always been the _____ of our firm to encourage workers to take part in social activities.
a. plan b. campaign c. procedure d. policy
[答案]d. policy.
[注釋]policy(尤指政黨、政府、大企業、商行等的)政策，方針。campaign(政治或競選的)運動；（軍事的）行動，procedure做事的手續、程式，rule規則，plan計畫，均不合題意。
本題譯文：本公司的一貫方針是鼓勵工人參加社會活動。
179. the climbers _____ their ambition by reaching the summit of the mountain.
a. obtained b. sustained c. maintained d. realized
[答案]d. realised.
[注釋]realise sth. by doing sth. else通過做......來實現.......。
180. i remember her face but i cannot _____ where i met her.
a. recall b. remind c. remember d. remark
[答案]a. recall.
[注釋]recall(=bring back to the mind)想起，回憶起：but i really cann't recall your name at his moment.
remind sb. of ...使......想起：1)the photo reminds me of my late father.(這張照片使我想起已故的父親。) 2)the sight of the clock reminded me that i was late.remind sb. to sth.提醒......做......；please remind me to write the letter.
181. he has left his book here on _____, so that you can read it.
a. purpose b. intention c. aim d. meaning
[答案]a. purpose.
[注釋]on purpose是介詞習語，意為“故意地”。如用intention,則應說by intention故意地。
182. the magician picked several persons from the audience and asked them to help him with the performance.
a. by accident b. on occasion [page]
c. at random d. on an average
[答案]c. at random.
[注釋]at random(=without aim or purpose)隨便地，胡亂地：his clothes were scattered about the room at random.
by accident意外地；on occasion偶爾；on an average平均計算。
183. the open university was started in order to help those who _____ having a university education when they were young.
a. stopped b. failed c. missed d. ceased
[答案]c. missed.
[注釋]miss doing sth.沒有做某事：i missed seeing the film when it was shown at school.(學校放映那部電影時，我沒有能去看。)
184. his _____of the aeroplane was correct in every detail and could really fly.
a. shape b. pattern c. design d. model
[答案]d. model.
[注釋]model此句中意為“（飛機的）模型”。
185. if you _____ your demand, then maybe you will have more chance of getting what you want.
a. conduct b. dismiss c. grant d. moderate
[答案]d. moderate.
[注釋]moderate(=make or become less violent or extreme)節制，緩和，減輕。
186. don't _____ the news to the public until we give you the go-ahead (許可，準許).
a. release b. discard c. relieve d. retain
[答案]a, release.
[注釋]release(=allow news to be published)發布（新聞）：details of the scheme have not yet been released to the public.(這項計畫的細節尚未向公眾發布。)relieve 1)減輕（痛苦，緊張情緒等）：what will relieve a headache? this will help to relieve our hardship. 2)使放心，使寬慰：the good news relieved us, for we had been very anxious. 3)賑濟，救濟：the fund is for relieving distress among the flood victims. 4)relieve...from(of)解除，免除； a. this medicine will help to relieve you from your pain. b. he was relieved of his duties.retain(= keep; continue to have or hold)保持，繼續保有：1)she retains a clear memory of her schooldays. 2)you must retain your tickets.
187. the storm sweeping over this area now is sure to cause _____ of vegetables in the coming days.
a. rarity b. scarcity c. invalidity d. variety
[答案]b. scarcity.
[注釋]scarcity(=the state of being scarce)缺乏；不足（指原本充足之物暫時在數量上的缺乏）。例如：the scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought.(水果的供應不足是乾旱所引起的。)rarity(=sth. uncommon, unusual or sth. valued because rare)珍稀，稀少：snow is a rarity around the equator.(雪在赤道周圍是罕見之物。)invalidity(=making weak by illness; not suitable for use)無效性，喪失工作能力。variety(=difference of condition or quality)變化，多樣化。
本題譯文：目前席捲這一地區的暴風雨今後肯定會引起蔬菜短缺。
188. jack almost fell off the cliff, but managed to _____ until help came.
a. keep on b. catch on c. count on d. hang on
[答案]d. hang on.
[注釋]hang on(=hold fast, keep hold)牢牢抓住，抓緊不放：help! i can't hang on much longer.(救命啊！我支持不住啦。)keep on(doing sth.)繼續（做......）；catch on 理解；count on 指望，依賴。
本題譯文：傑克差點從懸崖上掉下來，但得以抓住不放直到得救。
189. experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to _____ healthy.
a. preserve b. stay c. maintain d. reserve
[答案]b. stay.
[注釋]preserve, stay, maintain, reserve這4個詞均有“保持”，“維持”之意。stay後可接形容詞作表語：the weather stayed wet for three days.其他3個詞均為及物動詞。preserve(=keep safe from decay, risk, harm, danger, going bad etc.)保存，保護：1)policemen preserve order in the streets.(警察在街上維持秩序。) 2)we must preserve our natural resources.(我們必須保護自然資源。)3)you paint woodwork to preserve it.(你油漆木製品以防腐爛。)maintain(=keep up)保持，維持，維修。reserve(=keep for a special purpose; store)保留，預定：1)i'll reserve my opinion at his time,(這時我將保留我的看法。) 2)i'll phone up today and reserve a room.(我今天將打電話預定一個房間。)
本題譯文：專家們說，步行是一個人保持健康的最好方法之一。[page]
190. expected noises are usually more _____ than unexpected ones of the like magnitude.
a. manageable b. controllable
c. tolerable d. perceivable
[答案]c. tolerable.
[注釋]tolerable(=fairly good, not too bad)可忍受的：the pain has become tolerable. manageable可處理的；可管理的；controllable可控制的；perceivable可覺察的。
本題譯文：料想到的嗓音通常情況下比起等量的意外嗓音來說是可以忍受的。
191. it isn't so much whether he works hard; the question is whether he works _____.
a. above all b. in all c. at all d. after all
[答案]c. at all.
[注釋]at all全然，真地（常用於肯定句中）：if you do it at all, do it well.(你若真做，就得做好。)not...at all全不，毫不：he doesn't seem at all interested in my plane.(他似乎對我的計畫毫無興趣。)above all(=most important of all)最重要的。in all總計：we were fifteen in all.(我們總計15人。)after all畢竟，終究。
本題譯文：他是否努力工作到並不重要，問題是他是否真正地做了。
192. mary had taken _____ to see that her guests had everything that they could possibly want.
a. efforts b. pains c. attempts d. endeavors
[答案]b. pains.
[注釋]take pains to do sth.下苦功夫做某事：i'm grateful because you have taken pains to show me how to do the work.
193. he ate what he could, and gave the _____ of the food to the birds.
a. remain b. uneaten c. rest d. part
[答案]c. reset
[注釋]the rest (of)剩餘部分，其餘。remain作“剩餘物”(=what is left)解時常用複數形式，如：the remains of a meal(殘羹剩飯)。[ali]《新英漢辭典》認為也可以用單數，可作參考。
194. the government placed _____ on the numbers of foreign cars that could be imported.
a. limitations b. restraint
c. requirements d. restrictions
[答案]d. restrictions.
[注釋]restriction(可數名稱)限制性規定：it is a club with rigid restrictions on its membership.limitation局限性，不足之處，不利之處（可數）：1)i know my limitations.(我了解我的不足之處。) 2)every from of art has its limitations.（每種藝術形式都有其局限性。）
195. we won't know whether it will be successful. we won't know whether there will be good _____.
a. ends b. results c. effects d. causes
[答案]b. results.
[注釋]result意為“由某種活動或某種原因所產生的結果”，如：obtain(=get, attain, gain win, secure)good results（取得好結果），publish the results（公布成績）。
196. no one imagined that the apparently _____ businessman was really a criminal.
a. respectful b. respectable c. respective d. respected
[答案]b. respectable.
[注釋]respectable受到尊敬的。詳見117.注釋。
本題譯文：沒有一個想像到這個看起來令人尊敬的商人竟是一個罪犯。
197. at first the institute refused to purchase the telescope, but this decision was _____ revised.
a. occasionally b. consequently
c. successively d. subsequently.
[答案]d. subsequently.
[注釋]subsequently(=afterwards)隨後，其後。
198. the speaker _____ several other subjects in the course of his talk but mostly kept himself to the main topic.
a. held on b. worked out c. touched on d. kept out of
[答案]c. touched on
[注釋]touch on簡單談到。參閱ⅲ.178注釋。
199. comrade li dazhao, _____ librarian of beijing university, was one of the founders of the chinese communist party.
a. sometimes b. sometime c. some time d. some times
[答案]b. sometime.
[注釋]sometime(=former)過去的，以前的：alice brown, a sometime pupil of our school, is now a teacher there.
200. alice was very sorry to hear that her grandmother had _____ two days before.
a. broken off b. passed off
c. given away d. passed away
[答案]d. passed away.[page]
[注釋]pass away(=die)死亡，是“死亡”的委婉語。
break off中斷；give away給掉；泄露；pass off中止，中斷。