20. We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly ------ what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.
A. benefits B. guides C. affects D. effects
affect (=have an influence or effect on) 影响：The climate affected his health. (气候影响[损害]了他的健康。) [注意]affect vt. 影响。effect n. (=influent) 影响, 作用：Some films have a misleading effect on children. effect vt. (=bring about) 实行, 进行, 产生......后果: 1) I will effect my purpose: no-one shall stop me!
2) We hope to effect an improvement. (我们希望能引起改进。) 注意两个常用的习语:
1) to that effect 那个意思的 (话) ：
She said she hated spinach, or words to that effect. (她说她不喜欢吃菠菜或那个意思的话。) 2) to the effect that... 意思时说, 表示下述意思：
I said a few words the effect that all he had told us was already well known. (我说了几句话, 意思是说他告诉我们的一切都已众所周知。)
21. A university is an educational institution which _____ degrees and carries out research. A. rewards B. awards C. grants D. presents
awards sb. sth. 授于某人某物。如：They awarded John the first prize. (他们授于约翰一等奖。)
对比：reward sb with sth. 以某物酬谢某人, 须加介词with; They rewarded the boy with $5 for bringing back the lost dog. (他们给这男孩5美元酬谢他把丢失的狗找回来。)
grant (=consent to give or allow what is asked for) 同意 (给予) , 答应 (请求) ： The firm granted him a pension. (公司同意给予他退休金。) present sb. with sth. 赠送：
Our class presented the school with a picture. (我们班给学校送了一幅画。) present 颁发, 呈递：
1) The principal will present the diplomas. (校长将颁发文凭。)
2) We shall present a complete report to the Annual Conference. (我们将向年会递交一份全面的报告。) 本题句意是：大学是授予学位和进行研究的教育机构。可见, 本题应选award. 22. The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus. A. close B. short C. narrow D. fine have a narrow escape 幸免遇难。
23. The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level. A. popular B. well-known C. favorable D. preferable popular 此处意为“ (=liked and admired) 受爱戴的, 有名声或声望的”。
24. It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public. A. situation B. position C. employment D. profession
position 此句中指“地位” (不可数, 有时加不定冠词), 如：1) She was a woman of high position. 2) a high (low)
position society.
25. We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail. A. outcome B. outset C. income D. output
outset 开端, 开始, from the very outset (从一开始) 。outbreak爆发, 发生。outcome结局. income 收入。output 产量。
26. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat. A. loosing B. losing C. off D. missing missing 缺少的; a book with some missing pages. (缺页书) 。 27. Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should. A. bills B. charges C. prices D. costs
make charges for对......收 (费) ; 索 (价) 。charge也可以用作动词, 表示“收费, 索价”, 如：1) We don't charge anything for that. (对此我们不收费。) 2) How much do you charge for a haircut? (理个发要收多少钱？)
28. How can we get this language point _____ to the students. A. down B. round C. across D. into 本题译文, 我们怎样才能把这个语言点向学生讲清楚？
29. This book gives a brief _____ of the history of the castle and details of the art collection in the main hall. A. outline B. reference C. article D. outlook outline 轮廓, 概要; give an outline of sth. 概要说明某事。
30. Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister _____ charge of the house. A. take B. hold C. make D. get
take charge of (=to be or become responsible for sb. or sth.) 负责、掌管、看管; He took charge of the department (or the children) .
31. The child enjoyed _____ up the wooden bricks then knocking them down. A. adding B. pushing C. piling D. forming
pile up (=lay in a pile or as if in a pile) 把......放成一堆, 堆积：pile up the books on the table (把书堆在桌子上) 。Pile up作不及物动词用, 意为“积压; (若干汽车) 相撞”：1) Perishable goods are piling up at the docks. (码头上易腐烂的货物堆积如山。) 2) Several cars piled up after ignoring the fog warning on the motorway. (由于无视高速公路上的大雾警告, 有好几辆汽车相撞。)
32. John was very upset because he was _____ by the police with breaking the law. A. accused B. arrested C. sentenced D. charged
be charged with受指控犯有......; He was charged with murder. (他受指控犯有凶杀罪。) 33. It isn't quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting. A. sure B. right C. exact D. certain
I am sure that +从句。He is sure to come. = He is certain to come.但在it作形式主语, that引导主语从句时, 主句中表语只能用certain, 不能用sure.
34. The members of the club wouldn't run a _____ in entrusting（委托） the organization to an unreliable person.
A. danger B. risk C. loose D. chance
run a risk (in) 冒险：You are running a big risk in trusting him.
本题译文：俱乐部成员不愿冒险把这个组织委托给一个不可靠的人管理。 35. My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very _____ about the food he eats. A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. unusual
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。)
36. Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered. A. spoken B. raised C. developed D. increased
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)。
37. After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theater. A. poured B. melted C. drew D. dismissed
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。)
38. 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
本句中Though raised in San Francisco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。 39. 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
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。
40. The final _____ of the play will take place on Monday. A. action B. performance C. view D. sight performance (话剧的) 一场演出。
41. It was a long time before the cut on my hand _____ completely. A. healed B. cured C. improved D. recovered 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。
42. 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 D. awake.
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。
43. The government's strong action demonstrated its _____ to crush the rebellion. A. energy B. resistance C. courage D. determination determination意为“决心”, 后常接动词不定式作定语。
44. Probability is the mathematical study of the _____ of an event's occurrence. A. desire B. likelihood C. result D. effect 句意：概率是对事件发生的可能性的数学研究。 45. There were no tickets _____ for Friday's performance.
A. preferable B. possible C. considerable D. available
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。)
46. In a typhoon, winds _____ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour. A. assume B. accomplish C. attain D. assemble
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。
47. The thief _____ the papers all over the room while he was searching. A. abandoned B. vanished C. scattered D. deserted 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)。
48. Roses are quite _____ flowers in English gardens. A. ordinary B. common C. usual D. general
common(=usual and ordinary; happening of found often and in many places)普通的；常见的；常常发生的；到处可见的：a common experience(普通的经历)；a common tree(常见的树木)。This bird is common throughout Europe.(这种
鸟在欧洲很常见。)They can treat most of the common diseases.(他们能治疗大多数常见病。)
usual(=done, found, used or existing most of the time) 经常的，通常的，惯例的，习以为常的；强调时间习惯方面，例如：This is the usual state of the house.(这房子里平常就是这种样子。)
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。它与common比较，语气稍强，含有很少例外的意外。 可见本题中用common是最佳的选择。
49. The _____ of the trees in the water was very clear. A. mirror B. sight C. reflection D. shadow
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。 50. Her display of bad temper completely _____ the party. A. harmed B. damaged C. spoilt D. hurt
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。
51. Our attitude toward our teachers should be _____, but not slavish or superstitious. A. respectable B. respected C. respective D. respectful
respectable(=deserving respect)值得尊敬的,品行端正的。respectful(=showing respect to)有礼貌的，表示尊敬的。Respective各个的。respected尊敬的。Respecting prep.(=relating to; concerned with)关于，说到。
52. \ \ A. in B. to C. on D. with
lie with应由.......（承担责任）；（作出决定等）得靠...... 1)The responsibility lies with the driver.(责任应由这个司机承担。) 2)It lies with you to accept or reject he the proposal.(接受还是拒绝这项建议由你决定。)
lie in在于： 1)The difficulty lies in their great poverty.(困难在于他们非常贫困。) 2)the solution lies in social and political reform.(解决方法在于社会政治改革。)
53. People who live in a small village are bound to see a good _____ of each other. A. sum B. quantity C. deal D. amount see a good deal of each other 经常见面。
54. They always kept on good _____ with their next-door neighbors for the children's sake. A. friendship B. relations C. intentions D. terms keep (be) on good terms with与......和睦相处。
55. 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 crash(to the ground)猛跌（到地上）。Crash n.
常指飞机等的“失事”，如：He was killed in an aircraft crash.(他在飞机失事中丧生。)本句中用falling不妥，fall指“落下，掉下”，本身并不强调落下的速度，而crash使“猛跌”，故本题用crashing最佳。
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