1.Will all those ___ the proposal raise their hands?
A) in relation to
B) in excess of
C) in contrast to
D) in favor of
2.When he was a young man, Lincoln ___ down the Mississippi in a flatboat.
A) drained
B) dragged
C) dripped
D) drifted
3.Tom got home very late that night and his parents were already asleep, so he tiptoed(踮起脚走)upstairs to his own room, ___ of waking either of them.
A) fearful
B) frightening
C) alarmed
D) anxious
4.Was it ___ at the party on Friday?
A) funny
B) drama
C) dramatic
D) fun
5.We were abliged to accept it as true in the ___of other evidence.
A) shortage
B) lack
C) presence
D) absence
6.After a quick ___ at the patient the doctor rang for an ambulance.
A) glance
B) glimpse
C) gaze
D) stare
7.Mary was given the first prize by the ___ of judges.
A) panel
B) cabinet
C) appointment
D) harmony
8.I caught a ___ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.
A) vision
B) glimpse
C) look
D) scene
9.Children are very curious ___.
A) at heart
B) on purpose
C) in person
D) by nature
10.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:
1.答案:D
译文:所有这些支持建议的人会举双手赞成吗?
解析:A) in/with relation to 关于,涉及,有关;与……相比
eg. I have a lot to say ~that affair. 关于那件事,我有好多话要说。
Wages are very low ~the cost of living. 与生活费相比,工资是很低的。
B) in excess of 超过
C) in contrast to/with 与……形成对比,与……截然不同
D) in favor of 赞同,支持,有利于
eg. be in favor of sb.’s suggestion 赞同某人的建议
2.答案:D
译文:林肯年轻时曾经乘平底船顺密西西比河漂流而下。
解析:A) drain vt./vi./n. 慢慢排去,使耗尽
eg. ~rice 滤去米中的水 dig trenches to ~the water away 开沟排水
B) drag vt./vi./n. 用力拉,拖,拽
eg. ~a net in fishing 拖网捕鱼 ~oneself along 拖着脚步走
C) drip vt./vi./n. 滴下,溢出
eg. See if the tap is dripping. 去看看龙头有没有漏水。
D) drift n./vi./vt. 漂流
eg. harbour ~港湾里漂浮的杂物 ~apart (两者)漂离,疏远
3.答案:A
译文:汤姆那天夜里回家太晚了,他的父母已经睡了,所以他踮起脚上楼回自己的房间,怕惊醒了他们。
解析:A) fearful adj. 可怕的,害怕的,担心的,敬畏的,极坏的
fearful of 怕,担心
eg. be fearful of falling 怕摔到
B) frightening adj. 恐吓的,害怕的
C) alarm n./vt. 警报,使惊恐,使担心
D) anxious adj. 忧虑的,焦虑的,渴望的,急切的
eg. an ~moment 令人焦急不安的时刻
Be ~for sb. to succeed 渴望某人成功
Be ~to know the result 急于了解结果
4.答案:D
译文:星期五的聚会好玩吗?
解析:A) funny adj./n. 滑稽的,有趣的,古怪的,不舒服的,狡猾的,笑话
eg. a ~story 好笑的故事
B) drama n. 剧本,戏剧
Eg. stage a ~上演一出戏
Be interested in Chinese ~对中国戏剧有兴趣
C) dramatic adj. 戏剧的,戏剧性的,激动人心的,惹人注目的
eg. a ~event (scene) 富有戏剧性的事件(场面)
D) fun n./adj. 有趣的,给人欢乐的
eg. have fun 作乐,玩乐 a ~party 欢乐的聚会 have a ~time 过的开心
5. 答案:D
译文:在缺乏其他证据的情况下,我们被迫接受这个事实。
解析:A) shortage n. 不足,缺少 no lack of 不缺乏
eg. a ~of 100 tons 100吨的短缺额
B) lack n./vi./vi. 缺少,缺乏 for/by/from/through lack of 因缺乏
eg. Logic is a conspicuous ~ in his writing. 他的文章显然缺乏逻辑性。
He is ~ing in responsibility. 他缺乏责任心。
Your statement ~s detail. 你的叙述不够详尽具体。
C) presence n. 出席,到场;存在
eg. speak in the ~ of a large audience