2015年同等学力申硕英语强化练习及答案(18)

　　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.

　　[注释]on purpose是介词习语，意为“故意地”。如用intention,则应说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

　　C.at random D.on an average

　　[答案]C.at random.

　　[注释]at random(=without aim or purpose)随便地，胡乱地：His clothes were scattered about the room at random.

　　By accident意外地;on occasion偶尔;on an average平均计算。

　　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.

　　[注释]miss doing sth.没有做某事：I missed seeing the film when it was shown at school.(学校放映那部电影时，我没有能去看。)

　　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.[注释]model此句中意为“(飞机的)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.

　　[注释]moderate(=make or become less violent or extreme)节制，缓和，减轻。

　　186.Don´t_____the news to the public until we give you the go-ahead(许可，准许)。

　　A.release B.discard C.relieve D.retain

　　[答案]A,release.

　　[注释]release(=allow news to be published)发布(新闻)：Details of the scheme have not yet been released to the public.(这项计划的细节尚未向公众发布。)

　　relieve 1)减轻(痛苦，紧张情绪等)：What will relieve a headache?This will help to relieve our hardship.2)使放心，使宽慰：The good news relieved us,for we had been very anxious.3)赈济，救济：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，继续保有：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.

　　[注释]scarcity(=the state of being scarce)缺乏;不足(指原本充足之物暂时在数量上的缺乏)。例如：The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought.(水果的供应不足是干旱所引起的。)rarity(=sth.uncommon,unusual or sth.valued because rare)珍稀，稀少：Snow is a rarity around the equator.(雪在赤道周围是罕见之物。)invalidity(=making weak by illness;not suitable for use)无效性，丧失工作能力。Variety(=difference of condition or quality)变化，多样化。

　　本题译文：目前席卷这一地区的暴风雨今后肯定会引起蔬菜短缺。

　　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.

　　[注释]hang on(=hold fast,keep hold)牢牢抓住，抓紧不放：Help!I can´t hang on much longer.(救命啊!我支持不住啦。)keep on(doing sth.)继续(做……);catch on理解;count on指望，依赖。

　　本题译文：杰克差点从悬崖上掉下来，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.

　　[注释]preserve,stay,maintain,reserve这4个词均有“保持”，“维持”之意。stay后可接形容词作表语：The weather stayed wet for three days.其他3个词均为及物动词。

　　Preserve(=keep safe from decay,risk,harm,danger,going bad etc.)保存，保护：1)Policemen preserve order in the streets.(警察在街上维持秩序。)2)We must preserve our natural resources.(我们必须保护自然资源。)3)You paint woodwork to preserve it.(你油漆木制品以防腐烂。)

　　Maintain(=keep up)保持，维持，维修。

　　Reserve(=keep for a special purpose;store)保留，预定：1)I´ll reserve my opinion at his time,(这时我将保留我的看法。)2)I´ll phone up today and reserve a room.(我今天将打电话预定一个房间。)

　　本题译文：专家们说，步行是一个人保持健康的最好方法之一。

　　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.

　　[注释]tolerable(=fairly good,not too bad)可忍受的：The pain has become tolerable.manageable可处理的;可管理的;controllable可控制的;perceivable可觉察的。

　　本题译文：料想到的嗓音通常情况下比起等量的意外嗓音来说是可以忍受的。

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