2015年同等学力申硕英语强化练习及答案(23)

　　231.The government has lost a great deal of_____because of the large increase in food pries.

　　A.strength B.support C.agreement D.vote

　　[答案]B.support.[注释]lose support失去支持。vote作为“选票”解时，是可数名称，所以不能与a great deal of搭配。

　　232.The branches could hardly_____the weight of the fruit.

　　A.retain B.maintain C.sustain D.remain

　　[答案]C.sustain.[注释]sustain(=hold up the weight of)承住，支撑：An old wall cannot sustain a new building.

　　233.He thought this was the first pair of shoes that had fitted him_____.

　　A.perfectly B.justly C.fairly D.rightly

　　[答案]A.perfectly.

　　[注释]perfectly(=quite well,completely)十分，完全地。

　　justly公正地，正当地，应得地;rightly正确地，恰当地，正直地;fairly公正地，正当地;相当，还算;清楚地。

　　234.I feel sure that_____qualification,ability and experience,you are abundantly suited to the position we have in mind.

　　A.in case of B.in terms of

　　C.in the opinion of D.in the course of

　　[答案]B.in terms of.

　　[注释]in terms of依据，按照。In case of万一……;in the opinion of按照……的看法;in the course of在……的过程中，在……期间。以上4个习语均为大纲规定之列，考生应熟记、活用。

　　Have…in mind心中想到。

　　本题译文：我肯定，根据资格、能力和经验，你完全适合我们心中想到的工作。

　　235.So far as he could,John had always tried to_____the example he saw in Lincoln.

　　A.live up to B.set forth C.call for D.cut out

　　[答案]A.live up to.

　　[注释]live up to不辜负，作到;参阅Ⅲ，102注释，set forth阐明，提出，列举;参阅Ⅲ，154注释，cut out删去;参阅Ⅲ，38注释，call for需要，要求;参阅Ⅲ，26注释。

　　本题译文：只要约翰能够，他总是努力做到他在林肯身上所看到的榜样。

　　236.It would be_____a risk to let the child go to school by himself.

　　A.following B.passing C.running D.carrying

　　[答案]C.running.

　　[注释]run(take)a risk冒风险：You are running a big risk in trusting him.(你信任他是冒极大的风险。)by oneself(=alone)单独，独立地。

　　237.Children who are over-protected by their parents may become_____.

　　A.hurt B.spoiled C.damaged D.harmed

　　[答案]B.spoiled.

　　[注释]spoil(=make a child selfish from having too much attention or praise)宠坏，惯坏;Spare the rod,spoil the child.(省下了棍子，惯坏了孩子。)这是英国谚语，意为“棒头上出孝子”。

　　238.Paper making began in China and from there it_____to North Africa and Europe.

　　A.sprang B.spilled C.carried D.spread

　　[答案]D.spread.

　　[注释]spread vt./vi.此处意指“传播”，如：1)The news spread quickly.2)Files spread disease.(苍蝇传播疾病。)carry是及物动词，意为把某人从一处带到他处，故也有“传送”的含义，如：He carried the news to everyone in the village.当carry vt.在本句中与句子的语法结构不符。Carry作vi.用时，指“(发射物、声音等)能射到，能传到”，如：His voice carries far.(他的声音能传得很远。)

　　239.When the entire class worked together they finished the project_____.

　　A.in no way B.in no time

　　C.on no account D.in no case

　　[答案]B.in no time.

　　[注释]in no time(=in a very little time,soon,quickly)立即，马上：The bus filled with students in no time.(这辆公共汽车很快就被学生挤满了。)

　　240.The_____of his clothes indicated too clearly that he had been playing football.

　　A.state B.condition C.occasion D.situation

　　[答案]A.state.

　　[注释]state n.状况，状态。例如：She is in a poor state of health.Situation处境，形势，局面，情况，工作：He was in a hopeless situation.condition情况(多用复数)：Economic conditions were bad.occasion场合，时机。

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