2015年同等学力申硕英语强化练习及答案(36)

　　361.At first Bob was puzzled by Virginia s waving,but then it_____his mind that she was trying to tell him something.

　　A.crossed B.passed C.occurred D.opened

　　[答案]A.crossed.

　　[注释]cross one´s mind想起：1)A sudden thought crossed my mind.2)It never crossed my mind that he might refuse the request.(我从来没有想到他可能会拒绝这个请求。)

　　如用pass则应加through,例如：When Jane did not come home by midnight,many terrible fears passed through Mother´s mind.(=Mother thought of many things that might have happened to Jane.)

　　occur的用法如下：1)That view of the case did not occur to me before.(对这个案件的那种看法以前我没有想到过。)2)It occurred to her that she might adopt a homeless child.(她想到，她可以收养一个无家可归的孩子。)

　　关于“想起”的以上三种表达法考生务必弄懂熟记。这些词组和句形不仅在词汇测试中经常遇到，而且在短文写作时也可以使用。

　　本题译文：起初鲍玻对弗吉尼亚的挥手致意感到迷惑，但后来他想到，她想告诉他某事。

　　362.His job at the hospital did not pay much,so he found another_____.

　　A.on the rise B.on the spot

　　C.on the decline D.on the side

　　[答案]D.on the side.

　　[注释]on the side(=in addition to a main thing)额外;作为兼职：1)He ordered a hamburger with onions and French fries on the side.(=He ordered a hamburger with onions and French fries extra.)2)He does some house-keeping work on the side.(他帮人家做些家务活作为兼职。)

　　on the rise(作表语)在上升;on the spot现场;on the decline(做表语)在下降：The population in the country is on the decline.(这个国家的人口在下降。)

　　363.The filling station_____because there were too many others on the street.

　　A.fell through B.went under

　　C.fell out D.went through

　　[答案]B.went under.

　　[注释]go under破产，失败。fall through也有“失败”之意，但多半指计划、想法等“落空”。

　　本题译文：这个加油站破产了，因为在这条街上加油站太多了。

　　364.Air and the sun´s rays create much distortion,and whatever tends to_____their influence is useful to the astronomer.

　　A.exclude B.eliminate C.extinguish D.impose

　　[答案]A.exclude.

　　[注释]exclude排除。extinguish扑灭;eliminate消除。

　　impose把……强加给：Don´t impose your wishes on us.(不要把你的意思强加给我们。)

　　365.The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife that the dinner was terrible so I was_____.

　　A.confused B.nervous C.shameful D.embarrassed

　　[答案]D.embarrassed.

　　[注释]be embarrassed感到窘迫。

　　366.Animals should not be locked in cages;they should be in their normal_____.

　　A.environment B.position C.residence D.dwelling

　　[答案]A.environment.

　　[注释]environment(=surroundings,circumstances)环境，environment作集合名词用时，只用单数形式：We should work hard to improve our environment.(单词，不可数)Children need a happy home environment.(单数，可数)

　　367.I´m sorry but what he thinks is not of the_____importance to me.

　　A.merest B.lowest C.last D.least

　　[答案]D.least.

　　[注释]least是little的最高级形式。

　　368.He offered to_____her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.

　　A.lend B.help C.show D.loan

　　[答案]A.lend.

　　[注释]lend sb.a hand给某人帮个忙。

　　369.I have been looking for this book for months,and_____I have found it.

　　A.at least B.in no time C.at last D.at present

　　[答案]C.at last.

　　[注释]at last(=in the end)最终;at least至少;in no time立即，马上;at present目前。

　　370.It was the largest experiment we had ever had;it_____six hours.

　　A.ended B.finished C.prolonged D.lasted

　　[答案]D.lasted.

　　[注释]last vi.(for)持续。

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