翻译三笔综合能力词汇100题

A explosion

B exploration

C exploitation

D explanation

答案:D

[解析] explanation “解释,说明”;explosion“爆炸”;exploration“探险”;exploitation“剥削,利用”。句子意思是“人们畅所欲言,开始解释支持或反对关闭铁路的理由”。答案是D。

2.In fear for their lives and in ______ of their freedom, thousands of enslaved women and children fled

to the Northern States on the eve of the American Civil War.

A way

B view

C vision

D pursuit

答案:D [解析] way“路,路线,路途”;view“观点”;vision“光景,视野”;pursuit“追求”。in pursuit of“追求,寻求”。答案是D。

3.When cooperating with the American specialists in the States, I ______ myself of the opportunity to

improve my English.

A availed

B allowed

C deprived

D indulged

答案:A

[解析] avail oneself of sth“使用某事物,利用某事物”;allow of sth“容许某事物,对某事物留有余地”; deprive sb. of sth“剥夺某人的某事物”;indulge oneself with sth“放纵自己”。

4.Ben's wife lost the case, which ______ her enormously.

A compressed

B depressed

C impressed

D suppressed

答案:B [解析] depress“使沮丧”;compress“压缩,浓缩”;impress“给……印象”;suppress“”。

5.The bad and damp weather in the hot area would enable the plants to get ______ quickly.

A decomposed

B denounced

C detached

D deduced

答案:A

[解析] decomposed“分解,腐烂”;denounced“指责,谴责”;detached“孤立的,分离的”;deduced “推论,演绎”。答案是A。

6.Tom and Alice ______ having a new car to replace their old one for years.

A has been dreaming of

B have been dreaming of

C has dreamed

D will have dreamed

答案:B [解析] 主语是两个人,谓语用复数形式。由状语“for years”可以确定,应用现在完成时。

7.As the core of the management board, he can always come up with ______ ideas to promote the

corporation's marketing strategies.

A integral

B instinctive

C intangible

D ingenious

答案:D

[解析] integral“完整的,完全的”;instinctive“本能的,天生

的”;intangible“无形的,难以触摸的”; ingenious“机灵的,有独创性的,精制的”。答案是D。

8.The ______ of the spring water attracts a lot of visitors from all over the country.

A clash

B clarify

C clarity

D clatter

答案:C

[解析] clash“冲突,撞击声”;clarify“说明,讲清楚”;clarity“清澈;明了;明确”;clatter“喧嚷,动”。答案是C。

9. Mosquitos are only means of ______ of malar

A. transference

B. transformation

C. transition D . transmission

答案:D [解析] transmission“传播”;transference“转让,职务调动”;transformation“转换”; transition“过渡”。答案为D。

10.New data has ______ that the damage to the ozone layer is not confined to the southern hemisphere.

A ratified

B confirmed

C assured

D approved

答案:B

[解析] 本题意为“新的数据证实臭氧层的破坏并不限于南半球”。B项的“confirm证实”符合题意。如: Please confirm your telephone message by writing to me. 请给我来封信,好进一步证实你在电话中传达的消息。其他三项“ratify批准,许可;assure保证;approve同意,赞成”都不正确。

11.In my first year at the university, I learnt the ______ of journalism.

A basics

B basic

C elementary

D elements

答案:D

[解析] 选项中只有A、D是名词,排除B、C两项。basics“基本因

素”;elements“大纲,基本原理”。题干指的是“新闻学的基础”,因此正确答案是D。

12.He was trained as a doctor but ______ to diplomacy.

A converted

B reverted

C diverted

D averted

答案:C [解析] convert“转变,转化”;revert“回复”;divert“转向,转移注意力”;avert“消除(灾难、危险)”。答案为C。

13. This will make schools more directly and effectively ______ to parents, and more

responsive to their criticisms and wishes.

A accountable

B submitted

C subjected

D available

[解析] accountable“应负责的”;submitted“服从的”;subjected“屈服于……”:available“可利用的”。答案是A。

14. With 1 million copies sold out within just 2 weeks, that book is indeed a ______success.

A provisional

B sensational

C sentimental

D potential

答案:B

[解析] provisional“暂时的,临时的”;sensational“使人感动的,非常好的,引起轰动的”;sentimental “情绪的伤感的”;potential“潜在的,可能的”。答案是B。

15. ______ the gift in beautiful green paper, Sarah departed for the party.

A Having wrapped

B To wrap

C Wrap

D Wrapping

答案:A [解析] 动词的现在分词作伴随状语,根据主句的时态,应用现在完成时。答案是A。

16. Job fairs are usually very lively and informal, and you can roam ______, surveying whatis on offer and gathering literature on jobs you might not have considered in the everyday run of things.

A at peace

B at leisure

C at rest

D at speed

答案:B

[解析] at peace“和平”;at leisure“从容地”;at rest“静止,长眠”;at speed“飞快地”。答案是B。

17. I have omitted many things which ______ a place in the book.

A reserved

B deserved

C preserved

D observed

答案:B

[解析] deserve“值得”;reserve“预订”;preserve“保护,保存”;observe“观察,遵守”。答案为B。

18. Helen was so persistent that her husband ______ at last.

A conceded

B converged

C conceived

D conferred

答案:A

[解析] concede“让步”;converge“会聚”;conceive“怀孕”;confer“协商”。答案为A。

19. We all buy things on the ______ of the moment; this is what the retail trade calls an \"impulse buy. \"

A urge

B force

C spur

D rush

答案:C

[解析] urge“强烈欲望,迫切要求”;force“力量,武力”;spur“刺激物,刺激”,on the spur of the moment“一时冲动地,立刻”;rush“冲进,急流”。答案是C。

20. What ______ about that article in the newspaper was that its writer showed all attitude cool enough, professional enough and, therefore, cruel enough when facing that tragedy.

A worked me out

B knocked me out

C brought me up

D put me forward

答案:B

[解析] work out“设计出,计算出,解决”;knock sb. out俚语,表示“令人钦佩的”;bring sb. up“把某人抚养大”;put forward“提出”。答案为B。

21. The government decided to take a ______ action to strengthen the market management.

A diverse

B durable

C epidemic

D drastic

答案:D

[解析] diverse“不同的,别的”;durable“持久的,坚牢的”;epidemic“流行的,传染的”;drastic“严厉的,强硬的”。答案是D。

22 This sort of rude behavior in public hardly ______ a person in your position.

答案:B

A becomes

B fits

C supports

D improves

[解析] 这句话的意思是:在公共场合,这种粗鲁的行为与你的地位是不相符的。选中,become“变成”;fit “适合”;support“支持”;improve“改进”。根据题意可知,正确答案是B。

23. We should ______ with the doctor's request.

A consult

B conceal

C consent

D comply

答案:D

[解析] comply“遵守”;consult“商量”;conceal“隐瞒”;consent“同意”。comply后跟with表示“遵守”,consent后不能跟with,应跟to。

24. The local residents were unhappy about the curfew in this region and decided to ______it.

A disgrace

B disguise

C defy

D distress

答案:C

[解析] disgrace“耻辱,贬黜”;disguise“假装,借口”;defy“不服从,公然反抗”;distress“使悲痛,使苦恼”。答案是C。

25. We cannot be ______ with him due to his misbehavior at the meeting yesterday.

A pecked

B reconciled

C perturbed

D presumed

答案:B

[解析] pecked“啄食,凿”;reconciled“使和解,使和谐,使顺从”;perturbed“感到不安,搅乱”; presumed“假定,推测”。答案是B。

26. Our new firm ______ for a credible, aggressive individual with great skills to fill

Ths position.

A have looked

B are looking

C is looking

D look

答案:C [解析] “firm”是单数形式,后面的谓语动词相应地使用单数形式,答案是C。

27. He ______ us as consistently fair and accurate about the issues we are concerned about.

A confuses

B regards

C strikes

D knocks

答案:C [解析] strike sb as... “给某人留下……印象”。答案是C

28. These melodious folk songs are generally ______ to Smith, a very important musician of the century.

A devoted

B contributed

C composed

D ascribed

答案:D

[解析] 本题考查固定搭配。devoted (to)“投身于,献身”;contributed (to)“捐助,捐给”;

C.composed“组成”;

D.ascribed“归因于,归咎于”。答案是D。

29. What is it that the author wants to ______ to his leaders through the story?

A devoted

B contributed

C composed

D ascribed

答案:A

[解析] convey“表达”;convince“使确信”;convert“转变”;conform“使符合”。答案为A。

30. Reductions in overseas government expenditure took place, but ______ and more gradually than now seems desirable.

A convey

B convince

C convert

D conform

答案:A [解析] reluctantly“不情愿地”;unwittingly“无意地”;impulsively“有推动力地”; anxiously“焦虑地”。答案是A。

31. The United Nation Law of the Sea Conference would soon produce an ocean-mining treaty following its ______ declaration in 1970 that oceans were the heritage of mankind.

A unanimous

B abstract

C autonomous

D almighty

答案:A

[解析] unanimous“意见一致的”;abstract“非具体的,抽象

的”;autonomous“自治的,自发的”; almighty“全能的,非常的”。答案是A。

32. Nothing has ever equaled the ______ and speed with which the human species is altering the physical and chemical world.

A concern

B magnitude

C volume

D carelessness

答案:B

[解析] concern“关心,忧虑”;magnitude“(量,范围的)大小”;volume“体积,容量”;carelessness “粗心”。答案是B。

33. His presidential address in New York ______ on the importance of communication between science and industry.

A bore

B spoke

C dwelt

D threw

答案:C

[解析] speak on“涉及,讲下去”;dwelt的原形是dwell,dwell on“详述,详细探讨”;throw on“匆匆穿上”。答案是C。

34. The instructions on how to use the new machine ______ that nobody seemed to be able to understand.

A were very simplistic

B was very confused

C were so confusing

D was so simplistic

答案:C

[解析] confused“混乱的;慌乱的,狼狈的”,形容事物时用confusing,形容人时用confused;simplistic 把复杂问题搞得过于简单的,简单化的。答案是C。

35. John played basketball in college and ______ active ever since.

A have extremely been

B has been extremely

C will be extremely

D should extremely be

答案:B

[解析] 根据时间状语“ever since”,本句应该用现在完成时,表示过去的影响一直持续到现在。答案是B。

36. The profit motive is inherently ______ with principles of fairness and equity.

A in line

B in trade

C at times

D at odds

答案:D [解析] in line“一致”;at times“有时”;at odds“冲突,有分歧”。答案是D。

37. Whatever the questions he really wanted to ask at the

reprocessing plant, though, he would never allow his personal feelings to ______ with an assignment.

A interrupt

B bother

C interfere

D intervene

答案:C

[解析] interrupt“中断,妨碍”,interrupt with“打岔,打

断”;bother“烦扰,打扰”,bother with “以……而烦扰”;interfere“干涉,干预”;interfere with“妨碍,干涉,干扰”;intervene“干涉,插入”。答案是C。

38. If I could envisage a reasonably quick and comprehensive solution to the crisis in

Iraq, I would not have entitled my speech \"The ______ Problem\".

A Instant

B Inverse

C Insoluble

D Intact

答案:C

[解析] instant“直接的,紧迫的”;inverse“倒转的,反转

的”;insoluble“能溶解的,不能解决的”; intact“完整无缺的”。答案是C。

39. The 12-year-old civil war had ______ 1.5 million lives.

A declared

B proclaimed

C claimed

D asserted

答案:C

[解析] declared“断言”;proclaimed“宣布”;claimed“主张,夺走”;asserted“断言,声称”。

40. The advertisement for Super Suds detergent ______ that the sale has increased by 25 % in the first quarter of the year.

A have been so successful

B had been so successful

C has been so successful

D will be so successful

答案:C

[解析] 主语advertisement是单数形式,空格处的时态应与后面一致,答案是C。

41. I like cats but unfortunately I am ______ to them.

A vulnerable

B allergic

C inclined

D hostile

答案:B

[解析] vulnerable“脆弱的,易受伤害的”;allergic“过敏的,敏感的”;inclined“倾向……的”;hostile “敌对的,不友善的”。答案是B。

42. Some of the words employed by Shakespeare in his works have become ______ and are no longer used in the present days.

A obsolete

B obscene

C obvious

D oblique

答案:A

[解析] obsolete“废弃的,过时的”;obscene“淫秽的,丑恶

的”;obvious“明显的,明白的”;oblique “间接的,倾斜的”。答案是A。

43. If you want to do well on the exam, you ______ on the directions that the professor gives and take ex-act notes.

A will have concentrated

B have to concentrate

C will be concentrated

D will be concentrating

答案:B

[解析] 用一般现在时,不用虚拟语气。答案是B。

44. Bad traveling conditions had seriously ______ their progress to their destination in that region.

A tugged

B demolished

C hampered

D destroyed

答案:C

[解析] tugged“用力拉,挣扎”;demolished“毁坏,推翻”;hampered“妨碍,牵制”;destroyed“破坏,消灭”。答案是C。

45. They speak of election campaign polls as a musician might of an orchestra ______, or a painter of defective paint.

A in pace

B out of focus

C in step

D out of tune

答案:D

[解析] in pace“速度,步调”;out of focus“焦点没对准,模糊”;in step“步调一致”;out of tune“走调”。答案是D。

46. ______ my wife's consistent encouragement I wouldn't have accomplished my graduate study.

A But for

B But with

C Except for

D Except that

答案:A

[解析] but for“要不是”;but with“但随着”;except for“只有,除了…以外”;except that“除了,只是”。答案是A。

47. The government can't expect the taxpayer to ______ this company, out indefinitely.

A support

B bail

C redeem

D remove

答案:B

[解析] 本题考查固定搭配。bail... out“帮助……解决困难”。答案是B。

48. Pam loves children but she doesn't like them when they're noisy. It gets on her ______.

A nerves

B feelings

C energies

D pains

答案:A

[解析] get on one's nerves“令某人生气”,答案是A。

A are being revived

B is revised

C are revoked

D is being reviled

答案:A

[解析] revived“复活,再生”;revised“修订,改变”;revoked“已撤销”;reviled“辱骂,漫骂;诽谤”。主语“the fads”是复数,答案是A。

50. Plastic bags are useful for holding many kinds of food, ______ their cleanness,

toughness and low cost.

A by virtue of

B in addition to

C for the sake of

D as opposed to

答案:A

[解析] by virtue of“依靠,由于”;in addition to“除……之外”;for the sake of“为了”;as opposed to “与……相反,与……相对比”。答案是A。

51. The problem is that most local authorities lack the ______ to deal sensibly in this market.

A anticipation

B perception

C prospect

D expertise

答案:D

[解析] anticipation“预料,预感”;perception“感觉,理解力”;prospect“展望,预料”;expertise“专家的意见”。答案是D。

52. The depth of benefits of reading varies in ______ the depth of one's own experience.

A tempo with

B time with

C pace of

D proportion to

答案:D

[解析] tempo“拍子,速率”;pace“速度,步调”;in proportion to“与……成比例”。答案是D。

53. Apparently there were ______ between police reports taken from the same witnesses at different times.

A distortions

B discrepancies

C disorders

D distractions

答案:B [解析] distortions“扭曲”;discrepancies“差异,矛盾”;disorders“紊乱”;distractions“分心”。

. They admitted that they shared the same ______ on the matter.

A potentiality

B sentiment

C postscript

D subscription

答案:B

[解析] potentiality“可能性,潜能”;sentiment“情感,观

点”;postscript“附言,后记”;subscription “捐献,签名”。答案是B。

55.This special committee was established for well-integrated members of the society and not for ______ individuals.

A marginal

B minor

C eccentric

D distinctive

答案:A

[解析] marginal“边缘的,界限的”;minor“少数的,次要

的”;eccentric“离心的,古怪的”; distinctive“鉴别性的,有特色的”。答案是A。

56. Personal computers are no longer something beyond the ordinary people; they are ______ available these days.

A promptly

B instantly

C readily

D quickly

答案:C

[解析] 这句话的意思是:电脑对普通人来说不再是遥不可及的,现在电脑很容易买到。选项中,promptly “敏捷地,迅速地”;instantly“立即

地”;readily“容易地,乐意地”;quickly“迅速地”。A、B、D意思相近,可以用排除法选择C项;此处与前面句子中的“beyond(超出)”相对应。因此正确答案是C。

57. She felt offended at my remarks, but it wasn't my ______ to hurt her.

A intent

B scheme

C intention

D meaning

答案:C

[解析] 本题意为“她对我的话很生气,但我并非有意伤害她”。C项的“intention意图,打算”符合题意。如:I began reading with the intention of finishing the book, but I never did. 我开始读这本书时想读完它,可是我从来就没把它读完。其他三项“intent意图,目的;scheme计划,阴谋;meaning词义,意义”都不正确。

58. Since his injury was serious, the doctor suggested that he ______ in the game.

A did not play

B must not play

C not play

D not to play

答案:C [解析] suggest意为建议时,其从句应该用虚拟语气,即suggest that sb. do sth. 答案是C。

59. At first the university refused to purchase the telescope, but this decision was ______ revised.

A consecutively

B consequently

C successively

D subsequently

答案:D

[解析] subsequently“后来”;consecutively“连续

地”;consequently“因此”; successively“继续地”。答案是D。

60. He was easily hurt because his feelings were very ______.

A sensible

B sensational

C sensitive

D senseless

答案:C

[解析] sensitive“敏感的,容易受伤的”;sensible“明智的”;sensational“轰动的”;senseless“无知觉的”。答案为C。

61. The secretary didn't know who he was, or she ______ him more politely.

A will be treating

B would have treated

C was treating

D would have been treated

答案:B [解析] treat“对待,款待”。后半句应该使用虚拟语气,表示与实际相反。答案是B。

62. It would seem that Miller cannot have been on friendly terms with the gardeners there,or he would have made a ______ of visiting them.

A move

B use

C point

D remedy

答案:C [解析] make a point of“认为有必要……,重视,坚持要……”。答案是C。

63. The old musician decided to move to her country home ______ her advanced age and poorhealth.

A with regard to

B by virtue of

C on account of

D on the verge of

答案:C

[解析] with regard to“关于”;by virtue of“依靠,由于”;on account of“由于,因为”;on/to the verge of“接近于,濒临于”。答案是C。

. Some of the patients, especially the dying, wanted to ______ in the man and woman who had eased their suffering.

A confide

B ponder

C dwell

D reflect

答案:A

[解析] confide“倾诉,委托,信赖”;confide in“信任”;ponder“沉思,考虑”;dwell“居住,踌躇”,dwell on“细想,详述”;reflect“反射,反映”。答案是A。

65. They seized Belgrade, though only after having encountered a stubborn ______.

A persistence

B resistance

C insistence

D assistance

答案:B [解析] resistance“抵抗”;persistence“坚持,固执”;insistence“坚持,坚决主张”; assistance“援助”。答案为B。

66. Surely it doesn't matter where charities get their money from: what ______ much is what they do with it.

A counts for

B asks for

C consists of

D approves of

答案:A

[解析] counts for“价值,有重要性”;asks for“要求”;consists of“由…组成”;approves of“赞成”。答案是A。

67. Although students may be in a ______ position, teachers shall treat them as equals.

A subsidiary

B submarine

C subordinate

D subsequent

答案:C

[解析] subordinate“从属的”;subsidiary“辅助的,补充

的”;submarine“海底的,水下的”; subsequent“随后的”。句意为:尽管学生处于从属地位,但教师应把学生看作是与他们地位相等的人。

68. Successful students sometimes become so ______ with grades that they never enjoy their school years.

A passionate

B involved

C immersed

D obsessed

答案:D

[解析] passionate“热情的,急躁的”;involved“被卷入某事中”;immersed“专心做某事”;obsessed “被某事困扰”。答案是D。

69. The captain of the ship ______ the passengers that there was no danger.

A insured

B assured

C ensured

D secured

答案:B

[解析] assure“保证”;insure“将……投保”;ensure“保

证”;secure“保证”。assure, ensure和secure均有“保证”的意思,但用法不同。assure的句型是assure sb that..., ensure的句型是ensure that..., 如:He would, when in office, ensure that all secret data be made public。secure后面一般跟名词作宾语,如:secure the city's food supply。

70. After a long delay, she ______ replying to my e-mail.

A got away with

B got back at

C got back

D got round to

答案:D

[解析] 这句话的意思是:过了很久,她才回复我的电子邮件。选项中,get away with“侥幸做成”;get back at“报复”;get, back“取回,返回”;get round to doing sth“着手做某事”。根据题意可知,正确答案是D。

71. Britain hopes of a gold medal in the Olympic Games suffered ______ yesterday, when Hunter failed to qualify during preliminary session.

A a severe set-back

B sharp set-back

C a severe blown-up

D sharp blown-up

答案:A

[解析] severe“严峻的,严厉的,剧烈的”;set—back“阻碍;使挫折;使退步”;sharp“明显的,急剧的”;blown-up“放大的,膨胀的”。答案是A。

72. Oil is derived from the ______ of microscopic sea creatures, and is even older,

according to most geologists.

A layouts

B reminders

C remains

D leftovers

答案:C

[解析] layouts“规划”;reminders“暗示,提醒”;remains“残骸”;leftovers“剩菜,残余物”。答案是C。

73. They teach the vocabulary of the English used in computer science, which is also listed______ in the glossary.

A in sum

B in total

C in general

D in full

答案:D [解析] in sum“总言之,大体上”;in total“整个地”;in general“大体上,一般而言”;in full “充足,充分”。答案是D。

74. Make up your mind that whatever the short-term temptations may be, you will never______ from the highest standards of honor.

A deviate

B escape

C derive

D refrain

答案:A

[解析] deviate from“偏离”;escape from“逃离”;derive from“由……发展而来”;refrain from“忍住,制止”。答案是A。

75. Trade relationships between the two countries will improve if their ______ leaders could agree on the proposed quotas.

A respectable

B respective

C respectful

D respecting

答案:B

[解析] respective“各自的”;respectable“可敬的”;respectful“充满敬意的”; respecting“关于”。

76. According to the latest report, consumer confidence ______ a breathtaking 15 points last month, to its lowest level in ten years.

A soared

B mutated

C plummeted

D fluctuated

答案:C

[解析] soared“(物价)飞涨,暴腾”;mutated“(使)变异;(使)突

变”;plummeted“笔直掉下;骤然跌落”;fluctuated“波动,起伏,涨落”。答案是C。

77. Our car trunk ______ with suitcases and we could hardly make room for anything.

A went cramming

B was crammed

C is cramming

D was been crammed

答案:B

[解析] cram“填满”。be crammed with“被填满”。如:a bus crammed with passengers挤满乘客的一辆公共汽车。答案是B。

78. Lessons written in blood ______ the colonial people to uprising.

A propelled

B prompted

C promoted

D proceeded

答案:B

[解析] prompt“促使,激励”;promote“促进,助长”;propel“推进,推动”;proceed“进行”。propel和promote后不能跟不定式作宾补,proceed只能作不及物动词,所以都不能选。

79. When the air in a certain space is squeezed to occupy a smaller space, the air is said to be ______.

A commenced

B compressed

C compromised

D compensated

答案:B

[解析] commenced“开始”;compressed“压缩过的;(文字)简练

的”;compromised“妥协,调和,和解”;compensated“赔偿,补偿”。答案是B。

80. The second distinguishing characteristic of jazz is a rhythmic drive that was ______called \"hot\" and later \"swing\" .

A shortly

B initially

C actually

D literally

答案:B [解析] shortly“立刻,简略地”;initially“最初地,开始地”;actually“实际上”;

literally“照字面意义,逐字地”。答案是B。

81. He couldn't ______ his curiosity to see what was in the box.

A retain

B restrain

C restrict

D represent

答案:B

[解析] restrain“抑制”;retain“保留”;restrict“限

制”;represent“代表”。restrain后常接表示某种情绪的词,如:restrain anger/curiosity;而restrict则表示在一定的范围,如:be restricted within narrow limits; be restricted to 30kin an hour。

82. He ______ himself bitterly for his miserable behavior that evening.

A repealed

B resented

C replayed

D reproached

答案:D

[解析] repealed“废除,作废”;resented“憎恨,愤恨”;replayed“重赛;重演”;

reproached“责骂,谴责”;reproach sb. for sth. “为某事斥责某人”。答案是D。

83. This brings a feeling of emptiness that can never be filled and leaves us with a ______ for more.

A scarcity

B command

C hunger

D request

答案:C

[解析] scarcity“缺乏,罕见”;command“命令,控制”;hunger“渴望,食欲”;request“要求”。

84. In the past, competition for jobs caused different ______ groups to be hostile toward each other.

A sexist

B ethnic

C gracious

D classic

答案:B

[解析] sexist“性别歧视的,男性至上主义者”;ethnic“民族的,种族的,异教徒的”;gracious“亲切的,高尚的”;classic“经典的,第一流的”。答案是B。

85. I ______ to one daily newspaper and one weekly magazine.

A describe

B prescribe

C subscribe

D transcribe

答案:C

[解析] subscribe“订阅”;describe“描写”;prescribe“规定,开(药方)”;transcribe“意译”。A、B、D均为及物动词,不能选。

86. The police have of offered a large ______ for information leading to the robber's

arrest.

A award

B compensation

C prize

D reward

答案:D

[解析] 这句话的意思是:为了得到任何有助于逮捕抢劫者的信息,警方给出一大笔酬金。选项中,award “奖品,奖金”;compensation“补偿金”;prize“奖品,奖赏”;reward“报酬,赏金,奖赏”。根据句意可知,正确答案为D。

87. ______ any one should think it strange, let me assure you that it is quite true.

A In order that

B Lest

C If

D Providing

答案:B [解析] in order that“为了……”;。lest“以免,为不使”;if“如果,要是”;

providing“倘若”。答案是B。

88. All of the international delegates attending the conference ______ to bring a souvenir from their own countries.

A has asked

B is asking

C were asked

D was asking

答案:C [解析] 主语“delegates”是复数,谓语动词应为复数形式。答案是C。

. I must leave now. ______, if you want that book I'll bring it next time.

A Accidentally

B Incidentally

C Eventually

D Naturally

答案:B

[解析] 这句话的意思是:我必须得走了,顺便说一下,如果你还用那本书的话我下次会带过来。选项中, accidentally“偶然地,意外地”;incidentally“偶然,顺便提一句”;eventually“终于,最后”;naturally “自然而然地”。根据题意可知,正确答案是B。

90. ______ the increase in the number of computers in our offices, the amount of paper hat we need has risen as well.

A Along with

B Altogether

C Although

D All along

答案:A

[解析] along with“随同……一起”;altogether“完全,总而言

之”;although“尽管,虽然”;all along “始终,一直”。前面的句子在整个句子中作伴随状语,答案是A。

91. It had been a terrible afternoon for Jane, ______ at about six o' clock in her father's sudden collapse into unconsciousness.

A converging

B culminating

C finalizing

D releasing

答案:B [解析] converging“会聚,收敛”;culminating“达到顶点”;finalizing“使落实”;

releasing“使免除”。答案是B。

92. They need to move to new and large apartments. Do you know of any ______ ones in this area?

A evacuated

B empty

C vacant

D vacate

答案:C [解析] evacuated“撤退者的”;empty“空的,无聊的”;vacant“空闲的,空缺的”;vacate “腾出,空出”。答案是C。

93. According to the new tax law, any money earned over that level is taxed at the ______of 59 percent.

A ratio

B percentage

C proportion

D rate

答案:D [解析] 选项中,ratio多以具体数据体现两个并列的事物的数量之比,所涉及的两个比较项必须同时出现;percentage多指部分在整体中所占的准确的百分率、百分比;proportion指两个关系平行的事物在大小、数量、程度等方面的比例、比率、比重等;rate多指动态的比率、速率等,多与介词at搭配,形式为at the rate of。本题适用选项D。

94. We made plans for a visit, but ______ difficulties with car prevented it.

A subordinate

B succeed

C successive

D subsequent

答案:D

[解析] 本题意为“我们制定了出访计划,但由于后来车子出了毛病,未能出访”。subsequent的意思是“随后的,后来的”;subordinate的意思是“次要的,从属的”;succeed的意思是“成功,接替”; successive的意思是“相继的,接连的”。四个选项中只有D项符合题意。

95. His ______ with computers began six months ago.

A imagination

B innovation

C observation

D obsession

答案:D

[解析] imagination“想象,创造力”;innovation“创新,革

新”;observation“观察,注意”;obsession “着迷,痴迷”。答案是D。

96. The tribe has agreed to contribute 2 percent of net ______ to charitable activities in the county.

A expenses

B revenues

C budgets

D payments

答案:B [解析] expenses“费用”;revenues“收入”;budgets“预算”;payments“报酬”。答案是B。

97. One of the main ways to stay out of trouble with government agents is to keep a low ______, i. e. stay away from those situations wherein you call attention to yourself.

A manner

B position

C profile

D station

答案:C [解析] manner“礼貌,风格”;position“位置,立场”;profile“剖面,外形,轮廓”;keep a low profile“低调,保持低姿态”;station“位置,岗位”。答案是C。

98. Awards provide a (n) ______ for young people to improve their skills.

A incentive

B initiative

C fugitive

D captive

答案:A

[解析] incentive“动机,刺激”;initiative“主动,创始”;fugitive“逃亡者,流浪的”;captive“俘虏,被监禁了的”。答案是A。

99. The closest ______ to English and Welsh grammar schools are called grammar secondary schools; they can, however, accept some fee-paying pupils.

A equality

B equation

C equivalent

D equity

答案:C

[解析] equality“平等”;equation“相等”;equivalent“相等物,等价”;equity“公平,公正”。答案是C。

100. He often ______ in his speech.

A rumbles

B stumbles

C tumbles

D jumbles

答案:B

[解析] stumble“结结巴巴”;rumble“咕哝,自言自语”;tumble“摔倒,跌倒”;jumble“搞乱”。答案为B。