在職攻讀教育碩士學(xué)位英語(yǔ)詞匯題詳解(三)

41. The Department is also deeply _____ in various improvement schemes.
A. connected B. included C. involved D. implied

[答案] C. involved.
[注釋]be involved in 參與。Be included in 包括在......中。

42. Keys should never be hidden around the house since thieves _____ know where to look.
A. virtually B. variously C. unavoidably D. invariably

[答案] D. invariably.
[注釋]invariably 總是, 不變地。Virtually 事實(shí)上, 實(shí)際上。unavoidably不可避免地。

43. The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.
A. close B. short C. narrow D. fine

[答案] C. narrow.
[注釋]have a narrow escape 幸免遇難。

44. Do you mind if I _____ with my work while you are getting tea ready.
A. get through B. turn to C. carry on D. come on

[答案] C. carry on.
[注釋]carry on 繼續(xù), 參看Ⅲ,28。

45. I left for the office earlier than usual this morning _____ traffic jam.
A. in line with B. in case of
C. for the sake of D. at the risk of

[答案] B. in case of.
[注釋] in case of 參看Ⅲ,94注釋。
In line with (=in agreement with) 與......一致, 符合：His actions were not in line with his belief.本句中in line with...作表語(yǔ)。In line with history and social evolution socialism is inevitable.本句中in line with引導(dǎo)地短語(yǔ)作狀語(yǔ), 意為“按照”。For the sake of 為了......起見(jiàn)。At the sake of冒......的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

46. The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.
A. popular B. well-known C. favorable D. preferable

[答案] A. popular.
[注釋]popular 此處意為“ (=liked and admired) 受愛(ài)戴的, 有名聲或聲望的”。

47. It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public.
A. situation B. position C. employment D. profession

[答案] B. position.
[注釋]position 此句中指“地位” (不可數(shù), 有時(shí)加不定冠詞), 如：1) She was a woman of high position. 2) a high (low) position society.

48. We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.
A. outcome B. outset C. income D. output

[答案] B. outset.
[注釋] outset 開(kāi)端, 開(kāi)始, from the very outset (從一開(kāi)始) 。outbreak爆發(fā), 發(fā)生。outcome結(jié)局. income 收入。output 產(chǎn)量。

49. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat.
A. loosing B. losing C. off D. missing

[答案] D. missing.
[注釋]missing 缺少的; a book with some missing pages. (缺頁(yè)書(shū)) 。

50. Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should.
A. bills B. charges C. prices D. costs

[答案] B. charges.
[注釋]make charges for對(duì)......收 (費(fèi)) ; 索 (價(jià)) 。charge也可以用作動(dòng)詞, 表示“收費(fèi), 索價(jià)”, 如：1) We don't charge anything for that. (對(duì)此我們不收費(fèi)。) 2) How much do you charge for a haircut? (理個(gè)發(fā)要收多少錢(qián)？)

51. The workmen made so much _____ that Mrs. Walker had to spend three days cleaning up afterwards.
A. trouble B. damage C. mess D. nuisance

[答案] C. mess.
[注釋]make mess弄得亂七八糟。Make a mess of“把......弄得亂七八糟”：He made a mess of his work. (他把他的工作搞得亂七八糟。)

52. They have held several meetings to _____ next year's production plans.
A. set down B. make out C. work up D. draw up

[答案] D. draw up.
[注釋]參閱III,42。
本題譯文, 他們已開(kāi)過(guò)幾次會(huì)議來(lái)起草明年得生產(chǎn)計(jì)劃。

53. How can we get this language point _____ to the students.
A. down B. round C. across D. into

[答案] C. across.
[注釋]參閱III,64注釋。
本題譯文, 我們?cè)鯓硬拍馨堰@個(gè)語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)向?qū)W生講清楚？

54. This book gives a brief _____ of the history of the castle and details of the art collection in the main hall.
A. outline B. reference C. article D. outlook

[答案] A. outline.
[注釋]outline 輪廓, 概要; give an outline of sth. 概要說(shuō)明某事。

55. Dress warmly, _____ you'll catch cold.
A. on the contrary B. or rather C. or else D. in no way

[答案] C. or else.
[注釋]or else (=otherwise; if not) 否則：Hurry up, or (else) you'll be late.

56. Kate's ambition to become a nurse _____ from a desire to help others.
A. prompted B. promoted C. programmed D. proceeded

[答案] D. proceeded.
[注釋]proceed form (=arise form) 來(lái)自; 由......產(chǎn)生：1) Clouds of smoke proceeded form the chimney. (從煙囪里升起縷縷濃煙。) 2) This proceeded from ignorance. (這是出于無(wú)知。)
[注意] proceed 的其他用法： (=go on [to do sth.]; continue) 接著 (做某事) ; 繼續(xù)進(jìn)行; 1) He proceeded to give me a vivid description of the mountainous scenery there. (他接著給我栩栩如生地描述那里的山區(qū)景色。) 2) 接介詞with; Now please proceed with your story. (現(xiàn)在請(qǐng)你接著將下去。) 3) 接介詞to: We will now proceed to the next business. (我們現(xiàn)在將接著干下面的一件事。) 4) 準(zhǔn)備取得 (某種學(xué)位) ：He will proceed to the degree of M.A. this year. (他準(zhǔn)備今年取得文科碩士學(xué)位。)
本題譯文：凱特想當(dāng)護(hù)士的志向出自于幫助他人的愿望。

57. The island where these rare birds nest has been declared a _____.
A. observation B. reservation
C. preservation D. conservation

[答案] D. conservation.
[注釋] conservation 保存(自然資源等) the conservation of soil and water 水土保持; the law of conservation of energy 能量守恒定律。observation觀察; reservation (旅館房間、戲院座位等的) 預(yù)定; 保留 (意見(jiàn)) ; [美]保留地：1) Have you make your reservations? (你預(yù)定了沒(méi)有？) 2) I will accept the suggestion without reservation. (我將毫無(wú)保留地接受這項(xiàng)建議。) 3) The government has set apart Indian reservations. (政府已經(jīng)劃出印地安人保留地。) preservation保存 We must strive for the preservation of our natural resources. (我們必須努力保護(hù)自然資源)
conservation, preservation, reservation從漢語(yǔ)概念出發(fā)時(shí)很容易混淆。Conservation是動(dòng)詞conserve派生的名詞, 與原來(lái)動(dòng)詞的意義相同, 表示"保持、保存”時(shí), 強(qiáng)調(diào)“珍惜、節(jié)用。 Preservation是動(dòng)詞preserve派生的名詞, 強(qiáng)調(diào)“收藏、保存”使之完好無(wú)損或質(zhì)量不變; 常與食品、博物館收藏的展品等詞搭配。Reservation主要指意見(jiàn)、看法等的“保留”; 作“保留地”解時(shí), 尤指美國(guó)印地安人保留地或澳大利亞土著民族保留地。本題指自然生態(tài)的保持, 用conservation最切題。
本題譯文：這個(gè)珍禽巢居的島已宣布為自然保護(hù)區(qū)。

58. Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister _____ charge of the house.
A. take B. hold C. make D. get

[答案] A. take.
[注釋]take charge of (=to be or become responsible for sb. or sth.) 負(fù)責(zé)、掌管、看管; He took charge of the department (or the children) .

59. The child enjoyed _____ up the wooden bricks then knocking them down.
A. adding B. pushing C. piling D. forming

[答案] C. piling.
[注釋] pile up (=lay in a pile or as if in a pile) 把......放成一堆, 堆積：pile up the books on the table (把書(shū)堆在桌子上) 。Pile up作不及物動(dòng)詞用, 意為“積壓; (若干汽車(chē)) 相撞”：1) Perishable goods are piling up at the docks. (碼頭上易腐爛的貨物堆積如山。) 2) Several cars piled up after ignoring the fog warning on the motorway. (由于無(wú)視高速公路上的大霧警告, 有好幾輛汽車(chē)相撞。)

60. John was very upset because he was _____ by the police with breaking the law.
A. accused B. arrested C. sentenced D. charged

[答案] D. charged.
[注釋]be charged with受指控犯有......; He was charged with murder. (他受指控犯有兇殺罪。)