31. Motorists _____ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.
A. convicted??? B. arrested??? C. charged??? D. judged

[答案] A. convicted.

[注釋]be convicted to 被判有。..... (罪) :He was convicted of murder. (他被法院判有謀殺罪。)

32. The reason why he adapted to the new situations quickly is that he has a _____ attitude.
A. changeable? B. alternate? C. movable? D. flexible

[答案] D. flexible.

[注釋] flexible 靈活的, 可變通的; We need a foreign policy that is more flexible.

33. Will all those _____ the proposal raise their hands?
A. in relation to??? B. in excess of
C. in contrast to??? D. in favor of

[答案] D. in favor of.

[注釋] in favor of 贊成。in excess of 超過。in relation to 關(guān)系到。in contrast to 與。.....相對照。例如:

1) Everyone in the class voted in favor of the party. (=All of the children voted to have a party.)

2) We got $5000 in excess of the fixed sum. (我們盯定額多收入5000美元。)3) This appears small in contrast to (with) that. (這個同那個對比起來顯得小了。)4) I have a lot to say in relation to that affair. (我對那件事有許多話要說。)

5) We must plan in (with) relation to the future. (我們定計劃時要考慮到將來。)

本題譯文:請所有贊成此項建議的人舉手。

34. An early typewriter produced letters quickly and neatly; the typist, _____ couldn't see his work on his machine.
A. however??? B. therefore??? C. yet??? D. although

[答案] A. however.?

[注釋] however 然而。

本題譯文:早期的打字機打起字來又快又整齊, 然而打字員不能看著機器鍵盤打字。

35. We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly ------ what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.
A. benefits??? B. guides??? C. affects??? D. effects

[答案] C. affects.

[注釋] affect (=have an influence or effect on) 影響:The climate affected his health. (氣候影響[損害]了他的健康。)

[注意]affect vt. 影響。effect n. (=influent) 影響, 作用:Some films have a misleading effect on children. effect vt. (=bring about) 實行, 進行, 產(chǎn)生......后果:1) I will effect my purpose: no-one shall stop me! 2) We hope to effect an improvement. (我們希望能引起改進。)

注意兩個常用的習(xí)語:1) to that effect 那個意思的(話) :She said she hated spinach, or words to that effect. (她說她不喜歡吃菠菜或那個意思的話。) 2) to the effect that... 意思時說, 表示下述意思:I said a few words the effect that all he had told us was already well known. (我說了幾句話, 意思是說他告訴我們的一切都已眾所周知。)

36. I can meet you at eight o'clock; _____ you can call for me.
A. incidentally???? B. actually ??C. alternatively??? D. accordingly

[答案] C. alternatively

[注釋]alternatively (=as an alternative) 作為一個替代辦法:If however is used, but is not needed; or alternatively omit however. (如果使用however,就不需要but;或者作為一個替代辦法省去however.)

[注意]alternately 和alternatively的區(qū)別:alternately (交替地) :At a Chinese dinner, the guests and the hosts sit alternately at a round table.

37. He has the _____ of an athlete: he really goes all out to win.
A. instants B. instances C. instincts? D. intelligences

[答案] C. instincts.

[注釋] instinct 天生的本領(lǐng)。instant n. 瞬間, 時刻; adj. 立即的, 直接的。如:instant coffee 速溶咖啡; instant food (s) 方便食品。例如:Spaceships are stocked with a variety of instant foods. (宇宙飛船上備有各種個樣的方便食品。)

38. A university is an educational institution which _____ degrees and carries out research.
A. rewards??? B. awards??? C. grants??? D. presents

[答案] B. awards.

[注釋]awards sb. sth. 授于某人某物。如:They awarded John the first prize. (他們授于約翰一等獎。)

對比:reward sb with sth. 以某物酬謝某人, 須加介詞with; They rewarded the boy with $5 for bringing back the lost dog. (他們給這男孩5美元酬謝他把丟失的狗找回來。) grant (=consent to give or allow what is asked for) 同意(給予) , 答應(yīng)(請求) :The firm granted him a pension. (公司同意給予他退休金。) present sb. with sth. 贈送:Our class presented the school with a picture. (我們班給學(xué)校送了一幅畫。) present 頒發(fā), 呈遞:1) The principal will present the diplomas. (校長將頒發(fā)文憑。) 2) We shall present a complete report to the Annual Conference. (我們將向年會遞交一份全面的報告。)

本題句意是:大學(xué)是授予學(xué)位和進行研究的教育機構(gòu)。可見, 本題應(yīng)選award.

39. The old lady can't hope to _____ her cold in a few days.
A. get over??? B. get off??? C. hold back??? D. hold up

[答案] A. get over?? [注釋] 參閱III,55注釋。

40. Jim's plans to go to college _____ at the last moment.
A. fell out B. gave away? C. gave off??? D. fell through

[答案] D. fell through,未能實現(xiàn)????? [注釋] 參閱III,49注釋。