1、301. The writer was always looking for suitable _____ to use in his next story. A. contents B. articles C. notions D. ideas [答案] D. ideas. [注释] idea(= thought; picture in mind)念头,思想,想法。 302. He gave me some very _____ advice on buying a house. A. precious
2、 B. worthy C. precise D. valuable [答案] D. valuable. [注释] valuable 宝贵的,有价值的,常可修饰advice, suggestion, assistance, discovery等名词。 precious“贵重的”如: precious metals(贵金 属),precious stone(宝石)。 303. You will get to the church more quickly if you take this _____ across the f
3、ields. A. track B. passage C. method D. journey [答案] A. track. [注释] track(=path made by frequent use)意指“(常走而踏成的)小径”,如:a track across the moor(越过荒野的小径)。passage“通路”,如:force a passage through a crowd(在人群中挤出的一条通路). 可见此处选passage不妥. 304. A landing on Mars is within
4、 the _____ of current physical theory. A. scheme B. scope C. scrap D. scale [答案] B . scope. [注释] scope 范围,活动范围,理解犯围: 1 Many words are outside the scope of this dictionary. (许多单词是超出了这本词典的范围.) 2 Very hard words are not within the scope of a child's understanding
5、。(非常难懂的 词是超出了一个孩子的理解范围.) 3 Economics is beyond the scope of a child's mind.(经济学是孩子理解不了的.) 305. He was _____ by a bee when he was collecting the honey. A. scratched B. pricked C. stung D. bitten [答案] C. stung. [注释] sting 刺,蛰,叮。在英语中蜜蜂蛰用 sting ;而蚊子“叮”用 bite, 如:
6、A mosquito just bit me.(狗、蛇,咬),钧用 bite ,scratch 搔,prick vt. 扎(穿),刺(穿) 306. Don't go too far into the sea, children, or the waves will _____ you off your feet. A. flow B. cut C. press D. sweep [答案] D. sweep. [注释] sweep sb,off sb's feet 由两层意思,直义为“(浪等)把某人冲倒”,转义是
7、“使产生强烈的好感,使完全信服”,如: His speech swept them off their feet。(他的演说使他们五体投地.) 307. The store had no more red shoes _____, so Mary chose brown ones instead. A. in demand B. in store C. in need D. in stock [答案] D. in stock. [注释] in stock(=having sth. ready to sell or use;in
8、present supply) 有 现货供应: The shop has suger in stock.(这个商店有白糖供应.) in demand(=needed;wanted;) 有需求: