68. I don't think the charge for overhauling (大修)the equipment is excessive in _____ to its size.

A.correspondenceB.equationC.proportionD. dimension

[答案] C. proportion.

[注釋]in proportion to是固定搭配, 意為“與......成比例, 與.......相稱”。反義語：out of proportion不成比例,不相稱。本題稱。

本題譯文：我認(rèn)為該設(shè)備的大修費并不過分, 是與它的大小相稱的。

67. My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very _____ about the food he eats.

A. special　 B. peculiar　 C. particular　 D. unusual

[答案] C. particular.

[注釋]be particular about對......講究, 挑剔; She is very particular about what she wears. (她對她得穿著很講究。) Mr. Smith was quite particular about my work. (史密斯先生對工作十分挑剔。)

66. I just managed to _____ a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat.

　 A. snatch　　 B. scratch　　 C. scrape　　 D. scan

[答案] A. snatch.

[注釋] snatch的原義是“攫取; 抓住; 奪得”。本題中snatch意指“匆忙間設(shè)法得到”, 如：He snatched an hour of sleep. (他匆匆睡了一小時覺。) snatch a quick breath (匆忙猛吸了一口氣)。

65. John says that his present job does not provide him with enough _____ for his organizing ability.

　 A. scope　　 B. space　　 C. capacity　　 D. range

[答案] A. scope.

[注釋]本題中scope (=opportunity; outlet) 施展機會, 發(fā)展余地, 是不可數(shù)名詞, 如：Give someone scope to show his ability. Range意指“變動范圍; 視聽范圍; 理解范圍”, 如：the range of prices (價格變動范圍).

64. The meeting was _____ when the chairman fell ill.

A.put down　 B.shut out　 C.cut short　　 D.taken off

[答案] C. cut short.

[注釋]cut short (=interrupt) 打斷, 中斷：1) He made a suggestion, but I cut him short. (他提了個建議, 但我打斷了他。) 2) He cut short his tour and returned home. (他中斷旅行, 回家了。) shut off (=cut off, interrupt) 切斷, 中斷; 由指切斷供應(yīng)等, 如：The water was shut off for several hours while the plumber repaired the pipes. Shut out (=keep out; exclude; prevent form entering) 把......關(guān)在外面, 排除, 不讓入內(nèi)：1) He shut the cat out. (他把貓關(guān)在外面。) 2) The law was designed to shut out immigrants. (這項法律旨在拒絕移民入竟。) 3) They shut out the dust by having double windows. (他們用雙層窗戶防塵。) 4) They begin to speak French, shutting out the boy from their conversation. (他們講起法語來, 使這個男孩無法參加他們的談話。)

63. The members of the club wouldn't run a _____ in entrusting(委托) the organization to an unreliable person.

　 A. danger　　 B. risk　　 C. hazard　　 D. chance

[答案] B. risk.

[注釋]run a risk (in) 冒險：You are running a big risk in trusting him.

本題譯文：俱樂部成員不愿冒險把這個組織委托給一個不可靠的人管理。

62. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.

A. opportunitiesB.realitiesC.necessitiesD. probabilities

[答案] A. opportunities.

[注釋]opportunity常指“ (難得的應(yīng)抓住的) 機會”, 既可作可數(shù)名詞, 也可以作不可數(shù)名詞用, 如：I had few opportunities of meeting interesting people there. They had not much opportunity for hearing good music in the remote area.

61.It isn't quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting.

　 A. sure　　 B. right　　 C. exact　　 D. certain

[答案] D. certain.

[注釋]I am sure that +從句。He is sure to come. = He is certain to come.但在it作形式主語, that引導(dǎo)主語從句時, 主句中表語只能用certain, 不能用sure.

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。)

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 (把書堆在桌子上) 。Pile up作不及物動詞用, 意為“積壓; (若干汽車) 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. (由于無視高速公路上的大霧警告, 有好幾輛汽車相撞。)