1、All foreign visitors are requested to _____ with the regulations in this area.
A. agree B. comply C. consent D. conform
2、Thomas Edison considered genius to be _____ one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
A. composed of B. constituted in
C. consisted of D. comprised in
3、Although Lucy was slimming, she found cream cakes quite _____.
A. irregular B. inevitable
C. incredible D. irresistible
4、In order to _____ the rising production costs, the subscription rates have been increased.
A. add up to B. look up to
C. cut short D. keep up with
5、Your essay is quite good: just _____ it _____ with a few illustrations and quotations.
A. put .. up B. touch .. up
C. cut .. out D. write .. off
參考答案&解析:
1、B. comply.
[注釋]comply with(=act in accordance with a demand, order, rule, etc.)遵守:People who refuse to comply with the law will be punished.(拒絕遵守法律者將受到懲罰。)conform(to)使一致,符合;conform to rules符合規(guī)則;conform to the customs of society(遵從社會習(xí)俗);consent to 同意,贊同;consent to a plan(贊同計劃)。
2、A. composed of.
[注釋]be composed of由......組成。Consist of由......組成,是不及物動詞,不能用被動語態(tài),故不合題意。
3、D. irresistible
[注釋]irresistible不可抵抗的,誘人的,1)I had a irresistible desire to run away,2)I can't refuse this offer; it is irresistible.
Irregular 不規(guī)律的, 不合規(guī)則的:1)the trains from here are irregular.(這里發(fā)的火車是不規(guī)律的。) 2)These procedures are highly irregular.(這些程序是非常不合規(guī)矩的。)
incredible 不可避免的,不可信的:1)Old superstitions are incredible to educated people.(舊的迷信對受過教育的人來說是不可信的。)2)His story of rescuing six drowning men is incredible.(他說他救了6個溺水者,這是難以置信的。)
inevitable 不可避免的:1)Traffic delays are inevitable at a holiday weekend.(假日周末交通耽擱是難免的。)2)Pain is Inevitable when one breaks a bone.(骨折是疼痛是難避免的。)
本題譯文:雖然露西正在減輕體重,但她覺得奶油蛋糕是誘人的。
4、D. keep up with.
[注釋] keep up with跟上。cut short 詳見.38;look up to(=admire, respect)贊美,尊敬:We look up to the old workers as our teacher.(我們把這位老工人尊為我們的老師。)本題中rates意為“價格,費用”。
本題譯文:為了跟上生產(chǎn)成本的上升,預(yù)定費已提高。
5、B. touch up.
[注釋] touch up(=improve or perfect by small additional strokes or alterations)潤色,修飾:1)The last part of the article needs to be touched up.(這篇文章的最后一部分需要潤色。) 2)He touched up the picture by strengthening and shadows.(他把畫修飾了一下,使光明部分和陰暗部分的對比度更鮮明。)
put up留宿;cut out 刪掉;write off報銷,勾消。
本題譯文:你的文章很好;只要用些例證和引語修飾一下。
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