1. Motorists _____ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.
A. convicted
B. arrested
C. charged
D. judged
[答案] A. convicted.
[注释]be convicted to 被判有...... (罪) :He was convicted of murder. (他被法院判有谋杀罪。)
2. 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.
[注释] flexible 灵活的, 可变通的; We need a foreign policy that is more flexible.
3. 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.
[注释] in favor of 赞成。in excess of 超过。in relation to 关系到。in contrast to 与......相对照。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. (我们盯定额多收入5000美元。)
3) This appears small in contrast to (with) that. (这个同那个对比起来显得小了。)
4) I have a lot to say in relation to that affair. (我对那件事有许多话要说。)
5) We must plan in (with) relation to the future. (我们定计划时要考虑到将来。)
本题译文:请所有赞成此项建议的人举手。
4. 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.
[注释] however 然而。
本题译文:早期的打字机打起字来又快又整齐, 然而打字员不能看着机器键盘打字。