250. He _____ the place where he had been bitten by an insect.
A. snatched B. scratched C. squeezed D. stretched
[答案]B. scratched.
[注释]scratch抓，搔。此外，有一常用习语：scratch one's head over sth.对某事迷惑不解，搔头皮。Snatch掠夺;stretch拉长，延伸，撑大;squeeze压榨，挤。
251. It is not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the population is widely _____.
A. scattered B. dismissed C. separated D. spread
[答案]A. scattered.
[注释]scattered是scatter的过去分词，也可作形容词用，(=lying in different directions; not situated together, wide apart)分散的，散布在各处的。Separate分开的，spread传播;摊开，dismiss解雇。
252. There are usually at least two _____ of looking at every question.
A. ways B. directions C. views D. opinions
[答案]A. ways.
[注释]two ways of looking at every questions意指“观察每个问题的两个方面”。
253. He left in such a hurry that I _____ had time to thank him.
A. almost B. even C. nearly D. scarcely
[答案]D. scarcely.
[注释]scarcely(=hardly, not quite, almost not)几乎没有。Scarcely是否定副词，类似的有：hardly, barely, rarely, seldom, little等。研究生入学考试中经常测试这类否定副词的用法。
254. As more and more cars are produced and used, so the _____ from their exhaust-pipes contains an even larger volume of poisonous gas.
A. exposure B. distribution C. expansion D. emission
[答案]D. emission.
[注释]emission散发物，发射。exposure(to)暴露于：They believe that their health problems are the result of years of exposure to fine cotton dust.(他们认为，他们的健康问题是多年来暴露于棉花粉尘所致。)expansion膨胀，扩大;Heat causes the expansion of gas.本题译文：正如汽车的生产和使用越来越多一样，汽车的排气管的散发物内所含的有毒气体量也在增加。
255. The book seems to have been _____ from various books and articles.
A. pieced together B. taken off
C. broken away D. pulled out
[答案]A. pieced together.
[注释]piece together拼合，拼凑;take off起飞;break away from脱离;pull out拔出;驶出;(车)减速。
256. We had a marvelous holiday: only the last two days were slightly _____ by the weather.
A. damaged B. hurt C. ruined D. spoiled
[答案]D. spoiled.
[注释]spoiled使......扫兴: A shower of rain spoiled our day's outing.
257. I could tell he was surprised from the _____ on his face.
A. appearance B. view C. sight D. expression
[答案]D. expression.
[注释]expression此处意指“表情”。Appearance表示人的“仪表，外表”。
258. I'd like to take _____ of this opportunity to thank you all for your cooperation.
A. profit B. benefit C. advantage D. interests
[答案]C. advantage.
[注释]take advantage of(=make use of sth. for one's own benefit)利用：take advantage of my ignorance(利用我的无知)。
259. If you ever have the _____ to go abroad to work, you should take it.
A. possibility B. offer C. luck D. chance
[答案]D. chance.
[注释]chance(偶然的)机会。Have与the(或 a) possibility不能搭配;常用There is a possibility for sb. to do sth.表示客观存在的“可能性”。
260. Scientists think they have _____ in their attempt to find the causes of some major dieases.
A. broken through B. worked out
C. fallen out D. got round
[答案]A. broken through.
[注释]break through(=be successful after overcoming a difficulty)突破;取得重大成果：Scientists hope to break through soon in their fight against heart disease.(科学家希望在与心脏病斗争中很快取得重大成果。)
本题译文：科学家认为他们在探索某些重要疾病的病因中已取得重大突破。
261. His test results are not very _____. He does well one week and badly the next.
A. invariable B. consequent C. continuous D. consistent
[答案]D. consistent.
[注释]consistent 1)始终如一，前后一致：He is not consistent in his statements.(他的话并不前后一致。) 2)与......一致：The story is not consistent with the facts. What you say is not consistent with what you do.
262. The new safety regulations were agreed on after _____ with the work-force.
A. conference B. participation
C. intervention D. consultation
[答案]D. consultation.
[注释]consultation商议：hold a consultation with sb. about sth.(与某人商谈某事)。
conference讨论会;participation参加，参与;intervention干预，干涉。
263. The room was so quiet that she could hear the _____ of her heart.
A. hitting B. beating C. tapping D. knocking
[答案]B. beating.
[注释]beating 此处是动名词，指“(心)跳”：Her heart was beating furiously.
264. During World War II Malta managed to _____ most of Italian and German bombers by throwing up an effective anti-aircraft screen.
A. put out B. shut out C. come across D. get across
[答案]B. shut out.
[注释]shut out(=prevent from coming in; block)排除，排斥：They shut out our dust by having double windows.(他们用双层窗户防尘。)
put out扑灭;get across越过;使人了解;come across偶然遇到。
本题译文：第二次世界大战中，马耳他建立了有效的防空屏障以防止意大利和德国的轰炸机侵入。
265. I think we should let Maria go camping with her boyfriend. _____, she's a big girl now.
A. Above all B. After all C. First of all D. For all
[答案]B. After all.
[注释]after all毕竟。
“for all + 名词”意为“尽管”: For all his wealth, he was unhappy.(尽管他富有，但他并不幸福。)
266. Jim's close _____ to his brother made people mistake them for one another.
A. confusion B. similarity C. resemblanceD. imitation
[答案]C. resemblance.
[注释]resemblance n. 像(to)。 resemble(vt.)像; She resembles her mother.(=She takes after her mother.)
imitation模仿;仿效;confusion混乱，混淆;similarity相似性。
267. It has been decided that this company has the _____ right to print Mr. Smith's novels.
A.eventual B.versatile C.extensive D.exclusive
[答案]D. exclusive.
[注释]exclusive(=reserved to the person(s) concerned)独有的;This bathroom is for the president's exclusive use.
eventual最终的;versatile通用的，万用的;extensive广泛的。
268. He has recently _____ chess to provide himself with some relaxation.
A. taken on B. taken up C. held on D. held up
[答案]B. taken up.
[注释]take up开始从事。take on参阅Ⅲ，162,171注释。hold on, hold up参阅Ⅲ，162,171注释。
269. What a terrible experience! _____ , you are safe, that's the main thing.
A. Somehow B. Anyhow C. Somewhat D. Anywhere
[答案]B. Anyhow.
[注释]anyhow(at= any rate; in any case)无论如何，不管怎样。
270. John always tries to _____ people who are useful to him professionally.
A. develop B. provoke C. correspond D. cultivate
[答案]D. cultivate.
[注释]cultivate sb.结识(有地位的人)，培养与......的友谊：He always tries to cultivate rich and famous people.(他总是极力结识有钱的知名人士。)
本题译文：约翰总是力图结识在职业方面对他有用的人。
271. Although he hasn't any formal qualifications, Betas _____ to do well for himself.
A. managed B. succeeded C. arranged D. convinced
[答案]a. managed.
[注释]manage to do sth.(=succeed in doing sth.)设法做成某事：1)He managed to escape to South America.(他设法逃到了南美。) 2)We managed to get what we wanted, anyhow.(我们反正设法得到了需要的东西。) 3)Do you suppose you can manage to get me a passport?(你能设法给我弄到一份护照吗?)
本题译文：虽然他没有正式的资力，但他收入很多。Do well for oneself吃香，收入多，改善自己的社会地位。
272. The family is a cooperative enterprise for which it is difficult to _____ rules, because each family needs to work out its own ways to deal with its own problems.
A. set up B. put down C. keep up D. lay down
[答案]D. lay down.
[注释]lay down制定。参阅Ⅲ，97注释。
273. After a short holiday, he _____ himself once more to his studies.
A. applied B. converted C. engaged D. exerted
[答案]A. applied.
[注释]apply oneself to“致力于”。Apply one's mind to(专心于)。Apply to sb. for aid(向某人求援)。Apply a theory to practice(把理论应用于实践)。
274. She felt _____ of having asked such a silly question when the audience couldn't help laughing.
A. guilty B. crazy C. miserable D. ashamed
[答案]D. ashamed.
[注释] be ashamed of因......感到羞耻，惭愧：1)He is ashamed of what he was done.2)She felt ashamed of having done so little.(=She felt ashamed that she had done so little.) 3)John was ashamed to ask for help.(他不好意思向人求助。) 4)Jim was ashamed to have troubled me with so many questions.Be guilty of犯有......罪，过失：1)He was found guilty. 2)I am not guilty of this crime.
275. The driver can adjust the heating in winter and the air conditioning in summer to suit his own _____.
A. leisure B. preference C. convenience D. selection
[答案]B. preference.
[注释]preference偏爱，更加喜欢：My preference is for beef rather than for lamb.(我更喜欢牛肉面不是羊肉。)
276. There is not much time left; So I'll tell you about it _____.
A. in detail B. in brief C. in short D. in all
[答案]B. in brief.
[注释]in brief(=in a few words)简短地(作状语),例如：He told me in brief what had happened.(他简短地向我讲了已发生地事情。)此处in brief等于briefly。此处，in brief(=in a word, in short)简言之(作插入语)1)It is a long letter, but in brief, he says "No".(这是一封长信，但简言之，他说“不”。) 2)John is smart, polite, and well-behaved. In brief, he is admirable.此句中in brief意为in a word 或in short. in short作插入语，其意思是in a word(总之)。In detail详细地。In all总计，总共：There are 20 in all.
277. She got married although her parents had not given her their _____.
A. allowance B. consent C. permit D. appreciation
[答案]B. consent.
[注释]consent n. 同意，赞成;consent (to) vi.同意，如：consent to a plan(同意一项计划)。allowance津贴。permit执照，许可证。
278. The rain was heavy and _____ the land was flooded.
A. consequently B. constantly
C. continuously D. consistently
[答案]A. consequently.
[注释]consequently (as a result)因而，所以。
279. Magnificent views over the countryside have often _____ people to write poems.
A. convinced B. inspired C. induced D. attracted
[答案]B. inspired.
[注释]inspired鼓舞，激励，产生：1)His speech inspired us to try again. 2)He inspired confidence in me.(他使我产生信心。) 3)The good news inspired us with hope.(这个好消息使我们产生希望。)
280. From the cheers and shouts of _____, I gathered that he was winning the race.
A. stimulus B. urgency C. encouragement D. promotion
[答案]C. encouragement.
[注释]encouragement鼓励，支持：shouts of encouragement(鼓励的欢呼声)。
本题译文：从欢呼声和鼓励声中，我猜想他正在赢得这场竞赛。
281. She once again went through her composition carefully to _____ all spelling mistakes from it.
A.withdraw B.abandon C.diminish D.eliminate
[答案]D. eliminate.
[注释]eliminate(=get rid of, do away with)消除，排除，淘汰：1) Can the government eliminate poverty?(政府能否消除贫困?) 2)eliminate slang words form an essay(从文章中去掉俚语词)。
282. When the little child caught sight of the young woman _____ in white he started brawling immediately.
A. dressed B. wearing C. worn D. putting on
[答案]A. dressed.
[注释]be dressed in 穿这......衣服。Wear意为“穿着”是及物动词，语法结构上与本题不符。Put on穿上，强调的动作。
283. Some areas, _____ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
A. due to B. but for C. in spite of D.with relation to
[答案]A. due to.
[注释]due to由于。有些语言专家认为due to引导的短语，在句中只能作表语，如：1)His absence was due to the storm. 2)The delay was due to heavy traffic. 3)This accident was due to his carelessness.但现代英语里due to引导的短语可以作状语用，如：He failed due to carelessness. Due to heavy traffic, he was late for an hour or so.
284. Many university courses are not really _____ to the needs of students or their future employers.
A.associated B. relative C. geared D. sufficient
[答案]C. geared.
[注释]be geared to与......相连接的，与......搭配得上的。Be relative to与......有关的：This is not relative to the accident.(这和这次事故无关。)本题意指courses(课程)是否与needs(需要)挂得上钩，而不是一般得有点关系，故应选geared.
285. If we can _____ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right.
A. get off B. come across C. come over D. get over
[答案]D. get over.
[注释]get over (difficulties)克服(困难)。
286. Be careful how you _____ that jug, it will break very easily.
A. pour B. operate C. handle D. employ
[答案]C. handle.
[注释]handle意为“用手拿......”:Wash your hands before you handle my books.
287. We suddenly saw the bus about to leave and had to run _____ to catch it.
A. hardly B. awkwardly C. hard D. strongly
[答案]C hard.
[注释]run hard意为“使劲跑”，句中hard是副词。Hardly“几乎不“，是否定副词，与本题不符。
288. He hated the war so much that he decided to leave the army _____.
A. for long B. once in a while
C. for good D. once upon a time
[答案] C. for good.
[注释] for good (=permanently)永久地:He says he's leaving the country for good. for long 长久地。按本题题意，用 for long 不妥。once upon a time 从前。once in a while 偶尔。
289. This year the farmers were just able to gather in the _____ before the fine weather came to an end.
A. collection B. harvest C. flower D. plant
[答案] B. harvest.
[注释] gather in “收获(庄稼)”: The farmers are gathering in the corn.
290. A successful scientist needs _____ if he wants to make hypothesis (假设) of how processes work and how events take place.
A. permission B. penetration
C. imagination D. convention
[答案] C. imagination.
[注释] imagination 想象力;penetration 穿透;permission 允许; convention 惯例，常规。
291. Tell your brother to come _____, because it's going to rain in a minute or two.
A. indoors B. outdoors C. outward D. inwards
[答案] A. indoors
[注释] 按句子的逻辑意思应选indoors adv. 向屋里;在屋里，inwards adv，向内，向中心，outward 向外。outdoors 是 indoors 的反义词。
本文译文: 叫你兄弟进屋来，因为天马上要下雨了.
292. I can't advise you what to do. You must use your own _____.
A. opinion B. guesswork C. justice D. judgment
[答案] D judgement
[注释] judgement 判断。guesswork 猜测，justice 正义，公正，ideal 理想。
293. Because of the poor harvest, wheat prices have _____ in the last six months.
A. added B. jumped C. amounted D. developed
[答案] B. jumped.
[注释] jump (=rise suddenly in price) 指“(价格)暴涨”。
294. There is a 20 minute parking _____ here, so we must get back to the car very quickly.
A. freedom B. limit C. allowance D. prohibition
[答案] B. limit.
[注释] parking limit 意为在停车场“停车的时间限制”。a 20 minutes parking limit (停车时间限制为20分钟).
295.The country needs a _____ government. We have had three Prime Ministers in a year.
A. stationary B. changeless C.constant D.stable
[答案] D. stable.
[注释] stable 稳定的。stationary 静止的，不变的，固定的。changeless 不变 的 ，无变化的。constant 经常不断的。
296. Having said he would mend the clock, he discovered that he had not brought the _____ tools for the job.
A. concise B. correct C. right D. precise
[答案] C. right.
[注释] right 适当的，恰当的:He is the right man to do the job。(他是干这 项工作的合适人选) concise 简明扼要的，correct 正确的;exact 确切的： exact time 确切的时间，exact age 确切的年龄，exact weight 确切的重量; exact weight 确切的重量;exact information 确切的信息;exact cause 确切的原因;exact meaning 确切的意思。
297. Radium salts, which have been found to _____ in bones, give rise to cancers of the bone.
A. pile up B. build up C. keep up D. pull up
[答案] B. build up.
[注释] build up(=accumulate) 积累。pile up 堆积。keep up 保持，维持。 pull up 停车。
298. It has been laid down that each student must _____ a composition to the teacher once a week.
A. turn in B. give up C. put forward D. bring out
[答案] A. turn in.
[注释] turn in(=hand in) 上交。
299. Our house is the most _____ one in the street; it is painted red.
A. permanentB.indifferentC.predominant D. prominent
[答案] D. prominent.
[注释] prominent 突出的;突起的。indifferent 漠不关心的;permanent 永久 的;predominant 占优势的，主要的。
300. I shall take you back to Beijing _____ you are well enough to travel.
A. presently B. promptly C. immediately D. shortly
[答案] C. immediately
[注释] immediately(=directly) 作连词用，意为“一……就……”，相当于 as soon as .
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 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 fields.
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 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。(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: 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“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 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: The book about dogs was much in demand in the library.(=Many people wanted to read the book about dogs that in the library.) in need(=in poverty，in trouble)在贫困中，在困难中: A friend in need is a friend indeed。(A friend who helps when one is in trouble is areal friend.) in store(=saved up in case of need; ready for use for some purpose) 储备待用:于If the electricity goes off，we have candles in the closet.(=We have candles put away if we need them for light.)(如果电灯灭了，我们壁橱里还备有蜡烛.)
[注意] in stock 强调商店备有现货以供出售，而 in store 则指储备物品以供急需使用。此外 in store 还可以表示“等待着，必将发生”。例如: I have a surprise in store for you.(我有一个你料想不到的消息要告诉你。)
本题译文: 这家商店没有红鞋供应，所以玛丽买了一双宗色的鞋.
308. Bill is not a fast runner and he doesn't have a chance of winning the marathon, but he will _____ the race even if he finishes last.
A. keep on B. keep to C. stick out D. stick to
[答案] C. stick out.
[注释] stick out(=keep on doing sth。until it is done，no matter how long，hard，or unpleasant) 坚持下去: Mathematics is hard，but if you stick it out you will understanding it(=Mathematics is hard，but if you keep on working hard at it you will learn it.) 此外，stick on 还可表示 (stand out) 突出: The skyscraper sticks out against the bkue sky.(这幢摩 天大楼映着蓝图显得格外突出.)
[注意] stick out与keep to 均有“坚持”的含义。stick out 特指“坚持下功夫 干一件事，不完成决不收兵”;而keep to 则强调“坚持、遵守、坚守”诺言、规则、原则、精神、岗位。可见，keep to 的英文释义为 ability by;adhere to，stick closely to。例如: keep to one's promise(遵守诺言);keep to the rules of a game(遵守比赛规则);keep to a principle(坚持原则);keep one's pos(坚守岗位)。因此，我们可以说keep to相当于 stick to，而区别于 stick out.
309. Can you _____ me _____ two hundred copies of this article by tomorrow.
A. give .. out B. send .. in
C. write .. off D. run .. off
[答案] D. run…off.
[注释] run off(=produce with a printing press or duplicating machine)印刷，复印：The print shop ran off a thousand copies of the newspaper.(=The print shop printed 1000 copies of the newspaper.)
write off报废，勾销。参阅Ⅲ.200.注释。give out分发，发出。send in 呈报，递交，送上: 1 Have you sent in your application?(你是否已递交了你的申请书?) 2 He sent in two oil paintings for the exhibition.(他送上两幅油画参展.)
310. The current political _____ of our country is favorable for foreign investments.
A. climate B. weather C. state D. occasion
[答案] A. climate.
[注释] climate 指某一地区的长期气侯，而weather则指某一天的“天气”。本题中的climate(=the general temper or opinion of a group of the people or period of history) 指“某一团体历史时期的总的状况和民意”。例如: climate of the political unrest 不稳定的政治状况. state(=condition) 状态;be in a state of 处于某种状态. 例如: 1 The room was in a very dirty state. 2 She is in a state of confusion.(她处于慌乱状态.) 由上可见，climate 最合题意.
本题译文: 我国目前的政治气候有利于外国的投资.
311. It was with great delight that I read in your February _____ the letter to the Editor written by Prof. Johnson.
A. issue B. printing C. magazine D. copy
[答案] A. issue.
[注释] 根据题意，此处是指某杂志二月份的那一期，故应选 issue。printing 印刷;印刷术。至于 copy 与 issue 的区别，copy 指书刊的“本，册”;而 issue 是指报刊或杂志的“期”.
本题译文: 非常高兴地拜读了贵刊二月的一期中所登载的约翰逊教授致编辑的信.
312. What I'm telling you is strictly _____. Do not let anyone know of it.
A. secretive B. special C. individual D.confidential
[答案] D. confidential.
[注释] confidential(=spoken or written in secret) 机密的，应保密的:The information is confidential. special 专门的，专用的: a special car(专车).individual 个别的，单个的。secretive(=fond of keeping secrets) 爱保密的，守口如瓶的.
本题译文: 我现在告诉你的事是保密的，千万别让人知道.
313. The author had qualified as a doctor but later gave up the _____ of medicine for full-time writing.
A. prescriptionB. procedure C. treatment D. practice
[答案] D. practice.
[注释] practice(医生或律师的)业务，生意: 1 The lawer has a very good practice. 2 We call a doctor's work and the number of patients he look after his practice.(我们把医生的工作和医治病人的数目称为开业状况.)
prescription 药方;procedure 程序，手续;treatment 治疗，待遇.
本题译文: 这位作者当过医生，但后来放弃开业，专搞写作.
314. Julie is one of those women who always _____ the latest fashions.
A. put up with B. come up with
C. get on with D. keep up with
[答案] D. keep up with.
[注释] keep up with 跟上，与……并驾齐驱;及时了解。put up with 忍受;get on with有进展;生活得……;come up with 提出.
本题译文: 朱莉是那些总赶时髦的女子之一.
315. Having made his first film earlier this year, he is _____ starting in a new one.
A. currently B. actually C. recently D. lately
[答案] A. currently.
[注释] currently 目前;actually 实际上;recently 近来;lately(=recently) 近来.start in(on) 开始(做某事)，常用于口语中，如: 1 Fred started in wedding the garden. (弗雷得开始在花园里除草.) 2 If we start in at once，we shall get the job finished early. (如果我们马上开始，我们可以早点完成这项工作.)
316. My house is very _____ for getting to work as it is only a few minutes from the station.
A. comfortable B. suitable C. convenient D. available
[答案] C. convenient.
[注释]convenient 方便的。suitable也可接for，但其词义和本题不符，故不能选.
317. When college students _____ future employment, they often think of status, income, and prestige.
A. demand B. assume C. apply D. anticipate
[答案] D. anticipate.
[注释] anticipate 预料，期望，预望：The first question is one the John has anticipated. (第一个问题是约翰已经预料到的)
318. Alice _____ her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with them.
A.convinced B.reinforced C.pledged D.required
[答案] A. convince
[注释]convince sb. +that从句意为“使……相信，说服……”。reinforce 加强，增强。pledge发誓，保证.
319. Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to _____ him in his work.
A.hamper B.support C.depress D.prevent
[答案] A. hamper.
[注释] hamper(=hinder)阻碍。prevent 防止，后接from.
