同等学力申硕英语备考400题连载(13)

　　141.All foreign visitors are requested to_____with the regulations in this area.

　　A.agree B.comply C.consent D.conform

　　[答案]B.comply.

　　[注释]comply with(=act in accordance with a demand,order,rule,etc.)遵守：People who refuse to comply with the law will be punished.(拒绝遵守法律者将受到惩罚。)conform(to)使一致，符合;conform to rules符合规则;conform to the customs of society(遵从社会习俗);consent to同意，赞同;consent to a plan(赞同计划)。

　　142.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

　　[答案]A.composed of.

　　[注释]be composed of由......组成。Consist of由......组成，是不及物动词，不能用被动语态，故不合题意。

　　143.Although Lucy was slimming,she found cream cakes quite_____.

　　A.irregular B.inevitable

　　C.incredible D.irresistible

　　[答案]D.irresistible

　　[注释]irresistible不可抵抗的，诱人的，1)I had a irresistible desire to run away,2)I can't refuse this offer;it is irresistible.

　　Irregular不规律的,不合规则的：1)the trains from here are irregular.(这里发的火车是不规律的。)2)These procedures are highly irregular.(这些程序是非常不合规矩的。)

　　incredible不可避免的，不可信的：1)Old superstitions are incredible to educated people.(旧的迷信对受过教育的人来说是不可信的。)2)His story of rescuing six drowning men is incredible.(他说他救了6个溺水者，这是难以置信的。)

　　inevitable不可避免的：1)Traffic delays are inevitable at a holiday weekend.(假日周末交通耽搁是难免的。)2)Pain is Inevitable when one breaks a bone.(骨折是疼痛是难避免的。)

　　本题译文：虽然露西正在减轻体重，但她觉得奶油蛋糕是诱人的。

　　144.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

　　[答案]D.keep up with.

　　[注释]keep up with跟上。参阅。88注释。Add up to参阅.2注释;cut short详见.38;look up to(=admire,respect)赞美，尊敬：We look up to the old workers as our teacher.(我们把这位老工人尊为我们的老师。)本题中rates意为“价格，费用”。

　　本题译文：为了跟上生产成本的上升，预定费已提高。

　　145.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

　　[答案]B.touch up.

　　[注释]touch up(=improve or perfect by small additional strokes or alterations)润色，修饰：1)The last part of the article needs to be touched up.(这篇文章的最后一部分需要润色。)2)He touched up the picture by strengthening and shadows.(他把画修饰了一下，使光明部分和阴暗部分的对比度更鲜明。)

　　put up留宿;cut out删掉;write off报销，勾消。

　　本题译文：你的文章很好;只要用些例证和引语修饰一下。