同等学力申硕英语备考400题连载(16)

　　171.It is clear that the whole world is passing through a social revolution in which a central_____must be taken by scientists and technologists.

　　A.process B.attention C.measure D.part

　　[答案]D.part.

　　[注释]take part in参加。

　　本题译文：显然，整个世界正经历着一场社会革命;科学家和技术人员必定是这场革命地主要参加者。

　　172.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more_____.

　　A.at length B.at last C.at stake D.at ease

　　[答案]C.at stake.

　　[注释]at stake(=to be won or lost;risked,depending upon the result of sth.)在危险中;利害攸关;His life itself was at stake.(他的生命本身濒临危险。);at last最终;at length详细地;at ease安详，自在，随便，不拘束：She knew he was not at ease.(她知道，他并不自在。)

　　本题译文：农民们比城里人更渴望鱼，因为雨水对农民来说关系更大。

　　173.When the big bills for mother's hospital care came,father was glad he had money in the bank to_____.

　　A.fall short of B.fall through

　　C.fall back on D.fall in with

　　[答案]C.fall back on.

　　[注释]fall back on求助于。参阅Ⅲ.48注释。

　　Fall short of没达到，低于：1)He fell short of what we had expected.(他没有达到我们的期望。)2)The measures proposed fall far short of what is required.(所提出的这些措施远没达到需要的目标。)

　　Fall in with与......一致，符合;同意，赞成，支持。

　　Fall through落空。参阅Ⅲ.49注释。

　　本题译文：母亲在医院就医的各种帐单送来时，父亲高兴的是他可用银行里的存款来支付。

　　174.These plastic flowers look so_____that many people think they are real.

　　A.beautiful B.natural C.artificial D.similar

　　[答案]B.natural.

　　[注释]natural自然的，与后半句“许多人认为它们是真的”相呼应。

　　175.The managing director promised that he would_____me as soon as he had any further information.

　　A.communicate B.notice C.notify D.note

　　[答案]C.notify.

　　[注释]notify通知。Notice n.通知;v.注意到;note n.笔记;v.记下，摘下。