同等学力申硕英语备考400题连载(21)

　　221.Professor Jordon is well known for his_____into the habits of the common housefly.

　　A.examination B.introduction

　　C.research D.expression

　　[答案]C.research

　　[注释]research into对...研究：1)(作动词用)He is researching into the reading problems of young school children.2)(作名词用)to carry out a research(=some research)into the causes of brain damage.(对大脑损伤原因进行研究)。

　　研究可译为make researches into,make a study of或直接用动词study vt或research into(a problem etc.).

　　222.The Prime Minister refused to comment on the rumor that he had planned to_____.

　　A.discharge B.dismiss C.resign D.resume

　　[答案]C.resign

　　[注释]resign(=give up a post)辞职：1)imagine he will resign.2)It was his duty to resign his position.

　　discharge sb.=dismiss sb.解雇某人：He was discharged(=dismissed)for being dishonest.

　　223.It was decided to_____the search when there was no hope of finding the missing girl alive.

　　A.call off B.take up C.keep off D.ring up

　　[答案]A.call off

　　[注释]call off(=cancel)取消。

　　224.He put in a special_____for an extra day's holiday so that he could attend his daughter's wedding.

　　A.request B.demand C.inquiry D.proposal

　　[答案]A.request

　　[注释]request请求，put in a request for(提出请求)。enquiry询问，demand需求，需要，proposal建议，均不和题意。

　　225.She_____the temptation to buy a coat she could not afford.

　　A.challenged B.obstructed C.contradicted D.resisted

　　[答案]D.resisted.[注释]resist此处意指(=keep oneself back from)“忍住...”，resist temptation(不受诱惑)。

　　本题译文：她不受诱惑，不去买她买不起的外衣。