31.Will all those ___ the proposal raise their hands?
A) in relation to B) in excess of C) in contrast to D) in favor of

32.When he was a young man, Lincoln ___ down the Mississippi in a flatboat.
A) drained B) dragged C) dripped D) drifted

33.Tom got home very late that night and his parents were already asleep, so he tiptoed（踮起脚走）upstairs to his own room, ___ of waking either of them.
A) fearful B) frightening C) alarmed D) anxious

34.Was it ___ at the party on Friday?
A) funny B) drama C) dramatic D) fun

35.We were abliged to accept it as true in the ___of other evidence.
A) shortage B) lack C) presence D) absence

36.After a quick ___ at the patient the doctor rang for an ambulance.
A) glance B) glimpse C) gaze D) stare

37.Mary was given the first prize by the ___ of judges.
A) panel B) cabinet C) appointment D) harmony

38.I caught a ___ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.
A) vision B) glimpse C) look D) scene

39.Children are very curious ___.
A) at heart B) on purpose C) in person D) by nature

40.During the war she always kept a ___ of tinned food in the house.
A) load B) substitute C) reserve D) conservation

答案解析：31.答案：D
译文：所有这些支持建议的人会举双手赞成吗？
解析：A) in/with relation to 关于，涉及，有关；与……相比
eg. I have a lot to say ~ that affair. 关于那件事，我有好多话要说。
Wages are very low ~ the cost of living. 与生活费相比，工资是很低的。
B) in excess of 超过
C) in contrast to/with 与……形成对比，与……截然不同
D) in favor of 赞同，支持，有利于
eg. be in favor of sb.’s suggestion 赞同某人的建议

32.答案：D
译文：林肯年轻时曾经乘平底船顺密西西比河漂流而下。
解析：A) drain vt./vi./n. 慢慢排去，使耗尽
eg. ~ rice 滤去米中的水 dig trenches to ~ the water away 开沟排水
B) drag vt./vi./n. 用力拉，拖，拽
eg. ~ a net in fishing 拖网捕鱼 ~ oneself along 拖着脚步走
C) drip vt./vi./n. 滴下，溢出
eg. See if the tap is dripping. 去看看龙头有没有漏水。
D) drift n./vi./vt. 漂流
eg. harbour ~ 港湾里漂浮的杂物 ~ apart （两者）漂离，疏远

33.答案：A
译文：汤姆那天夜里回家太晚了，他的父母已经睡了，所以他踮起脚上楼回自己的房间，怕惊醒了他们。
解析：A) fearful adj. 可怕的，害怕的，担心的，敬畏的，极坏的
fearful of 怕，担心
eg. be fearful of falling 怕摔到
B) frightening adj. 恐吓的，害怕的
C) alarm n./vt. 警报，使惊恐，使担心
D) anxious adj. 忧虑的，焦虑的，渴望的，急切的
eg. an ~ moment 令人焦急不安的时刻
Be ~ for sb. to succeed 渴望某人成功
Be ~ to know the result 急于了解结果

34.答案：D
译文：星期五的聚会好玩吗？
解析：A) funny adj./n. 滑稽的，有趣的，古怪的，不舒服的，狡猾的，笑话
eg. a ~ story 好笑的故事
B) drama n. 剧本，戏剧
Eg. stage a ~ 上演一出戏
Be interested in Chinese ~ 对中国戏剧有兴趣
C) dramatic adj. 戏剧的，戏剧性的，激动人心的，惹人注目的
eg. a ~ event (scene) 富有戏剧性的事件（场面）
D) fun n./adj. 有趣的，给人欢乐的
eg. have fun 作乐，玩乐 a ~ party 欢乐的聚会 have a ~ time 过的开心

35. 答案：D
译文：在缺乏其他证据的情况下，我们被迫接受这个事实。
解析：A) shortage n. 不足，缺少 no lack of 不缺乏
eg. a ~ of 100 tons 100吨的短缺额
B) lack n./vi./vi. 缺少，缺乏 for/by/from/through lack of 因缺乏

eg. Logic is a conspicuous ~ in his writing. 他的文章显然缺乏逻辑性。
He is ~ing in responsibility. 他缺乏责任心。
Your statement ~s detail. 你的叙述不够详尽具体。
C) presence n. 出席，到场；存在
eg. speak in the ~ of a large audience 在许多听众面前讲话
in sb.’s ~ 在某人面前，当着某人的面
Your ~ is requested. 请你出席。
There was a strong police ~ at the demonstration. 示威游行现场有很多警察。
D) absence n. 不在，缺席，缺乏
eg. ~ from classes 缺课 ask for leave of ~ 请假
in the ~ of these conditions 在缺乏这些条件的情况下

36.答案：A
译文：医生迅速看了一眼病人，然后叫了救护车。
解析：A) glance vi./n. 一瞥，扫视，擦过，掠过
eg. ~ at one’s watch 看一下表 ~ one’s eyes down the page 双眼扫过一页
take/give a ~ at 对……粗略的看一下
B) glimpse n./vt./vi. 一瞥，一看
eg. a ~ at Shanghai 上海一瞥 catch/at a ~ of 瞥见……
C) gaze vi./n. 凝视，注视，盯
eg. ~ at the fire 盯着炉火 ~ into the distance 凝眸远眺
Stand high and ~ far 站得高看得远
D) stare vi./vt./n. 盯，凝视，目不转睛的看，惹眼，显眼
eg. ~ at sb. 盯着某人 ~ into the distance 凝视远方

37.答案：A
译文：经由专家组评判，玛莉获得一等奖。
解析：A) panel n. 陪审团，专门小组
eg. a foreign aid ~ 援外问题专门研究（或顾问）小组
a ~ of experts 专家小组 interview a consumer ~ 访问一组有代表性的用户
B) cabinet n.adj. 橱，柜，内阁
eg. a filing ~ 公文柜 a ~ council 内阁会议 a Cabinet Minister 内阁大臣，阁员
C) appointment n. 任命，约会，家具，设备
eg. the ~ of a proper person to an office 任命一个适当的人担任某个职务
take up an ~ 上任 make/fix an ~ with sb. 与某人约会
D) harmony n. 协调，一致，和睦，平静
eg. be in ( out of ) ~ with 与……（不）协调 live in ~ 和睦相处

38.答案：B
译文：出租车消失在街角之前我瞥了它一眼。
解析：A) vision n./vt. 视力，看见，目光，梦幻，想象
eg. beyond sb.’s ~ 在某人视力以外 the ~ of a poet 诗人的想象力
a man without ~ 没有远见的人
B) glimpse n./vt./vi. 一瞥，一看
eg. a ~ at Shanghai 上海一瞥 catch/at a ~ of 瞥见……
C) look vi./vt./n. 看，留神，一瞥
eg. May I have a ~ at it? 让我看一看好吗？
D) scene n. 一段情节，景象，景色
eg. at the ~ of the accident 在事故现场

39.答案：D
译文：孩子天性好奇。
解析：A) at heart 在内心里，实际上，本质上
B) on purpose 为了，故意地
eg. He came here ~ to discuss it with you. 他到这儿来是要与你讨论这事的。
Do sth. ~ 故意做某事
C) in person 亲自，直接，当面
eg. He will come ~. 他将亲自来。
You may ask him ~. 你可以亲自问他。
D) by nature 天生地，出于本性地

40.答案：C
译文：战争期间，她总是在房间里储存些罐头食品。
解析：A) load n./vt./vi. 担子，负荷，装载
eg. a tree weighed down by its ~ of fruit 树枝被累累果实压弯的树
a ~ of taxation 赋税的重压
B) substitute n./vt./vi./adj. 代替，取代
A milk ~ prepared from soybeans 用大豆做的代乳品
C) reserve vt./n. 储备，保留，保存
eg. in ~ 被留待后用，被留出备用 the gold ~ 黄金储量
D) conservation n. （资源）保护，（艺术品）保存
eg. the ~ of soil and water 水土保持