高考英语词汇总复习四

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.
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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.