2015考研英语：词汇练习及解析（4）

　　31. Motorists _____ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.

　　A. convicted B. arrested C. charged D. judged

　　 A. convicted.

　　be convicted to 被判有...... ：He was convicted of murder.

　　32. The reason why he adapted to the new situations quickly is that he has a _____ attitude.

　　A. changeable B. alternate C. movable D. flexible

　　 D. flexible.

　　 flexible 灵活的, 可变通的; We need a foreign policy that is more flexible.

　　33. Will all those _____ the proposal raise their hands?

　　A. in relation to B. in excess of

　　C. in contrast to D. in favor of

　　 D. in favor of.

　　 in favor of 赞成。in excess of 超过。in relation to 关系到。in contrast to 与......相对照。例如：

　　1) Everyone in the class voted in favor of the party.

　　2) We got $5000 in excess of the fixed sum.

　　3) This appears small in contrast to that.

　　4) I have a lot to say in relation to that affair.

　　5) We must plan in relation to the future.

　　本题译文：请所有赞成此项建议的人举手。

　　34. An early typewriter produced letters quickly and neatly; the typist, _____ couldnt see his work on his machine.

　　A. however B. therefore C. yet D. although

　　 A. however.

　　 however 然而。

　　本题译文：早期的打字机打起字来又快又整齐, 然而打字员不能看着机器键盘打字。

　　35. We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly ------ what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.

　　A. benefits B. guides C. affects D. effects

　　 C. affects.

　　 affect 影响：The climate affected his health.

　　affect vt. 影响。effect n. 影响, 作用：Some films have a misleading effect on children. effect vt. 实行, 进行, 产生......后果:1) I will effect my purpose: no-one shall stop me! 2) We hope to effect an improvement.

　　注意两个常用的习语:1) to that effect 那个意思的 ：She said she hated spinach, or words to that effect. 2) to the effect that... 意思时说, 表示下述意思：I said a few words the effect that all he had told us was already well known.

　　36. I can meet you at eight o _____ you can call for me.

　　A. incidentally B. actually

　　C. alternatively D. accordingly

　　 C. alternatively

　　alternatively 作为一个替代办法：If however is used, but is not needed; or alternatively omit however.

　　alternately 和 alternatively的区别:alternately ：At a Chinese dinner, the guests and the hosts sit alternately at a round table.

　　37. He has the _____ of an athlete: he really goes all out to win.

　　A. instants B. instances C. instincts D. intelligences

　　 C. instincts.

　　 instinct 天生的本领。instant n. 瞬间, 时刻; adj. 立即的, 直接的。如：instant coffee 速溶咖啡; instant food 方便食品。例如：Spaceships are stocked with a variety of instant foods.

　　38. A university is an educational institution which _____ degrees and carries out research.

　　A. rewards B. awards C. grants D. presents

　　 B. awards.

　　awards sb. sth. 授于某人某物。如：They awarded John the first prize.

　　对比：reward sb with sth. 以某物酬谢某人, 须加介词with; They rewarded the boy with $5 for bringing back the lost dog. grant 同意 , 答应 ：The firm granted him a pension. present sb. with sth. 赠送：Our class presented the school with a picture. present 颁发, 呈递：1) The principal will present the diplomas. 2) We shall present a complete report to the Annual Conference.

　　本题句意是：大学是授予学位和进行研究的教育机构。可见, 本题应选award.

　　39. The old lady cant hope to _____ her cold in a few days.

　　A. get over B. get off C. hold back D. hold up

　　 A. get over 参阅III,55注释。

　　40. Jims plans to go to college _____ at the last moment.

　　A. fell out B. gave away C. gave off D. fell through

　　 D. fell through，未能实现 参阅III,49注释。