2015考研英语：词汇练习及解析（15）

　　141. All foreign visitors are requested to _____ with the regulations in this area.

　　A. agree B. comply C. consent D. conform

　　B. comply.

　　comply with遵守：People who refuse to comply with the law will be punished.conform使一致，符合;conform to rules符合规则;conform to the customs of society;consent to 同意，赞同;consent to a plan。

　　142. Thomas Edison considered genius to be _____ one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

　　A. composed of B. constituted in

　　C. consisted of D. comprised in

　　A. composed of.

　　be composed of由......组成。Consist of由......组成，是不及物动词，不能用被动语态，故不合题意。

　　143. Although Lucy was slimming, she found cream cakes quite _____.

　　A. irregular B. inevitable

　　C. incredible D. irresistible

　　 D. irresistible

　　irresistible不可抵抗的，诱人的，1)I had a irresistible desire to run away,2)I cant refuse this offer; it is irresistible.

　　Irregular 不规律的, 不合规则的：1)the trains from here are irregular. 2)These procedures are highly irregular.

　　incredible 不可避免的，不可信的：1)Old superstitions are incredible to educated people.2)His story of rescuing six drowning men is incredible.

　　inevitable 不可避免的：1)Traffic delays are inevitable at a holiday weekend.2)Pain is Inevitable when one breaks a bone.

　　本题译文：虽然露西正在减轻体重，但她觉得奶油蛋糕是诱人的。

　　144. In order to _____ the rising production costs, the subscription rates have been increased.

　　A. add up to B. look up to C. cut short D. keep up with

　　D. keep up with.

　　 keep up with跟上。参阅。88注释。Add up to参阅.2注释;cut short 详见.38;look up to赞美，尊敬：We look up to the old workers as our teacher.本题中rates意为价格，费用。

　　本题译文：为了跟上生产成本的上升，预定费已提高。

　　145. Your essay is quite good: just _____ it _____ with a few illustrations and quotations.

　　A. put .. up B. touch .. up

　　C. cut .. out D. write .. off

　　B. touch up.

　　 touch up润色，修饰：1)The last part of the article needs to be touched up. 2)He touched up the picture by strengthening and shadows.

　　put up留宿;cut out 删掉;write off报销，勾消。

　　本题译文：你的文章很好;只要用些例证和引语修饰一下。

　　146. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my examination.

　　A. regard B. account C. thought D. observation

　　B. account.

　　 take sth. into account考虑到：We must take local conditions into accoutn.

　　147. There are three basic ways of _____ language to writing, and all known graphic systems use one or a combination of these.

　　A. committing B. attaching C. comparing D. relating

　　A. committing.

　　 commit...to 托付，交付：1)He was committed to the care of his aunt. 2)I have already committed the rules to memory.

　　commit sth. to writing。

　　148. Roses are quite _____ flowers in English gardens.

　　A. ordinary B. common C. usual D. general

　　B. common.

　　common普通的;常见的;常常发生的;到处可见的：a common experience;a common tree。This bird is common throughout Europe.They can treat most of the common diseases.

　　usual 经常的，通常的，惯例的，习以为常的;强调时间习惯方面，例如：This is the usual state of the house.

　　ordinary正常的，普通的，正常的;an ordinary day，ordinary people, a piece of ordinary dance music。

　　General普通的。它与common比较，语气稍强，含有很少例外的意外。

　　可见本题中用common是最佳的选择。

　　149. American women were _____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.

　　A. ignored B. refused C. neglected D. denied

　　D. denied.

　　 deny 1)否认：A. He didnt deny the facts. B. They couldnt

　　deny that it was a serious blow to them. C. He denied having ever there. 2)不给予;Lots of people were denied the right to vote.He denies his wife nothing.

　　150. On turning the corner, we saw the road _____ steeply.

　　A. departing B. decreasing C. descending D. depressing

　　C. descending.

　　 descend走下来;传下来：1)He descended from the top of the mountain. 2)Are men descended from apes?

　　depress 压抑，使沮丧。Depart出发，起程。