2015考研英语：词汇练习及解析（7）

　　61. It isnt quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting.

　　A. sure B. right C. exact D. certain

　　 D. certain.

　　I am sure that +从句。He is sure to come. = He is certain to come.但在it作形式主语, that引导主语从句时, 主句中表语只能用certain, 不能用sure.

　　62. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.

　　A. opportunities B. realities

　　C. necessities D. probabilities

　　 A. opportunities.

　　opportunity常指 机会, 既可作可数名词, 也可以作不可数名词用, 如：I had few opportunities of meeting interesting people there. They had not much opportunity for hearing good music in the remote area.

　　63. The members of the club wouldnt run a _____ in entrusting the organization to an unreliable person.

　　A. danger B. risk C. hazard D. chance

　　 B. risk.

　　run a risk 冒险：You are running a big risk in trusting him.

　　本题译文：俱乐部成员不愿冒险把这个组织委托给一个不可靠的人管理。

　　64. The meeting was _____ when the chairman fell ill.

　　A. put down B. shut out C. cut short D. taken off

　　 C. cut short.

　　cut short 打断, 中断：1) He made a suggestion, but I cut him short. 2) He cut short his tour and returned home. shut off 切断, 中断; 由指切断供应等, 如：The water was shut off for several hours while the plumber repaired the pipes. Shut out 把......关在外面, 排除, 不让入内：1) He shut the cat out. 2) The law was designed to shut out immigrants. 3) They shut out the dust by having double windows. 4) They begin to speak French, shutting out the boy from their conversation.

　　65. John says that his present job does not provide him with enough _____ for his organizing ability.

　　A. scope B. space C. capacity D. range

　　 A. scope.

　　本题中scope 施展机会, 发展余地, 是不可数名词, 如：Give someone scope to show his ability. Range意指变动范围; 视听范围; 理解范围, 如：the range of prices .

　　66. I just managed to _____ a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat.

　　A. snatch B. scratch C. scrape D. scan

　　 A. snatch.

　　 snatch的原义是攫取; 抓住; 夺得。本题中snatch意指匆忙间设法得到, 如：He snatched an hour of sleep. snatch a quick breath 。

　　67. My brother likes eating very much but he isnt very _____ about the food he eats.

　　A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. unusual

　　 C. particular.

　　be particular about对......讲究, 挑剔; She is very particular about what she wears. Mr. Smith was quite particular about my work.

　　68. I dont think the charge for overhauling the equipment is excessive in _____ to its size.

　　A. correspondence B. equation

　　C. proportion D. dimension

　　 C. proportion.

　　in proportion to是固定搭配, 意为与......成比例, 与.......相称。反义语：out of proportion不成比例,不相称。本题称。

　　本题译文：我认为该设备的大修费并不过分, 是与它的大小相称的。

　　69. Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.

　　A. swollen B. raised C. developed D. increased

　　 B. raised.

　　raise ones voice提高嗓门, 高声叫喊。Raise ones voice against sth. 意为为抗议某事而大声疾呼, 如：As no one raised his voice against the plan, it was agreed on. voice的常用习语有：the public voice , under ones voice , with one voice ,lose ones voice , have no voice with 。

　　70. Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Mr. Johnson no longer felt _____ among the local people.

　　A. out of order B. out of place

　　C. out of control D. out of the question

　　 B. out of place.

　　out of place 不适宜, 不得体：1) Joan was the only girl who wore a formal at the party, and she felt out of place. 2) It was out of place for Russell to laugh at the old lady. 此外,out of place 不在原来通常的地方：Helen fell and knocked one of her teeth out of place. Out of order 发生故障; 失调。Out of control 失去控制。Out of the question 不可能的。