71. He stopped his ears with his hands to _____ the terrible noise.
A. show off    B. cut out    C. keep from    D. shut out

[答案] D. shut out.

[注释]shut out排除。参看IV.64。show off炫耀； cut out删掉； keep from; 1) 隐瞒; She kept the truth from me. (她向我隐瞒真相。) 2) 不沾， 避开； He keeps from alcohol. (他滴酒不沾。) 3) 使不做某事：She kept herself from laughing. (她没有笑出来。)

72. My house is the only brick one on the street. It _____ and you can't miss it.
A. stands up  B. looks out  C. sticks out  D. wipes out

[答案] C. stick out.

[注释]stick out (=protrude, project) 伸出, 突出； 显露， 显眼：1) The doctor asked him to stick his tongue out. 2) Spelling mistakes stick out in this composition. (这篇作文中拼写错误很显眼。) stick out (=endure to the end) 坚持到底； If you can stick out a bit longer ,everything will be all right. (假如你能在坚持一下， 一切都会好起来。)

wipe out 擦去， 消灭, 参看III.193.注释。

73. After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theater.
A. poured    B. melted    C. drew    D. dismissed

[答案] A. poured.

[注释]pour 此处意为：涌出， 涌来， 如：People poured out to the rally. (人们踊跃参加群众大会。)

74. Although it is not our normal _____ to give credit, this time I think we should consider the matter more closely.
A. state    B. intention    C. occasion    D. practice

[答案] D. practice.

[注释]practice (=way of doing sth. That is common or habitual; sth. done regularly) 做法， 惯例：It is my practice always to rise early. To give credit 让赊欠：No credit is given at this shop. (这家商店概不赊欠。)

75. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in _____.
A. news    B. print    C. publication    D. press

[答案] B. print.

[注释]in print是习语, 意指“印出来， 发表出来”, 如：She finally saw her novel in print. (她终于看到他的小说出版了。) in print 的另一个意思是“在印行， 还在发行”, 如：This book is still in print. (这本书还在发行， 可以买到) 反义词是out of print , 意指“不在印行， 买不到了。”如：The book you speak of is out of print. (你说到的那本书已不在发行了。)

76. The engineers have rejected the employers' proposals to end the strike and the other workers have come out in _____.
A. opposition  B. return C. sympathy D. readiness

[答案] C. sympathy.

[注释] in sympathy 以示同情， come out 此处意为(=declare oneself) 表明态度, 所以come out in sympathy 意为“表示同情”。In return 作为报答， 如：I wanted nothing in return . (我不要什么报答。) collaboration协作， 如：work in collaboration with sb. (与某人协力合作) .Opposition 反对， 如：rise in opposition to (起来反对) .readiness 准备(状态); 待机, 如：having everything in readiness for departure (做好一切准备， 以便出发)。

77. Her work is often very hard and she gets very tired. The work is _____.
ful  id  s  icent

[答案] C. tedious .

[注释] tedious (=tiresome ;wearying; uninteresting) "沉闷的， 厌烦的， 乏味的”。Splendid 壮丽的， 辉煌的， 极好的。magnificent 壮丽的， 宏伟的：It was a magnificent ceremony. (这是一次盛大隆重的仪式)。

78. With prices _____ so much, it's hard for the company to plan a budget.
ating  ng  ing

[答案] A. fluctuating

[注释]本句前一部分是"with+名词+现在分词短语"的独立结构， 做状语。Fluctuate (=move up and down) (指物价, 标准等的) 波动。如：Prices fluctuate from year to year. (物价年年波动) wave飘扬， 挥舞; 招手； (庄稼的) 波动。Swing摆动, 摇摆； vibrate振动。可见， 根据题意， 只能选A. fluctuating.

79. Some teenagers have a generalized resentment against society, which _____ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature.
A. deprives    B. restricts    C. rejects    D. denies

[答案] D. denies.

[注释]deny (=refuse to give or allow) 拒绝给予：He denied his children nothing . (孩子们要什么他就给什么。) deprive (=take away from) .剥夺。deprive sb. of sth.剥夺某人某物：They deprived women of the right to vote. (他们剥夺了妇女的投票权。) restrict (=keep within limits) The doctor restricted him to 5 cigarettes a day. (医生限制他一天抽5支烟。) reject (refuse to accept ) 拒绝接受， 如：She rejected my suggestion.

本题译文：一些十几岁的孩子们往往对社会有普遍的逆反心理, 虽然他们发育成熟， 但社会拒绝给予他们同成年人一样的权利和优惠。

80. Though _____ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to record the plain facts of small-town life.
A. raised    B. grown    C. developed    D. cultivated

[答案] A. raised

[注释]本句中Though raised in San Franciscos是省略的让步状语从句。Raise (=bring up) 抚养：grow种植； cultivate耕作; 培养(友谊等) .如cultivate后接某人， 则意为“培养与某人的感情”。如：John always tries to cultivate the people, who are useful to him professionally. (约翰一向喜欢与事业上对他有用的人来往。) 

 

本题译文：尽管在旧金山长大, 但戴夫米切尔总是愿意把小镇生活中平凡的事情记载下来。