同等學力英語 每日一練

同等學力英語 每日一練

187. 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

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

A. irregular B. inevitable

C. incredible D. irresistible

189. 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

190. 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

187. [ 答案 ]A. composed of.

[ 注釋 ]be composed of 由 ...... 組成。 Consist of 由 ...... 組成，是不及物動詞，不能用被動語態，故不合題意。

188. [ 答案 ] D. irresistible

[ 注釋 ]irresistible 不可抵抗的，誘人的， 1)I had a irresistible desire to run away,2)I can't refuse this offer; it is irresistible. Irregular 不規律的 , 不合規則的： 1)the trains from here are irregular.( 這里發的火車是不規律的。 ) 2)These procedures are highly irregular.( 這些程序是非常不合規矩的。 )incredible 不可避免的，不可信的： 1)Old superstitions are incredible to educated people. （舊的迷信對受過教育的人來說是不可信的。） 2)His story of rescuing six drowning men is incredible.( 他說他救了 6 個溺水者，這是難以置信的。 ) inevitable 不可避免的： 1)Traffic delays are inevitable at a holiday weekend. （假日周末交通耽擱是難免的。） 2)Pain is Inevitable when one breaks a bone. （骨折是疼痛是難避免的。）

本題譯文：雖然露西正在減輕體重，但她覺得奶油蛋糕是誘人的。

189. [ 答案 ]D. keep up with.

[ 注釋 ] keep up with 跟上。 Add up to 合計達； cut short 打斷，縮減 ;look up to(=admire, respect) 贊美，尊敬： We look up to the old workers as our teacher. （我們把這位老工人尊為我們的老師。）本題中 rates 意為 “ 價格，費用 ” 。

本題譯文：為了跟上生產成本的上升，預定費已提高。

190. [ 答案 ]B. touch up.

[ 注釋 ] touch up(=improve or perfect by small additional strokes or alterations) 潤色，修飾： 1)The last part of the article needs to be touched up.( 這篇文章的最后一部分需要潤色。 ) 2)He touched up the picture by strengthening and shadows.( 他把畫修飾了一下，使光明部分和陰暗部分的對比度更鮮明。 )put up 留宿； cut out 刪掉； write off 報銷，勾消。

本題譯文：你的文章很好；只要用些例證和引語修飾一下。