同等學力申碩英語備考400題連載(33)

　　341.The shop-assistant was straight with his customers.If an article was of_____quality,he'd tell them so.

　　A.humble B.minor C.inferior D.awkward

　　[答案]C.inferior.

　　[注釋]inferior比較差的;humble謙卑的，恭順的，低下的;awkward尷尬的，別扭的，笨手笨腳的;不好用的;minor細小的：1)This cloth is inferior to that one.(這塊布比那塊質量差)2)She feels inferior to her elder sister.(她感到比姐姐差的多。)3)He is of humble birth.(她出身低微。)4)He is very humble towards his

　　superiors.(他對上司低三下四。)5)he felt awkward and uncomfortable.(他感到尷尬不自在)6)He was an awkward carpenter.(他是個笨手笨腳的木匠)7)This is a very awkward question.We must ask that of Hery.(這個問題不好對付，我們必須去問問亨利。

　　342.If you put too many potatoes in that paper-bag it will_____.

　　A.fail B.explode C.crack D.burst

　　[答案]D.burst

　　[注釋]burst vt./vi.漲破，漲裂。Burst one's clothes(撐破衣服)。

　　343.One-room schoolhouses can still be found in_____areas where there are no other schools for many miles.

　　A.disposed B.deserted C.isolated D.abandoned

　　[答案]C.isolated

　　[注釋]isolated孤立的。Deserted被遺棄的;空無一人的;abandoned丟棄的，如;abandoned cars(因報廢而丟棄的汽車)。Dispose of sth.處理掉某物：He disposed of his old car.(他把舊的汽車處理掉了。)意為賣掉或扔掉等。

　　344.I'm afraid you have no_____but to come along with us.

　　A.possibility B.permission C.choice D.selection

　　[答案]C.choice.

　　[注釋]have no choice but除了...沒有別的選擇;只能...：I have no choice but to obey.(我只能服從)。

　　345.I shall never beat John at tennis;we are clearly not in the same_____.

　　A.set B.band C.group D.class

　　[答案]D.class.

　　[注釋]be in the same class水平相同。此句中class,意為“(高低、優(yōu)劣的)等級;種類”。