同等學(xué)力申碩英語(yǔ)備考400題連載(36)

　　371.The_____stuck on the outside of the envelope said"By Air".

　　A.label B.ticket C.signal D.sign

　　[答案]A.label.

　　[注釋]label標(biāo)簽，標(biāo)記。signal信號(hào).sign記號(hào);指示牌：traffic signs(交通版示)。notice布告。

　　372.Psychological studies show that some people are quick-tempered_____.

　　A.at heart B.on purpose C.in person D.by nature

　　[答案]D.by nature.

　　[注釋]by nature天生，生來(lái)。in person 1)親自，親身：I shall be present at the meeting in person.(我將親自出席會(huì)議。)2)身體上，外貌上：In person he was handsome,strong and healthy.(他面目清秀，體格強(qiáng)壯。)

　　at heart 1)內(nèi)心里，實(shí)質(zhì)上：His manners are cold,but he is at heart a kind man.(他的言談舉止有些冷淡，但實(shí)際上他是一個(gè)好心腸的人。)2)考慮的是......：When I say don't eat sweets,I have your health at heart.(我叫你別吃果糖，是考慮到你的健康。)on purpose故意地。

　　373.She was putting on her watch when the_____broke and it fell to the ground.

　　A.belt B.strap C.tie D.string

　　[答案]B.strap.

　　[注釋]strap(表，手提包的)帶。belt繃帶，seatbelt(系于飛機(jī)座位上的)安全帶。tie領(lǐng)帶，string細(xì)繩子。

　　374.Feudal landlords,and imperialists are in no way more_____than wolves.

　　A.reasonable B.regardless C.ridiculous D.rational

　　[答案]D.rational.

　　[注釋]rational有理性的。

　　本題譯文：封建地主和帝國(guó)主義者并不比豺狼更有理性。

　　375.His name was on the_____of my tongue,but I just couldn't recall it.

　　A.end B.point C.edge D.tip

　　[答案]D.tip.

　　[注釋]be on(or at)the tip of one's tongue就在嘴邊，差點(diǎn)被想起，如：The answer was

　　on the tip of my tongue,but I could't think of it.(我差點(diǎn)就想起那答案來(lái)，可就是想不起來(lái)。)be on the point of正要(去做某事)：I was just on the point of going when you came in.