高考英语填空试题及答案(3)
[注释]in essence本质上;in addition此外;in brief简短地,简言之;in common共同。
130. _____ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.
A. By the way B. In a way C. In the way D. In no way
[答案]B. In a way.
[注释]in a way(-to some extent)在某种程度上;in no way决不;by the way 顺便提一下;in the way 碍事。此题不能选by the way,因为by the way 做插入语其后应加逗号。
本题译文:我没有得到我申请得工作在某种程度上说是件好事,尽管我承认当时我很失望。
131. _____ inviting guests and not treating them properly!
A. Strangely B. Fantastically
C. Surprisingly D. Fancy
[答案]D. Fancy.
[注释]fancy doing 没想到.......竟然:1)Fancy your him!(没想到你竟然认识他!) 2)Fancy spending the day in here!(没想到竟在这里过了一天!)
本题译文:没想到邀请了客人竟没有好好招待!
132. With sufficient scientific information a manned trip to Mars should be _____.
A. obtainable B. potential C. considerable D. feasible
[答案]D. feasible.
[注释]feasible(=that can be done)可行的,可做到的:1)Your plan sounds quite feasible.(你的计划听起来很可行。) 2)It's not feasible to make the trip in one day.(一天内要进行这次旅行是做不到的。)obtainable可得到的;considerable相当的,可观的;potential潜在的,可能的。
133. The generation _____ makes it difficult for parents to understand their children's opinions.
A. division B. gap C. separation D. interval
[答案]B. gap.
[注释]generation gap 代沟。
division分,划分;separation分开;interval间隔,间隙;(幕间或工间)休息。at intervals 不时,时时
134. If the boy had _____ the dog alone it wouldn't have bitten him.
A. set B. left C. had D. put
[答案]B. left.
[注释]leave sb./sth. alone不惹,不管,不碰:Leave the box alone.(别碰那个盒子。)
135. They were so far away that I couldn't _____ their faces clearly.
A. see through B. make up C. see off D. make out
[答案]D. make out.
[注释]make out(=identify and see with effort or difficulty)辨认出。see through参阅Ⅲ,151,注释:此处see through还可表示“看穿......(=understand the real meaning of or reason for; realize the falseness of)”: 1)The teacher saw through the boy's story of having to help at home. (=The teacher knew his story was not true; it was just an excuse.) 2) He can't fool her. She sees him through every time.
see off送行;make up构成,组成,拼凑;弥补,赔偿;化装,编造:1)编造:John made up the joke about the talking dog. 2)弥补:Bob must make up the work he missed. 3)凑足: We need one more to make up the dozen. 4)化装: The actors were making up when we arrived. 5)构成:Nine players make up a team.
136. Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious _____ without scientific basis.