41.She ___ through the mist, trying to find the right path.
A) glanced B) peered C) gazed D) scanned
42.I don’t want to ___ you, but I must get my money back soon.
A) depress B) oppress C) press D) compress
43.She was showing a marked ___ o f interest in her school work.
A) limit B) vacuum C) short D) lack
44.On hearing the news, she flew into a(n) ___.
A) flame B) anger C) offence D) rage
45.The ___ why she didn’t get the job was that her English was not very good.
A) cause B) result C) reason D) origin
46.After the demonstration, the students went to the ___ and asked to see the ambassador.
A) stadium. B) studio C) embassy D) gallery
47.___ the very cold winter, we have run out of coal earlier than we expected.
A) By reason of B) At the risk of C) For the sake of D) At the mercy of
48.The businessman was put in prison because he ___ to pay taxes.
A) rejected B) objected C) refused D) opposed
49.After his service to the country, he was ___ with a knighthood.(爵士身份).
A) praised B) honoured C) granted D) recommended
50.I’m not really ill, but I have a ___ headache.
A) pale B) temporary C) delicate D) slight
答案解析：41.答案：B
译文：她在雾中仔细的看，试图找到正确的路。
解析：A) glance vi./n. 一瞥，扫视，擦过，掠过
eg. ～at one’s watch 看一下表 ～one’s eyes down the page 双眼扫过一页
take/give a ～at 对……粗略的看一下
B) peer vi. 凝视，盯着看，费力地看
eg. ～at the traffic lights 注视着交通灯
～into the distance 凝视着远方
C) gaze vi./n. 凝视，注视，盯
eg. ～at the fire 盯着炉火 ～into the distance 凝眸远眺
Stand high and ～far 站得高看得远
D) scan vt./vi. 细看，反复察看，审视，浏览
eg. He raised his hinoculars to ～the coast. 他举起双筒望远镜仔细瞭望海岸。
Read some chapters and ～the rest of the book 读书中的几章并浏览其余部分
42.答案：C
译文：我不想逼你，但我必须尽快把钱拿回来。
解析：A) depress vt. 降低，压低，抑制，使郁闷，使不景气
eg. ～wages 降低工资
This drug ~es the action of the heart. 这种药品使心脏活动减弱。
B) oppress vt. 压迫，压制，使烦闷
eg. a system which ~ed working people 压迫劳动人民的制度
Feel ~ed with the heat 热得难受
C) press vt./vi./n. 压，逼迫，强调
eg. ～sth. (down) with a stone 用石头压(下)某物
～the phone buttons 按电话按钮
～sb. for an answer 催逼某人回答
～sb. to do sth. 逼迫某人做某事
D) compress vt./vi. 压紧，压缩，凝缩
eg. Thirty years are ~ed into a dozen sentences. 30年光阴简括成了十几句话。
～a paper to minimum length 把论文压缩到最短篇幅
43.答案：D
译文：她表现出对学校的作业明显的缺乏兴趣。
解析：A) limit n./ vt. 限制，界限
eg. The creative power of man knows no ~s. 人的创造力是无穷无尽的。
The diver went into the deep water beyond the danger ～. 潜水员潜到超过危险线的深水中去了。
B) vacuum n./adj./vi./vt. [pl.] ~s/vacua 真空，空虚
eg. create a power ～制造一个权力真空状态 in a ～仿佛在真空中
C) short adj./adv./vt./vi. 短，矮，低，短缺
eg. ～hair 短发 a ～～story 超短篇小说
a man long on ideas but ～on knowledge 一个主意不少但只是肤浅的人
D) lack n./vt. 缺乏，不足
eg. for/by/from/through ～of 因缺乏 no ～(of) 不缺乏
show a complete ～of method 显得毫无条理
44.答案：D
译文：听到这个消息，她勃然大怒。
解析：A) flame n./vi./vt. 火焰，光辉，激情，闪耀，点燃
eg. ～s from the burning log 燃烧着的木头上腾起的火焰
burst into ～(s) 烧起来
B) anger n./vt./vi. 愤怒，使发怒
eg. The little boy’s mischief ～ed parents. 这个小男孩的顽皮使他的父母生气。
Be filled with ～ 满腔怒火
C) offence n. 冒犯，罪行，讨厌的东西，进攻
eg. commit an ～ against a rule 犯规 weapons of ～ 刺耳的声音
D) rage n./vi. 狂怒，狂暴，激情，汹涌，盛行
fly/fall into a rage 勃然大怒
45.答案：C
译文：她找不到工作的原因是她的英语不是很好。
解析：A) cause n./vt. 原因，起因，理由，动机，使产生
eg. There is no ～ for anxiety. 不必焦虑。
～ and effect 因果
B) result n./vi. 结果，成果，导致
eg. His limp is the ～ of a fall. 他的瘸腿是摔了一跤所致。
announce election ～s 宣布选举结果
C) reason n./vi./vt. 理由，原因，推论
eg. There is no ～ for us to go. 我们没有理由去。
The police have ( every good ) ～ to arrest him. 警察(完全)有理由逮捕他。
D) origin n. 起源，来源，起因，出身
eg. the ～(s) of civilization 文明的起源
a certificate of ～ [商](商品的)产地证明书
46.答案：C
译文：示威运动过后，学生们去大使馆要求见大使。
解析：A) stadium [pl.] stadia/～s n. (有看台的)露天体育场
B) studio (艺术)工作室，排练房，电影制片厂
eg. a photographic ～ 摄影室
C) embassy n. 大使馆，大使的职务
eg. go/come on an ～ 去(来)任大使
send sb. on an ～ 派遣某人出任大使
D) gallery n./vt./vi. 长廊，美术馆，建筑长廊
47.答案：A
译文：由于冬天太冷了，我们的煤会比预计用的更快。
解析：A) by reason of 由于，因为
eg. We succeeded ～ good organization. 因为组织得好，我们成功了。
B) at the risk of 冒着……危险
eg. do sth. ～ one’s life 冒着生命危险做某事
C) for the sake of 由于，为了，为了……的利益
eg. ～ convenience 为了方便起见
D) at the mercy of 完全受……支配，任凭……摆布
eg. ～ circumstances 受环境所支配
48.答案：C
译文：这个商人因为拒绝纳税而进了监狱。
解析：A) reject vt./n. 拒绝，抵制，排斥，抛弃，驳回
eg. He was afraid she would ～ him because he was a foreigner.
他怕她会拒绝他，因为他是个外国人。
～ a request 拒绝请求 ～ an appeal 驳回上诉
B) object n./vt./vi. 实物，目标，提出，反对，不赞成
eg. I ～ to the proposal. 我反对这个建议。
He ～ed that I was not careful enough. 他表示反对，说我不够谨慎。
C) refuse vt./vi. 拒绝，不愿
eg. He never ～s to help his friends. 他从不拒绝帮助朋友。
～ sb. 拒绝某人 ～ a gift 拒收礼物
D) oppose vt./vi. 反对，反抗，阻挡，使对抗
eg. ～ new tax legislation 反对新税法
～ advangages to disadvantages 把有利条件与不利条件相对照
49.答案：B
译文：为国家服务以后，他被光荣地授予爵士身份。
解析：A) praise n./vt./vi. 赞扬，崇拜
eg. win high ～ 受到高度赞扬 deserve ～ for what one has done因所做的事该受表扬
B) honour n./vt. 荣誉，名誉
eg. show ～ to sb. 向某人表示敬意
in ～ of 为向……表示敬意，为庆祝……，为纪念……
C) grant vt./vi./n. 同意，准予，承认
eg. ～ (sb.) a request 同意(某人的)请求
～ sb. permission to do sth. 准许某人做某事
～ the truth of what sb. says 承认某人所说的是真话
D) recommend vt. 推荐，介绍，建议，劝告
eg. They ～ that the machine be overhauled. 他们建议把机器检修一下。
～ (sb.) a book (向某人)推荐一本书
～ sb. for a job 给某人介绍一份工作
50.答案：D
译文：我没病，就是有一点头痛。
解析：A) pale adj./vt./vi. 苍白的，暗淡的，无力的
eg. look ～ 面色苍白 be ～ with fright 吓得面无人色
a ～ moon 暗淡的月光 ～ blue 淡蓝色
B) temporary adj./n. 暂时的，临时的
～ needs 暂时需要 a ～ receipt 临时收据 a ～ office 临时办公室
C) delicate adj./n. 柔软的，纤细的，精致的，娇弱的
eg. as ～ as silk 绸缎般地柔软 the ～ skin of a baby 婴儿娇嫩的皮肤
D) slight adj./vt./n. 纤细的，瘦小的，轻微的，不足道的
eg. There is not the ～est reason. 毫无理由。
a ～ figure 瘦小的身材 a ～ cold 轻微的伤风
a ～ odour of gas 一点煤气味 a ～ difference 微小的区别
