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    91. Probability is the mathematical study of the _____ of an event's occurrence.

    A. desire B. likelihood C. result D. effect

    [答案] B. likelihood

    [注释] 句意：概率是对事件发生的可能性的数学研究。

    92. Driving a car without insurance can have _____ consequences.

    A. uncertain B. disastrous C. potential D. unworthy

    [答案] B. disastrous.

    [注释] disastrous 灾难性的。

    93. The police refused to _____ the clues they were working on.

    A. exhibit B. disclose C. expose D. discern

    [答案] B. disclose.

    [注释]disclose （=uncover; allow to be seen; make known） 透露， 使显露： 1） The lawyer disclosed the details of the case. 2） He disclosed that he had made arrangements to buy a new car. exhibit 展览， 展出， 显示， expose 暴露，discern 认出， 发现， 辨别，识别。

    本题译文：警方拒绝透露他们正在调查的线索。

    94. What you have done is _____ the doctor's orders.

    A. attached to B. resistant to

    C. responsible to D. contrary to

    [答案] D. contrary to.

    [注释] （be） contrary to与……相反， 违反 （作表语） :What you wish to do is contrary to the regulations. contrary to也可以作状语：a. If you act contrary to the doctor's advice, you won't get well again. b. Contrary to what I thought, he has proved to be successful. 2） 作定语：The boy was swimming in a direction contrary to the current. （这男孩朝着逆流方向游去。）

    95. The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of _____ quality, he'd tell them so.

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

    [答案] C. inferior

    [注释] inferior详见III.400.注释。

    本题译文：这位商店售货员对顾客很坦率。如果货物质量不好， 他就把情况告诉顾客。

    96. The continuous rain was _____ for the exceptional poor harvest

    A. blamed B. condemned C. accused D. charged

    [答案] A. blamed.

    [注释] blame sb./sth. for … 因……埋怨、责怪 ……：He blames you for neglect of duty. （他责怪你玩忽职守。） condemn 谴责、判刑。Accuse sb. of控告某人犯有……charge sb. with控告某人犯有……

    97. The rocks are very big with _____ of colors on them.

    A. bands B. marks C. rails D. shapes

    [答案] A. bands.

    [注释] band （颜色与其余部分不同的） 条纹。Mark痕迹， 斑点； 记号， 标记。本题是讲岩石上色彩不同的“条纹”， 故用bands. rail （轨道） ,shape （形状） ,均不合题意。

    98. There were no tickets _____ for Friday's performance.

    A. preferable B. possible C. considerable D. available

    [答案] D. available.

    [注释] available （=capable of being used; that may be obtained） 可利用的； 可以找到的：1） These tickets are available for one month. （这些票的有效期一个月。） 2） Is there a doctor available? （有否可以找到大夫？） 3） A limited number of seats are still available. （仍然还有少量座位。）

    99. Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the witness _____ that his story was true.

    A. stuck out B. stood out C. kept down D. held up

    [答案] A. stuck out.

    [注释]stick out 坚持。详见III.400.注释。

    100. In a typhoon, winds _____ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.

    A. assume B. accomplish C. attain D. assemble

    [答案] C. attain.

    [注释] attain （=succeed in doing or getting） 达到 （目的等） ,取得 （成就等） :I hope you will attain your object, accomplish （顺利） 完成。assume假定， 假设， 承担。assemble集合； 装配。

    101. Professor Smith and Professor Brown will _____ in giving the class lectures.

    A. exchange B. alter C. shift D. alternate

    [答案]D. alternate.

    [注释]alternate vt./vi. 轮流，交替发生或出现：Wet days alternate with fine days.（晴雨天交替更迭。）The weather today will alternate between fine and cloudy.（今天的天气将是晴间多云。）

    shift般动，移动（vt.）；转移到，迁移（vi.）；改变：1）Lend me a hand to shift the piano, will you?（请帮个忙搬一下这台钢琴。） 2）They have shifted away from this area.（他们已从这一地区迁走了。） 3）The candidate is constantly shifting his opinion about the problem.（这位竞选者在这个问题上不断改变他的观点。）

    exchange交换；exchange… for … 用……换……；alter（部分）修改。

    102. Pack the cake in a strong box, or it might get _____ in the post.

    A. splashed B. spilt C. crushed D. crashed

    [答案]C. crushed.

    [注释]crush压坏，压碎；弄皱；辗散；1）Don't crush this box; there are flowers inside.（不要把这个盒子压坏了，里面有鲜花。） 2）Her dress was crushed.（她的衣服弄皱了。） 3）The machine crushes wheat grain to make floor.（这台机器把麦粒辗成面粉。）

    splash溅，泼；split（中间）裂开；crash（向下）猛跌；（飞机）失事。

    103. The thief _____ the papers all over the room while he was searching.

    A. abandoned B. vanished C. scattered D. deserted

    [答案]C. scattered.

    [注释]scatter（=throw or put in various directions, or here and there）撒。

    abandon放弃，抛弃。desert遗弃（而离开）。vanish消亡，灭亡。本题句意是将小偷在搜寻钱时的情景，所以应选scattered（撒）。

    104. Today, housework has been made much easier by electrical _____.

    A. facilities B. appliances C. instruments D. equipment

    [答案]B. appliances.

    [注释]electric appliances电器用具，facilities公用设备。equipment设备，装备，是集合名词，指“设备”的总称，只有当数形式。instrument仪器。

    105. The _____ of the trees in the water was very clear.

    A. mirror B. sight C. reflection D. shadow

    [答案]C. reflection.

    [注释]reflection此处意为“映在水中的倒影”，而不是“影子”或“阴影”，故不能用shadow。其他选择均不合题意。