146.I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into_____when judging my examination.
A.regard B.account C.thought D.observation
[答案]B.account.
[注释]take sth.into account(=consider)考虑到:We must take local conditions into accoutn.
147.There are three basic ways of_____language to writing,and all known graphic systems use one or a combination of these.
A.committing B.attaching C.comparing D.relating
[答案]A.committing.
[注释]commit...to托付,交付:1)He was committed to the care of his aunt.(他被托付给他的姨妈照管。)2)I have already committed the rules to memory.(我早已记住这些规则了。)
commit sth.to writing(把......写下来)。
148.Roses are quite_____flowers in English gardens.
A.ordinary B.common C.usual D.general
[答案]B.common.
[注释]common(=usual and ordinary;happening of found often and in many places)普通的;常见的;常常发生的;到处可见的:a common experience(普通的经历);a common tree(常见的树木)。This bird is common throughout Europe.(这种鸟在欧洲很常见。)They can treat most of the common diseases.(他们能治疗大多数常见病。)
usual(=done,found,used or existing most of the time)经常的,通常的,惯例的,习以为常的;强调时间习惯方面,例如:This is the usual state of the house.(这房子里平常就是这种样子。)
ordinary正常的,普通的,正常的;an ordinary day(平凡的一天),ordinary people(普通人),a piece of ordinary dance music(一首普通的舞曲)。
General普通的。它与common比较,语气稍强,含有很少例外的意外。
可见本题中用common是最佳的选择。
149.American women were_____the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
A.ignored B.refused C.neglected D.denied
[答案]D.denied.
[注释]deny 1)否认:A.He didn't deny the facts.B.They couldn't
deny that it was a serious blow to them.C.He denied having ever there.(他否认曾到过那里。)2)(=say'no'to a request;refuse to give sth.asked for or needed)不给予;Lots of people were denied the right to vote.(许多人被剥夺了选举权。)He denies his wife nothing.(他对他的妻子有求必应。)
150.On turning the corner,we saw the road_____steeply.
A.departing B.decreasing C.descending D.depressing
[答案]C.descending.
[注释]descend(=come or go down)走下来;传下来:1)He descended from the top of the mountain.2)Are men descended from apes?(人是不是猿的后代?)
depress压抑,使沮丧。Depart出发,起程。