186.Don't_____the news to the public until we give you the go-ahead(许可,准许).
A.release B.discard C.relieve D.retain
[答案]A,release.
[注释]release(=allow news to be published)发布(新闻):Details of the scheme have not yet been released to the public.(这项计划的细节尚未向公众发布。)
relieve 1)减轻(痛苦,紧张情绪等):What will relieve a headache?This will help to relieve our hardship.2)使放心,使宽慰:The good news relieved us,for we had been very anxious.3)赈济,救济:The fund is for relieving distress among the flood victims.4)relieve...from(of)解除,免除;a.This medicine will help to relieve you from your pain.b.He was relieved of his duties.
retain(=keep;continue to have or hold)保持,继续保有:1)She retains a clear memory of her schooldays.2)You must retain your tickets.
187.The storm sweeping over this area now is sure to cause_____of vegetables in the coming days.
A.rarity B.scarcity C.invalidity D.variety
[答案]B.scarcity.
[注释]scarcity(=the state of being scarce)缺乏;不足(指原本充足之物暂时在数量上的缺乏)。例如:The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought.(水果的供应不足是干旱所引起的。)rarity(=sth.uncommon,unusual or sth.valued because rare)珍稀,稀少:Snow is a rarity around the equator.(雪在赤道周围是罕见之物。)invalidity(=making weak by illness;not suitable for use)无效性,丧失工作能力。Variety(=difference of condition or quality)变化,多样化。
本题译文:目前席卷这一地区的暴风雨今后肯定会引起蔬菜短缺。
188.Jack almost fell off the cliff,but managed to_____until help came.
A.keep on B.catch on C.count on D.hang on
[答案]D.hang on.
[注释]hang on(=hold fast,keep hold)牢牢抓住,抓紧不放:Help!I can't hang on much longer.(救命啊!我支持不住啦。)keep on(doing sth.)继续(做......);catch on理解;count on指望,依赖。
本题译文:杰克差点从悬崖上掉下来,但得以抓住不放直到得救。
189.Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to_____healthy.
A.preserve B.stay C.maintain D.reserve
[答案]B.stay.
[注释]preserve,stay,maintain,reserve这4个词均有“保持”,“维持”之意。stay后可接形容词作表语:The weather stayed wet for three days.其他3个词均为及物动词。
Preserve(=keep safe from decay,risk,harm,danger,going bad etc.)保存,保护:1)Policemen preserve order in the streets.(警察在街上维持秩序。)2)We must preserve our natural resources.(我们必须保护自然资源。)3)You paint woodwork to preserve it.(你油漆木制品以防腐烂。)
Maintain(=keep up)保持,维持,维修。
Reserve(=keep for a special purpose;store)保留,预定:1)I'll reserve my opinion at his time,(这时我将保留我的看法。)2)I'll phone up today and reserve a room.(我今天将打电话预定一个房间。)
本题译文:专家们说,步行是一个人保持健康的最好方法之一。
190.Expected noises are usually more_____than unexpected ones of the like magnitude.
A.manageable B.controllable
C.tolerable D.perceivable
[答案]C.tolerable.
[注释]tolerable(=fairly good,not too bad)可忍受的:The pain has become tolerable.manageable可处理的;可管理的;controllable可控制的;perceivable可觉察的。
本题译文:料想到的嗓音通常情况下比起等量的意外嗓音来说是可以忍受的。