2010高考英语词汇练习及详解（7）301.Thewriterwasalwayslookingforsuitable_____touseinhisnextstory.A.contentsB.articlesC.notionsD.ideas[答案]D.ideas.[注释]idea(=thought；pictureinmind)念头，思想，想法。302.Hegavemesomevery_____adviceonbuyingahouse.A.preciousB.worthyC.preciseD.valuable[答案]D.valuable.[注释]valuable宝贵的，有价值的，常可修饰advice，suggestion，assistance，discovery等名词。precious“贵重的”如:preciousmetals(贵金属)，preciousstone(宝石)。303.Youwillgettothechurchmorequicklyifyoutakethis_____acrossthefields.A.trackB.passageC.methodD.journey[答案]A.track.[注释]track(=pathmadebyfrequentuse)意指“(常走而踏成的)小径”，如:atrackacrossthemoor(越过荒野的小径)。passage“通路”，如:forceapassagethroughacrowd(在人群中挤出的一条通路).可见此处选passage不妥.304.AlandingonMarsiswithinthe_____ofcurrentphysicaltheory.A.schemeB.scopeC.scrapD.scale[答案]B.scope.[注释]scope范围，活动范围，理解犯围:1Manywordsareoutsidethescopeofthisdictionary.(许多单词是超出了这本词典的范围.)2Veryhardwordsarenotwithinthescopeofachild'sunderstanding。(非常难懂的词是超出了一个孩子的理解范围.)3Economicsisbeyondthescopeofachild'smind.(经济学是孩子理解不了的.)305.Hewas_____byabeewhenhewascollectingthehoney.A.scratchedB.prickedC.stungD.bitten[答案]C.stung.[注释]sting刺，蛰，叮。在英语中蜜蜂蛰用sting；而蚊子“叮”用bite，如:Amosquitojustbitme.(狗、蛇，咬)，钧用bite，scratch搔，prickvt.扎(穿)，刺(穿).306.Don'tgotoofarintothesea,children,orthewaveswill_____youoffyourfeet.A.flowB.cutC.pressD.sweep[答案]D.sweep.[注释]sweepsb，offsb'sfeet由两层意思，直义为“(浪等)把某人冲倒”，转义是“使产生强烈的好感，使完全信服”，如:Hisspeechsweptthemofftheirfeet。(他的演说使他们五体投地.)307.Thestorehadnomoreredshoes_____,soMarychosebrownonesinstead.A.indemandB.instoreC.inneedD.instock[答案]D.instock.[注释]instock(=havingsth.readytoselloruse；inpresentsupply)有现货供应:Theshophassugerinstock.(这个商店有白糖供应.)indemand(=needed；wanted；)有需求:Thebookaboutdogswasmuchindemandinthelibrary.(=Manypeoplewantedtoreadthebookaboutdogsthatinthelibrary.)inneed(=inpoverty，introuble)在贫困中，在困难中:Afriendinneedisafriendindeed。(Afriendwhohelpswhenoneisintroubleisarealfriend.)instore(=savedupincaseofneed；readyforuseforsomepurpose)储备待用:于Iftheelectricitygoesoff，wehavecandlesinthecloset.(=Wehavecandlesputawayifweneedthemforlight.)(如果电灯灭了，我们壁橱里还备有蜡烛.)[注意]instock强调商店备有现货以供出售，而instore则指储备物品以供急需使用。此外instore还可以表示“等待着，必将发生”。例如:Ihaveasurpriseinstoreforyou.(我有一个你料想不到的消息要告诉你。)本题译文:这家商店没有红鞋供应，所以玛丽买了一双宗色的鞋.308.Billisnotafastrunnerandhedoesn'thaveachanceofwinningthemarathon,buthewill_____theraceevenifhefinisheslast.A.keeponB.keeptoC.stickoutD.stickto[答案]C.stickout.[注释]stickout(=keepondoingsth。untilitisdone，nomatterhowlong，hard，orunpleasant)坚持下去:Mathematicsishard，butifyoustickitoutyouwillunderstandingit(=Mathematicsishard，butifyoukeeponworkinghardatityouwilllearnit.)此外，stickon还可表示(standout)突出:Theskyscrapersticksoutagainstthebkuesky.(这幢摩天大楼映着蓝图显得格外突出.)[注意]stickout与keepto均有“坚持”的含义。stickout特指“坚持下功夫干一件事，不完成决不收兵”；而keepto则强调“坚持、遵守、坚守”诺言、规则、原则、精神、岗位。可见，keepto的英文释义为abilityby；adhereto，stickcloselyto。例如:keeptoone'spromis...
