221.If you don’t mind , I________ listen to pop songs than to jazz.

A) would rather

B) would prefer

C) would like

D) feel like

222.I believe reserves of coal here are________ to last for fifty years.

A) efficient

B) sufficient

C) persistent

D) rich

223.It took him several months to________ the wild horse.

A) tend

B) cultivate

C) tame

D) breed

224.The twins are so much________ that it sis difficult to tell one from the other.

A) similar

B) same

C) like

D) alike

225.The photo________ happy memories of my early childhood.

A) refreshes

B) brings to mind

C) stimulates

D) reminds

226.I need a book dealing________ anti-pollution problems.

A) about

B) on

C) with

D) to

227.He has been asked to account________ his absence.

A) of

B) on

C) about

D) for

228.These are the first steps________ the abolition of nuclear weapons.

A) of

B) towards

C) into

D) during

229.The people who objected to the new approach were told that since work had already started there was no point in________ .

A) protesting

B) denying

C) upsetting

D) competing

230.There are many things whose misuse is dangerous, but it is hard to think of anything that can be compared________ tobacco products.

A) in

B) with

C) among

D) by

231.Grace________ tears when she heard that her husband had been injured in an accident.

A) broke in

B) broke off

C) broke into

D) broke out

232.She refused to________ the car keys to her husband until he had promised to wear his safety belt.

A) hand in

B) hand out

C) hand down

D) hand over

233.Michael found it difficult to get his British jokes________ to American audiences.

A) around

B) on

C) across

D) down

234.Jack is________ about his chances of winning a gold medal at the Olympics next year.

A) optimistic

B) optional

C) obvious

D) outstanding

235.Nowadays advertising costs are no longer in reasonable________ to the total cost of the product.

A) proportion

B) correlation

C) connection

D) correspondence

236.When she saw the clouds she went back to the house to________ her umbrella.

A) carry

B) fetch

C) bring

D) reach

237.We must________ that the experiment is controlled as rigidly as possible.

A) assure

B) secure

C) ensure

D) issue

238.He was knocked down by a car and badly________ .

A) injured

B) damaged

C) harmed

D) wounded

239.Tropical diseases are comparatively________ in Britain.

A) scarce

B) minor

C) slight

D) rare

240.You must obtain________ from the authorities to fish in this river.

A) permit

B) permission

C) right

D) freedom

答案：

221.答案A.would/had rather do A(than do B)“宁愿……(而不愿)(如He would rather listen to others than talk himself;I’d rather have the red one than the green one;I’d rather deal with a man than with a woman;I’d rather you knew that now than afterwards;Rather than get money in such a dishonest way,he would beg in the streets.)(从以上各例句不难看出：than前后所比较的成分必须对等，可以是动词不定式、名词或介词短语)prefer vt.”更喜欢，宁愿“(句型：prefer A to B;prefer doing A to doing B;prefer to do A do B)would like”愿意，希望“(句型：would like sth/-ing/to-V/sb to-V)feel like sth/-ing“感到想”

222.答案B.sufficient(for/to-V) adj.“足够的，充分的”efficient adj.“效率高的，有能力的”△persistent adj.(定语或表语)“持续的，顽强存在的;坚持不懈的，执意的”rich adj.“富有的，有钱的;富饶的，丰富的(in);肥沃的”

223.答案C.tame vt.“驯服，制服”tend vt.“照管，照看，照料;护理”cultivate vt.“培养，陶冶(情操);耕作，种植”breed vt.“饲养，繁殖”

224.答案D.alike adj.“同样的，想象的”(只作表语)similar(to) adj.“类似，相似”same adj.“相同的，一样的”(必须与定冠词连用)like adj.(表语或定语)“相像的，相同的”

225.答案B.bring sth to mind“使回想起”(如The story you have just told brings to mind a strange thing that once happened to me.)refresh vt.“使精神振作，使精力恢复;使记起”(以人作主语，常说refresh sb’s memory)stimulate vt.“刺激，激励”remind vt.“使想起，提醒”(句型：remind sb of/about sth;remind sb to-V;remind sb that…;remind的主语可以是人或事物，但宾语必须是人)

226.答案C.deal with “论述，涉及;处理;与……打交道;和……做买卖”(后面不跟其它三个介词)

227.答案D.account for“解释，说明(原因，钱是怎么花的);是造成……的原因;占(多大比例)”(如He could’t account for his absence from school;He was unable to account for the deficit in the firm’s bank balance;Late frosts accounted for the poor fruit-crop;Women account for half of the population.)(后面不跟其他三个介词)

228.答案B.a step towards“迈向……的一步”(后面一般不跟其它三个介词)

229.答案A.protest (against) vi./n.“抗议，反对”(句型：to protest to sb against sth;to make/enter/lodge a protest against sth;in protest against“抗议”;without protest“乖乖地，毫无反对表示地”;do sth under protest“不情愿地”)deny vt.“否认，不承认;拒绝给予”upset vt.“打翻，弄翻;使心烦意乱，使苦恼”compete(with/against sb in sth for sth)vi.“竞争，比赛”

230.答案B.compare with“比较，对照;(能与……)相比较”(后面还可以跟to ,但不跟其它三个介词)

231.答案C.break into “突然……起来”(break into tears/laughter/applause/cheers/blossom/song/open war);“强行进入，破门而入”(break into a house/a bank);“打扰，打断(讲话)”(break into a discussion/a conversation)break in“闯入;插嘴”(单独用，后面不跟宾语)break off“中止，中断;断绝(关系);停工休息”(单独用或后面跟宾语)break out“爆发;突然发生”

232.答案D.hand over “交出，移交”(hand sth over sb)hand in“交上，递交”hand out“分发，散发”hand down“把……传下去;把……传下来”

233.答案C.get…across(to sb)“把……讲清楚，让听懂，使被了解”(如He got his meaning across;get across a theory to his students;The message got across all right.)get around“(消息)传开;四处走走;回避，绕过”;(get around to sth)“找时间做某事”get on to“接着干(下一件事，谈下一个问题)”get down to sth“开始认真干某事”

234.答案A.optimistic(about)adj.“乐观的，乐观主义的;令人乐观的”(如He was optimistic about the future of mankind;There are optimistic signs for the company’s future.反义词pessimistic“悲观的”)optional adj.“可以任选的，非强制的”obvious adj.“显然的，明显的”outstanding adj.“突出的，杰出的，显著的”

235.答案A.proportion n.“比例;部分，份儿;均衡，相称”(be in proportion to“与……成比例;与……比较起来”，如payment in proportion to the work done,not in proportion to the time taken to do it;This door is narrow in proportion to its height;in the proportion with/to“与……不成比例”：The door is out of proportion with the windows;The price of the article is out of all proportion to its value.)○correlation n.“相互关系，伴随关系;关联(作用)”connection n.“关系，连接”(in connection with关于，有关，和……联系起来)correspondence n.[u]“通信，通信联系;相当，相似处”( in correspondence with)

236.答案B.fetch vt.“去拿来;请来;接回”carry vt.“携带，运载;传送，输送”bring vt.“拿来，带来”reach vt.“抵达，到达;伸手(拿)

237.答案C.ensure vt.“保证，担保“(句型：ensure sb sth;ensure sth to sb”确保某人得到“;ensure sb against”使不受“;ensure-ing/that “保证”)assured vt.“向……保证，肯定地说;使确信，使放心”(句型：assure sth;assure sb sth;assure sb of sth;assure sb that…)secure the door/locks;secure sb/a place against/from danger;后面不跟从句)issure v.“发行，颁布;出版;(使)流出，发出”(后面不跟从句)

238.答案A.injure vt.“伤害，损害，损伤”damage vt.(一般指对物体)“毁坏，损害”harm vt.“伤害，损害，危害”(可指对物体或人造成有形的或无形的、肉体的或精神上的、具体的或抽象的损害或伤害)wound vt.“使受伤，伤害”(注：injure一般指事故伤害;harm一般指有意的或无意的造成的有形的、精神的或抽象意义上的伤害;damage一般指人为ideas或自然所造成的损坏;wound一般指在战争或斗殴中造成的枪伤或刀伤，也可指对某人造成精神、荣誉或情感上的伤害)

239.答案D.rare adj.“少有的，罕见的;稀有的，难得的;稀薄的，稀疏的“scare adj.“缺乏的，不足的;稀少的，不易找到的”minor adj.“较少的，较小的，较次要的”slight adj.“轻微的，微小的;纤细的，瘦弱的”

240.答案B.permission n.[u]“允许，许可，准许”permit n.[c]“许可证，执照”right n.“权利;正确，正当”freedom n.[u]“自由”