151. We can't _____ one to change the habits of a lifetime in a short time.
A. hope??? B. wait??? C. expect??? D. imagine

[答案]C. expert.

[注釋]expert期望，盼望，表示認(rèn)為有很大的客觀可能性，例如：I expert the work to be finished by Friday.（我期望這項工作能在星期五前做完。）wait for ... to do sth.等待、等待......做......，強(qiáng)調(diào)“等”這一動詞的本身，如：The audience are waiting eagerly for the performance to begin.(觀眾正等著演出開始。)本題如改為這樣：I waited for him to arrive in time for dinner, but he didn't come.(我等他來趕上晚餐，但他沒有來。)則句子使是對的。由此可見，expect是表示“期待”，而wait for 是表示“等待”，詞義完全不同。注意hope后不能接sb. to do sth.。imagine being on the moon. 3)I'm sorry, but I can't imagine anyone doing research like that.(很遺憾，我不能想象人家那樣做實驗。)

本題譯文：我們不能期望一個人在這樣短的時間內(nèi)改變一輩子養(yǎng)成的習(xí)慣。

152. It was necessary to _____ the factory building as the company was doing more and more business.
A. extend??? B. increase??? C. lengthen??? D. magnify

[答案]A. extend.

[注釋]本題中extend意為“擴(kuò)大”。lengthen拉長,延長。magnify放大。Spread vi. 傳播；vt.展開；He spread butter on the toast.(他在烤面包上涂上奶油。)

153. I asked the tailor to make a small _____ to my trousers because they were too long.
A. change? B. variation? C. revision? D. alteration

[答案]D alteration.

[注釋]alteration 修正，更改，尤指部分的改變。Change改變，變化，可指表面的、本質(zhì)的、內(nèi)在的變化。Revision修訂、修正，常指文章、詞典、劇本等的修改、訂正。Variation(形式、位置、條件的)變化、改變、變動：We need some variation in our daily routine.(我們的例行公事需要作些變動。)

154. Because of the strong sun Mrs. William's new dining room curtains _____ from dark blue to gray within a year.
A. faded??? B. fainted??? C. paled??? D. diminished

[答案]A. faded.

[注釋]fade vt/vi褪色。Faint暈到，變得虛弱：He fainted from hunger. Diminish vt./vi.減少：1)His illness diminished his strength. 2)The campers' food supply diminished as the days wore on.(隨著日子的緩緩消逝，野營者的食品供應(yīng)日益減少。)pale變蒼白。

155. Jack is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent. _____, I can't speak too highly of him.
A. As a result???? B. By the way
C. On the whole??? D. In a word

[答案]D. In a word.

[注釋]in a word(=in short)總之，簡言之。

本題是測試“過度詞”，考生務(wù)必根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系來選擇適當(dāng)?shù)倪^渡詞，使句子的意思前后連貫。

156. Evidence obtained from observation and experiment is often used to _____ a scientific theory.
A. confirm??? B. confine??? C. conform??? D. conceive

[答案]A. confirm.

[注釋] confirm(=support; make certain; give proof of)證實，確實：1)Please confirm your telephone message in writing.(請把你電話中所說的話再用文字復(fù)述一篇。) 2)The king confirmed that the election would be on June 20th.(國王確認(rèn)，這次選擇將于六月二十日舉行。)confine...to把......限制于：Please confine your remarks to the subject we are talking about.(請把你的話限止于我們正在談?wù)摰念}目。)conform (to)使一致，符合，遵守。Conceive 1)想到，想出：He very quickly conceived a new plan.[注意]conceive of想象:They could not conceive of the possibility of failure.(他們不能想象失敗的可能。)

157. Political parties often differ in their views on various _____ concerning their own countries.
A. ways??? B. measures??? C. issues??? D. patterns

[答案]c. issues.

[注釋]issue此處意為“重大問題”。measure措施，雖然填入本題也說得過去，但不夠貼切。pattern模式，圖案，圖樣。與題意不符，不能入選。way 方法，方式。

158. _____ his knowledge of the mountainous country, John Smith was appointed as our guide.
A. In spite of????? B. On account of
C. Regardless of??? D. Instead of

[答案]B. On account of

[注釋]on account of(=because of)由于，因為。regardless of(=without worrying about)不顧；Regardless of danger, he climbed the tower.

159. The lawyer was expected to _____ some proposals after reading all those documents.
A. come up with??? B. put up with
C. look up to????? D. keep up with

[答案]A. come up with.

[注釋]come up with提出。參閱Ⅲ，33。注釋。Put up with忍受；keep up with跟上，與......保持一致；look up to尊敬。

160. While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping _____ to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.
A. occasionally??? B. simultaneously
C. eventually????? D. directly

[答案]A. occasionally.

[注釋]occasionally 偶爾。參閱IV。137注釋。Simultaniously同時地；? directly直接