2011年11月8日 星期二

英文(351-400)

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No. 351
He is by no means a rich man,but he is ▁ to friends。
(A) general。
(B) generous。
(C) mean。
(D) self-centered。
答:(B)
means:方法。
by means of:藉一些方法或途徑去完成某些事情。例如:
用唱歌示愛:to express love by means of a song。用努力爭取成功:They succeeded by means of hard working。
by all means:盡一切辦法去做去完成。例如:
We have to finish our task by all means。我們必須竭盡所能完成任務。
You must borrow the money by all means。你一定要想盡辦法借到錢。
by all means 的另一個引伸意思是:當然 ( sure )。例如:
A:Can you hold this for me?B:By all means。(即sure)
by no means:盡力不做 / 絕不做。例如:
I will by no means consent。絕不同意。It is by no means easy to satisfy everyone。要滿足每一個人絕非易事。
general:普遍的。generous:慷慨的。mean:吝嗇的。self-centered:以自我為中心的。
結論:
He is by no means a rich man,but he is generous to friends。他絕不是一位富有的人,但是他對朋友很慷慨。故選(B)。

No. 352
She would by no means marry ▁ herself。
(A) before。
(B) after。
(C) beneath。
(D) below。
答:(C)
by no means:絕不;絕非。例如:It is by no means easy to satisfy everyone。要滿足每一個人絕非易事。
beneath (介詞):與...不相稱 (或不值得)。He considered that job beneath him。他認為做那個工作有失他的身分。
結論:She would by no means marry beneath herself。她絕不會嫁給一個配不上她的人。故選(C)。

No. 353
Stop yelling ▁ him。He didn’t do anything wrong。
(A) to。
(B) for。
(C) at。
(D) against。
答:(C)
yell at:對某人吼叫。I'm sorry I yelled at you last night。很抱歉昨天晚上我沖著你大吼大叫的。
yell at = shout at:對某人吼叫。laugh at:嘲笑某人。point at:指著某人。
結論:Stop yelling at him。He didn’t do anything wrong。停止對他吼叫,他沒有做錯任何事。故選(C)。

No. 354
John is attentive whenever he is ▁ work。
(A) on。
(B) in。
(C) over。
(D) at。
答:(D)
attentive:專心的。She is attentive to her studies。她學習很專心。
whenever:無論何時;每當。
at與下列名詞並用,表「從事某活動」:
be at work:上班;做事。Selena is at work now;don’t bother her。莎琳娜正在工作,不要打擾她。
be at church:做禮拜。be at school:上學。be at rest:休息。
結論:John is attentive whenever he is at work。約翰工作時很專心。故選(D)。

No. 355
John left home ▁ the age of 18 and didn’t come back untill he was fifty。
(A) at。
(B) for。
(C) in。
(D) on。
答:(A)
at與年齡有關的名詞並用,表「在…歲數時」:
at the age of +年齡:Sandy had her first child at the age of 32。珊蒂在32歲時生了第一個小孩。
結論:
John left home at the age of 18 and didn’t come back untill he was fifty。故選(A)。
約翰在18歲離開家,再也沒有回來,直到他五十歲。

No. 356
Never judge a book ▁ its cover。
(A) to。
(B) by。
(C) on。
(D) at。
答:(B)
judge A by B:藉由B來判斷A。tell A by B:藉由B知道是A。
結論:Never judge a book by its cover。絕不藉其封面來評鑑一本書。故選(B)。

No. 357
Tom:Are you free tonight?Cathy:▁。Tom:Too bad。I was thinking maybe we could go see a movie tonight.。
(A) No,I will not。
(B) Yes,I can。
(C) Of course,I have。
(D) No,I am not。
答:(D)
Are you free tonight?你今晚有空嗎?
肯定性回答:(1) I think so。(2) I think I'm free tonight。
否定性回答:No,I am not。
結論:Cathy:No,I am not。故選(D)。

No. 358
Woman:May I speak to Mr. Smith?Man:▁。Woman:Never mind。I will call him again later this afternoon。
(A) He's not in。May I take a message?。
(B) No,you cannot。
(C) Yes,you may come again。
(D) Don't call early in the morning。
答:(A)
Question:May I speak to Mr. Smith?
Answer:
(1) Sorry,he is not in。Who is ( that)?
(2) He's not in。May I take a message (for him)?他不在,我可以幫你留個口信嗎?(他不在,需要留話嗎?)
結論:Man:He's not in。May I take a message?故選(A)。

No. 359
Nicole:Do you have any plans for tomorrow,Alison?Alison: ▁。Nicole:Let's go shopping!
(A) No,it's not going to rain tomorrow。
(B) No,I'm not doing anything special。
(C) Yes,I'm going to the movie with Tom。
(D) Yes,I'm going south to visit my aunt。
答:(B)
結論:
由後段Nicole:Let's go shopping!知:Alison明天沒有特別的計畫。故(CD)不選。
由前段Nicole:Do you have any plans for tomorrow,Alison?知:Nicole問「計畫」而非「天氣」。故(A)不選。
Alison:No,I'm not doing anything special。故選(B)。

No. 360
Tom:I'm going to take a singing class。Do you want to take it with me?Penny:▁。Tom:Really?Sing a song for me now。
(A) A dancing class?That's great!
(B) I don't need a class。I can sing very well already。
(C) I have a headache。
(D) It sounds interesting。
答:(B)
結論:
由後段Tom:Really?Sing a song for me now。知:Penny:I don't need a class。I can sing very well already。故選(B)。

No. 361
Ken:Oh my!Claire:▁。Ken:My headache is killing me。
(A) It's a shame。
(B) What's the matter?
(C) How about yours?
(D) Don't get me wrong。
答:(B)
Ken:Oh my!(天啊!)。
Claire:What's the matter?(怎麼了?)。故選(B)。
Ken:My headache is killing me。(我被頭痛折磨死了。)

No. 362
He took me ▁ the hand and said,”I love you.”。
(A) by。
(B) on。
(C) in
(D) with。
答:(A)
catch / grab / grasp / hold / seize / take + 人 + 身體部位或衣物的部分:抓住某人的…。
I caught him by the hand。(○)。 I caught him by his hand。(×)
結論:He took me by the hand and said,”I love you.”。 故選(A)。

No. 363
We beat the team ▁ five points。
(A) with。
(B) for。
(C) over。
(D) by。
答:(D)
by 亦表「差距」之意。例如:She is older than I by five years。她比我大5歲。
結論:We beat the team by five points。我們以5分擊敗對手。故選(D)。

No. 364
When did they set out ▁ Hawaii?
(A) to。
(B) for。
(C) on。
(D) over。
答:(B)
set out / set off / depart + for + 地點:動身前往某地。
例如:In the morning Mr McDonald departed for Sydney。麥克唐納先生上午啟程前往雪梨。
結論:When did they set out for Hawaii?他們何時動身前往夏威夷?故選(B)。

No. 365
Quit smoking now ▁ the sake of your health。
(A) with。
(B) for。
(C) at。
(D) by。
答:(B)
quit:放棄 [+ v-ing]。He has quit smoking。他已戒了煙。
sake:目的;理由;緣故;利益。John did it for his own sake。約翰為了自身的利益而做這事情。
for the sake of …:為了…的緣故。
結論:Quit smoking now for the sake of your health。為您的健康著想,馬上戒菸吧。故選(B)。

No. 366
John wears his hair long,so people often take him ▁ a girl。
(A) as。
(B) for。
(C) at。
(D) by。
答:(B)
wear:(將鬍鬚,頭髮) 留成 ... 的樣子。She wears her hair long。她留長髮。
take A for B:(誤) 把A當作B。
結論:
John wears his hair long,so people often take him for a girl。約翰留長髮,所以人們常常誤把他當作女孩。故選(B)。

No. 367
Tell the doctor you ▁ all night,and he’ll give you some medicine。
(A) caught。
(B) chatted。
(C) coughed。
(D) clapped。
答:(C)
caught:catch的過去式、過去分詞。抓到。Where did you catch the fish?        這條魚你在哪兒抓的?
chatted:chat的過去式、過去分詞。聊天。They chatted about the film shown last night. 他們閒聊著昨夜放的電影。
coughed:cough的過去式、過去分詞。咳嗽。
clapped:clap的過去式、過去分詞。拍手。The men danced and the women clapped。男人們跳舞,女人們拍手。
結論:
Tell the doctor you coughed all night,and he’ll give you some medicine。故選(C)。
跟醫生說你咳了整晚,他會開一些藥給你。

No. 368
Do you really want ▁ her a hand,Rick?
(A) giving。
(B) give。
(C) to give。
(D) given。
答:(C)
give … a hand:給某人幫助。
表「意願、盼望、喜愛」「決心、企圖」的及物動詞,其受詞接「不定詞」,此類動詞常見的有:want、wish、hope、desire、intend、try、determine、decide、attempt、like、love、expect等。
結論:Do you really want to give her a hand,Rick?你真的想要幫她忙,里克?故選(C)。

No. 369
I enjoyed ▁ these books very much。
(A) reading。
(B) to read。
(C) to reading
(D) for reading。
答:(A)
enjoy後接動名詞作受詞。註:習慣用法,沒有理由,只能強記。這種動詞還有:finish / keep / practice等。
He didn't finish drawing yesterday。他昨天並沒有完成畫圖。
You have to keep reading English stories。你必須持續地閱讀英文故事。
They practice playing tennis every day。他們每天練習打網球。
結論:I enjoyed reading these books very much。我很喜歡讀這些書。故選(A)。

No. 370
Don't give up。I believe you can make it if you keep ▁。
(A) try。
(B) to try
(C) tried。
(D) trying。
答:(D)
keep後接動名詞作受詞。註:習慣用法,沒有理由,只能強記。
結論:Don't give up。I believe you can make it if you keep trying。故選(D)。
不要放棄。如果你繼續努力,我相信你一定作的到。

No. 371
After ten-minute discussion,they decided ▁ along that road to that town。
(A) going。
(B) to go。
(C) go。
(D) went。
答:(B)
表「意願、盼望、喜愛」「決心、企圖」的及物動詞,其受詞接「不定詞」,此類動詞常見的有:want、wish、hope、desire、intend、try、determine、decide、attempt、like、love、expect等。
結論:After ten-minute discussion,they decided to go along that road to that town。故選(B)。
經過十分鐘的討論之後,他們決定沿著那條路到鎮上。

No. 372
Most students are afraid of ▁ English with Americans。
(A) speaking。
(B) to speak。
(C) speak。
(D) tell。
答:(A)
介詞之後必接動名詞。
結論:Most students are afraid of speaking English with Americans。大多數學生都害怕與美國人講英語。故選(A)。

No. 373
▁ hard or you can't win the game。
(A) Swim。
(B) Swimming。
(C) To swim。
(D) To swiming。
答:(A)
向對方下達命令,或要求、請求對方做某個動作,通常都會伴隨著 please 或人名等,動詞須用原形動詞。
結論:Swim hard or you can't win the game。努力拼命地游,否則贏不了比賽。故選(A)。

No. 374
▁ the earth,we have to plant more trees。
(A) Save。
(B) Saving。
(C) To save。
(D) For save。
答:(C)
不定詞放在句首,當主詞用,表「目的」。
結論:To save the earth,we have to plant more trees。為了拯救地球,我們要種更多的樹。故選(C)。

No. 375
▁ the car,please。
(A) Wash。
(B) Washing。
(C) To wash。
(D) Washed。
答:(A)
向對方下達命令,或要求、請求對方做某個動作,通常都會伴隨著 please 或人名等,動詞須用原形動詞。
結論:Wash the car,please。請洗這部車。故選(A)。

No. 376
Don' t believe ▁ Kelly says。She is a liar。
(A) that。
(B) who。
(C) what。
(D) which。
答:(C)
複合關係代名詞 = 先行詞 + 關係代名詞。例如:
I don't believe the words which he said。= I don't believe what he said。
本題沒有先行詞,故用複合關係代名詞 what。此時what引導名詞子句當作believe的受詞。
結論:Don' t believe what Kelly says。She is a liar。千萬不要相信凱利說的話,她是個騙子。故選(C)。

No. 377
▁ Jane said is very clear。There' s no need to ask her again。
(A) It。
(B) That。
(C) What。
(D) Which。
答:(C)
本題沒有先行詞,故用複合關係代名詞 what。此時what引導名詞子句當作said的受詞。
結論:
What Jane said is very clear。There' s no need to ask her again。珍說得非常清楚,沒有必要再去問她了。故選(C)。

No. 378
▁ knows the truth will tell you about it。
(A) Who that。
(B) Whoever。
(C) Whom that。
(D) That who。
答:(B)
本題沒有先行詞,故不能用關係代名詞。
本題沒有先行詞,故用複合關係代名詞 whoever或whomever。
因空格為動詞knows的主詞,故用主格whoever。
whoever = anybody who。
結論:Whoever knows the truth will tell you about it。任何一個知道真相的人將會告訴你。故選(B)。

No. 379
▁ he said to you,he was not telling you the truth。
(A) No matter。
(B) No matter how。
(C) No matter what。
(D) No matter why。
答:(C)
whatever亦可作副詞連接詞,此時,whatever ≠anything which;而是whatever = no matter what (不論什麼)。
值得注意的是whatever = no matter what,作副詞連接詞時,所引導的副詞子句與主要子句中間要有逗點相隔。
結論:
No matter what he said to you,he was not telling you the truth。不管他對你說什麼,他都沒告訴你實情。故選(C)。

No. 380
Not only ▁ his wife a diamond ring,but he bought her an expensive new car。
(A) did he give。
(B) he gave。
(C) does he give。
(D) he gives。
答:(A)
Not only … but (also):其意為:「不僅 … 而且」。本片語可連接對等的單字、片語或子句。
本片語亦可連接對等的主要子句,但由於Not only置於句首,第一個主要子句要倒裝,第二個主要子句不需倒裝,但also一定要省略。
he give not only,因give為一般動詞且時態為過去式 (bought),故倒裝成:Not only did he give。
結論:Not only did he give his wife a diamond ring,but he bought her an expensive new car。故選(A)。
他不但給他太太一顆鑽石戒指,而且還買了一輛昂貴的新車給她。

No. 381
Write down ▁ your home number and your number at the office。
(A) both。
(B) either。
(C) not only。
(D) neither。
答:(A)
「your home number」和「your number at the office」用對等連接詞「both … and …」連接。
結論:Write down both your home number and your number at the office。故選(A)。
把你家裡和辦公室的電話號碼寫下來。

No. 382
Neither the teacher nor the students ▁ at school yesterday。
(A) was。
(B) wasn't。
(C) were。
(D) weren't。
答:(C)
neither … nor:既非 … 亦非。
對等連接詞nor,連接主詞時,動詞要隨「最近的主詞」做單複數變化。
註:「最近的主詞」為「the students」為複數且為過去式 (yesterday),故選were。
結論:Neither the teacher nor the students were at school yesterday。昨晚老師和學生都不在學校。故選(C)。

No. 383
▁ you try hard,you will succeed。
(A) Whether。
(B) If。
(C) However。
(D) Unless。
答:(B)
依題意要選表示「條件」的從屬連接詞引領副詞子句。故(AC)不選。
Unless you try hard,you will succeed。除非你努力嘗試,否則你將會成功。語意不通。故(D)不選。
結論:If you try hard,you will succeed。假如你努力嘗試,你將會成功。故選(B)。
註:條件子句一定要用現在式,而主要子句用未來式。If you try hard,you will succeed。

No. 384
Mary is so beautiful ▁ many boys in my class like her。
(A) because。
(B) though。
(C) that。
(D) or。
答:(C)
so … that:副詞連接詞,其意為:「如此 … 以致於」。
結論:Mary is so beautiful that many boys in my class like her。故選(C)。
瑪莉如此漂亮以致於班上有很多男生喜歡她。

No. 385
▁ it was very cold,neither Michael nor Andrew put on his coat。
(A) However。
(B) But。
(C) Nevertheless。
(D) Although。
答:(D)
依題意,要選表「讓步」的從屬連接詞Though或Although。
結論:Although it was very cold,neither Michael nor Andrew put on his coat。故選(D)。
雖然天氣如此寒冷,但是麥克和安德魯都沒穿上外套。

No. 386
Ten thousand people have been given treatment at the clinic ▁ it was opened three years ago。
(A) until。
(B) since。
(C) while。
(D) when。
答:(B)
since 用來表示某段時間的起點,常用於現在完成式,其意為:自...以來;從...至今。
現在完成式:用以表示「從過去某個時點開始」到現在為止,仍在繼續的動作或狀態。
since引導時間副詞子句時,該子句用過去式 (本題用被動語態),主要子句用現在完成式 (本題用被動語態)。
結論:Ten thousand people have been given treatment at the clinic since it was opened three years ago。故選(B)。
自從那家診所三年前開張以來,已經有一萬人曾接受治療。

No. 387
▁ Jane was sweeping the floor,I was washing the windows。
(A) Which。
(B) Who。
(C) While。
(D) Where。
答:(C)
依題意要選表示「時間」的從屬連接詞來引領副詞子句,故選While。其意為:「當 …」。
結論:While Jane was sweeping the floor,I was washing the windows。當珍妮在掃地時,我正在洗窗戶。故選(C)。

No. 388
The man said to the woman:“ I will meet you at the shop ▁ I saw you the first time。”
(A) that。
(B) there。
(C) in it。
(D) where。
答:(D)
(1) 有先行詞The shop。
(2) 空格在 ▁ I saw you the first time。中,既無法作主詞,又無法作受詞或補語。
故不可用關係代名詞。
因此,關係代名詞之前一定要有介系詞。先行詞為The shop,故用介詞at,故空格應填入at which。
關係副詞where = at which。用以修飾表地方的名詞。故空格應填入where。
結論:The man said to the woman:“ I will meet you at the shop where I saw you the first time。” 故選(D)。
這男人對那婦女說:「我要和妳在我第一次看見妳的那家店碰面。」

No. 389
Everyone was talking ▁ I arrived。
(A) after。
(B) when。
(C) for。
(D) if。
答:(B)
表示「時間」的從屬連接詞用when。
結論:Everyone was talking when I arrived。當我到達時,每個人都正在交談。故選(B)。

No. 390
There's no annual fee ▁ you use the credit card at least ten times a year。
(A) unless。
(B) even if。
(C) although。
(D) provided that。
答:(D)
unless:除非。(不合題意)
even if:即使;雖然。(不合題意)
although:雖然;儘管。(不合題意)
provided that = if。(合題意)
結論:There's no annual fee provided that you use the credit card at least ten times a year。故選(D)。
假若你一年至少使用信用卡十次,就沒有年費。

No. 391
▁ Martha has moved to Kaohsiung for three yeas now,she still misses the sight and sound of Hualien。
(A) However。
(B) Although。
(C) Yet。
(D) Nevertheless。
答:(B)
However:然而;可是;不過。(不合題意)
Yet:可是;卻;然而。(不合題意)
Nevertheless:仍然;不過;然而。(不合題意且為副詞)
Although:雖然。(合題意)
結論:Although Martha has moved to Kaohsiung for three yeas now,she still misses the sight and sound of Hualien。
雖然瑪莎已搬到高雄三年了,但是她仍然懷念花蓮的景色和聲音。故選(B)。

No. 392
Mr. Chang came to work today ▁ he sprained his ankle last night。
(A) despite。
(B) because。
(C) although。
(D) unless。
答:(C)
sprain:扭傷。Rosa fell and sprained her ankle。羅莎跌倒了,扭傷了足踝。
despite:不管;儘管。He went to work despite his illness. 儘管生病,他還是去工作。雖然despite符合語意,但despite是介詞,本題空格應填入「從屬連接詞」。故despite不選。
結論:Mr. Chang came to work today although he sprained his ankle last night。故選(C)。
雖然張先生昨晚扭傷他的腳踝,但是他今天還是來工作。

No. 393
People suffering from anorexia are very skinny ▁ are convinced that they are overweight。
(A) as if。
(B) but。
(C) or。
(D) though。
答:(B)
suffer from:因 (疾病) 而痛或不舒服。he often suffers from headaches. 她常常頭痛。
anorexia:厭食症。
skinny:皮包骨的;極瘦的。He is tall and skinny。他高高的個子,長得極瘦。
convince:使確信;使信服。I was convinced that he knew the truth,我確信他知道事實。
as if:猶如;好似。She treats him as if he were a stranger。她待他如陌生人。
結論:People suffering from anorexia are very skinny but are convinced that they are overweight。故選(B)。
罹患厭食症的人非常瘦,但卻堅信白己過重。

No. 394
The room is ▁ I cannot breath。
(A) so stuffy。
(B) so stuffy that。
(C) that stuffy so。
(D) quite stuffy。
答:(B)
stuffy:通風不良的;窒息的;悶熱的。a stuffy room 空氣不流通的房間。
so … that:副詞連接詞,其意為:「如此 … 以致於」。
結論:The room is so stuffy that I cannot breath。這房間是如此的通風不良以致於我無法呼吸。故選(B)。

No. 395
Not only was he good at English ▁ at mathematics。
(A) so。
(B) as。
(C) but also。
(D) and also。
答:(C)
Not only … but also:其意為:「不僅 … 而且」。本片語可連接對等的單字、片語或子句。
結論:Not only was he good at English but also at mathematics。他不但精通英文而且也精通數學。故選(C)。

No. 396
I came early because I wanted to see ▁ I could fix your broken tape recorder。
(A) what。
(B) how to。
(C) which。
(D) if。
答:(D)
If 可作「是否」解。I wonder if she is ill. 不知她是否病了。
結論:I came early because I wanted to see if I could fix your broken tape recorder。故選(D)。
我來得早是因為我想看看也許我可以修復你壞掉的錄音機。

No. 397
▁,you are not going to meet the requirement。
(A) If you work harder。
(B) Since you work hard。
(C) Unless you work harder。
(D) As long as you work hard。
答:(C)
If:如果。(不合題意)
Since:既然;因為;由於。(不合題意)
As long as:只要。(不合題意)
Unless:除非 … 否則 …。(合題意)
結論:Unless you work harder,you are not going to meet the requirement。故選(C)。
除非你更努力工作,否則你將無法符合必要條件。

No. 398
The number of orders went up ▁ the prices were increased by 12 %。
(A) when。
(B) if。
(C) because。
(D) although。
答:(D)
go up:上升。Prices have gone up again. 物價又上漲了。
依題意,要選表「讓步」的從屬連接詞although (雖然)。
結論:The number of orders went up although the prices were increased by 12 %。故選(D)。
雖然價格上漲了百分之十二,但訂單的數目還是增加了。

No. 399
Paul:Why are you in a hurry?Rob:▁。
(A) It was great talking to you。
(B) Because I'm late for work。
(C) No problem。
(D) You can do it。
答:(B)
結論:Paul:Why are you in a hurry?Rob:Because I'm late for work。故選(B)。

No. 400
I have no ▁ my pay。
(A) complaint about。
(B) complain about。
(C) complain to。
(D) complaining。
答:(A)
complain:動詞。complaint:名詞。
本題應選名詞。
結論:I have no complaint about my pay。我對我的報酬沒有抱怨。故選(A)。