311. It was with great delight that I read in your February _____ the letter to the Editor written by Prof. Johnson.

A. issue　　 B. printing　　 C. magazine　　 D. copy

[答案] A. issue.

[注釋] 根據(jù)題意，此處是指某雜志二月份的那一期，故應(yīng)選 issue。printing 印刷；印刷術(shù)。至于 copy 與 issue 的區(qū)別，copy 指書刊的“本，冊”；而 issue 是指報刊或雜志的“期”.

本題譯文: 非常高興地拜讀了貴刊二月的一期中所登載的約翰遜教授致編輯的信.

310. The current political _____ of our country is favorable for foreign investments.

A. climate　　 B. weather　　 C. state　　 D. occasion

[答案] A. climate.

[注釋] climate 指某一地區(qū)的長期氣侯，而weather則指某一天的“天氣”。本題中的climate(=the general temper or opinion of a group of the people or period of history) 指“某一團體歷史時期的總的狀況和民意”。例如: climate of the political unrest 不穩(wěn)定的政治狀況. state(=condition) 狀態(tài)；be in a state of 處于某種狀態(tài). 例如: 1 The room was in a very dirty state. 2 She is in a state of confusion.(她處于慌亂狀態(tài).) 由上可見，climate 最合題意.

本題譯文: 我國目前的政治氣候有利于外國的投資.

309. Can you _____ me _____ two hundred copies of this article by tomorrow.

　 A. give .. out　　 B. send .. in

　 C. write .. off　　 D. run .. off

[答案] D. run…off.

[注釋] run off(=produce with a printing press or duplicating machine)印刷，復(fù)�。篢he print shop ran off a thousand copies of the newspaper.(=The print shop printed 1000 copies of the newspaper.)

write off報廢，勾銷。參閱Ⅲ.200.注釋。give out分發(fā)，發(fā)出。send in 呈報，遞交，送上: 1 Have you sent in your application?(你是否已遞交了你的申請書?) 2 He sent in two oil paintings for the exhibition.(他送上兩幅油畫參展.)

308. Bill is not a fast runner and he doesn't have a chance of winning the marathon, but he will _____ the race even if he finishes last.

A. keep on　　 B. keep to　　 C. stick out　　 D. stick to

[答案] C. stick out.

[注釋] stick out(=keep on doing sth。until it is done，no matter how long，hard，or unpleasant) 堅持下去: Mathematics is hard，but if you stick it out you will understanding it(=Mathematics is hard，but if you keep on working hard at it you will learn it.) 此外，stick on 還可表示 (stand out) 突出: The skyscraper sticks out against the bkue sky.(這幢摩 天大樓映著藍圖顯得格外突出.)

[注意] stick out與keep to 均有“堅持”的含義。stick out 特指“堅持下功夫 干一件事，不完成決不收兵”；而keep to 則強調(diào)“堅持、遵守、堅守”諾言、 規(guī)則、原則、精神、崗位�？梢姡琸eep to 的英文釋義為 ability by；adhere to，stick closely to。例如: keep to one's promise(遵守諾言)；keep to the rules of a game(遵守比賽規(guī)則)；keep to a principle(堅持原則)；keep one's pos(堅守崗位)。因此，我們可以說keep to相當于 stick to，而區(qū)別于 stick out.

307. The store had no more red shoes _____, so Mary chose brown ones instead.

A. in demand B. in store　 C. in need D. in stock

[答案] D. in stock.

[注釋] in stock(=having sth. ready to sell or use；in present supply) 有 現(xiàn)貨供應(yīng): The shop has suger in stock.(這個商店有白糖供應(yīng).) in demand(=needed；wanted；) 有需求: The book about dogs was much in demand in the library.(=Many people wanted to read the book about dogs that in the library.) in need(=in poverty，in trouble)在貧困中，在困難中: A friend in need is a friend indeed。(A friend who helps when one is in trouble is areal friend.) in store(=saved up in case of need； ready for use for some purpose) 儲備待用:于If the electricity goes off，we have candles in the closet.(=We have candles put away if we need them for light.)(如果電燈滅了，我們壁櫥里還備有蠟燭.)

[注意] in stock 強調(diào)商店備有現(xiàn)貨以供出售，而 in store 則指儲備物品以供急 需使用。此外 in store 還可以表示“等待著，必將發(fā)生”。例如: I have a surprise in store for you.(我有一個你料想不到的消息要告訴你。)

本題譯文: 這家商店沒有紅鞋供應(yīng)，所以瑪麗買了一雙宗色的鞋.

306. Don't go too far into the sea, children, or the waves will _____ you off your feet.

A. flow　　 B. cut　　 C. press　　 D. sweep

[答案] D. sweep.

[注釋] sweep sb，off sb's feet 由兩層意思，直義為“(浪等)把某人沖倒”， 轉(zhuǎn)義是“使產(chǎn)生強烈的好感，使完全信服”，如: His speech swept them off their feet。(他的演說使他們五體投地.)

305. He was _____ by a bee when he was collecting the honey.

A. scratched　　 B. pricked　　 C. stung　　 D. bitten

[答案] C. stung.

[注釋] sting 刺，蟄，叮。在英語中蜜蜂蟄用 sting ；而蚊子“�！庇� bite， 如: A mosquito just bit me.(狗、蛇，咬)，鈞用 bite ，scratch 搔，prick vt. 扎(穿)，刺(穿)

304. A landing on Mars is within the _____ of current physical theory.

A. scheme　　 B. scope　　 C. scrap　　 D. scale

[答案] B . scope.

[注釋] scope 范圍，活動范圍，理解犯圍: 1 Many words are outside the scope of this dictionary. (許多單詞是超出了這本詞典的范圍.) 2 Very hard words are not within the scope of a child's understanding。(非常難懂的 詞是超出了一個孩子的理解范圍.) 3 Economics is beyond the scope of a child's mind.(經(jīng)濟學(xué)是孩子理解不了的.)

303. You will get to the church more quickly if you take this _____ across the fields.

A. track　　 B. passage　　 C. method　　 D. journey

[答案] A. track.

[注釋] track(=path made by frequent use)意指“(常走而踏成的)小徑”，如:a track across the moor(越過荒野的小徑)。passage“通路”，如:force a passage through a crowd(在人群中擠出的一條通路). 可見此處選passage不妥.

302. He gave me some very _____ advice on buying a house.

A. precious　　 B. worthy　　 C. precise　　 D. valuable

[答案] D. valuable.

[注釋] valuable 寶貴的，有價值的，�？尚揎梐dvice， suggestion， assistance， discovery等名詞。 precious“貴重的”如: precious metals(貴金 屬)，precious stone(寶石)。