361. At first Bob was puzzled by Virginia s waving, but then it _____ his mind that she was trying to tell him something.

　 A. crossed　　 B. passed　　 C. occurred 　　D. opened

[答案] A. crossed.

[注釋]cross one's mind 想起：1)A sudden thought crossed my mind. 2)It never crossed my mind that he might refuse the request. (我從來沒有想到他可能會(huì)拒絕這個(gè)請(qǐng)求。)如用pass則應(yīng)加through, 例如：When Jane did not come home by midnight, many terrible fears passed through Mother's mind. (=Mother thought of many things that might have happened to Jane.)occur的用法如下：1)That view of the case did not occur to me before. (對(duì)這個(gè)案件的那種看法以前我沒有想到過。)2)It occurred to her that she might adopt a homeless child.(她想到，她可以收養(yǎng)一個(gè)無家可歸的孩子。)關(guān)于“想起”的以上三種表達(dá)法考生務(wù)必弄懂熟記。這些詞組和句形不僅在詞匯測試中經(jīng)常遇到，而且在短文寫作時(shí)也可以使用。

本題譯文：起初鮑玻對(duì)弗吉尼亞的揮手致意感到迷惑，但后來他想到，她想告訴他某事。

360. Jim isn't _____, but he did badly in the final exams last semester.

　 A. gloomy 　　B. dull　　 C. awkward　　 D. tedious

[答案] B. dull.

[注釋]dull (=slow in understanding) 遲鈍的。

359. The manager said that they had an _____ plan if the plan they had submitted was not accepted.

A. alternate　 B.alternative　 C.absolute　 D. appreciable

[答案] B. alternative.

[注釋]alternative 可提供選擇的，兩者挑一的：alternate交替的：1)There was no alternative route open to her. (在她面前沒有另外可供選擇的路線。)2)French and English are not alternative courses; but may be taken in the same year.(語法和英語并不是交替開設(shè)的課程；而可以在同一年里選修。)

358. Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book, she is always _____ her place.

A. loosing B. missing C. losing　 D. looking for

[答案] C. Losing.

[注釋]lose one's place意為讀書時(shí)“找不到讀到哪兒”。類似的習(xí)語有：lose heart(灰心，泄氣),lose one's heart to sb. (愛上某人),lose one's head(驚慌失措),lose one's hold on(or over)(失去對(duì)......的控制),lose one's temper(發(fā)脾氣),lose one's tongue (緊張得不知說什么好)，lose one's way (迷路),lose sight of(看不見了),lose one's never(失去勇氣)。

357. As he had no friends and relatives in the town, the traveler tried to find a _____ somewhere.

　 A. log　　 B. lodge　　 C. landing　　 D. lodging

[答案] D. lodging.

[注釋]log 圓木,lodge門房，傳達(dá)室,lodging住所,landing登陸；降落。

356. Russia's withdrawal of its experts from China did not strangle (壓垮) the Chinese people; _____ it stirred up their enthusiasm for greater exertions.

　 A. on the other hand　　 B. on the contrary

　 C. to the contrary　　　 D. in consequence

[答案] B. on the contrary.

[注釋]on the contrary相反地：--Have you nearly done?--On the contrary, I have only just begun. Monday unless you write me to the contrary. (我星期一將來，除非你寫信告訴我有相反地情況。)

355. She has lost her handbag with the _____ sum of $150 in it.

　 A. extraordinary　　 B. important

　 C. considerable　　 D. valuable

[答案]siderable.

[注釋]considerable 相當(dāng)可觀的。[注意]considerate考慮周到的，體諒的，體貼的：1)She is considerate to others. (她能體諒別人。)2)That was very considerate of you.(你真體諒別人。)

354. Many people complain of the rapid _____ of modern life.

　 A. rate　　 B. pace　　 C. speed　　 D. growth

[答案] B. pace.

[注釋]pace 走或跑的速度；發(fā)展或進(jìn)步速度。

353. The government is _____ and will take the necessary steps to maintain security and stability.

　 A. on the alert　　 B. out of control

　 C. on guard　　　　 D. in vain

[答案] A. on the alert.

[注釋]on the alert (=alert; watchful; careful) 警惕，小心：Drivers must be on the alert for traffic signals. (=Drivers must be especially careful to see signals when driving a car.) (司機(jī)必須密切注視交通信號(hào)。)out of control 失去控制；on guard站崗；in vain 徒勞，無效。

352. Carl wanted to play a joke on Bob but gave himself _____ by laughing.

　 A. away　　 B. in　　 C. out　　 D. up

[答案] A. away.

[注釋]give away 暴露，泄露。參閱III.68.注釋。