343. One-room schoolhouses can still be found in _____ areas where there are no other schools for many miles.

   A. disposed    B. deserted    C. isolated    D. abandoned

[答案]C. isolated

[注释]isolated 孤立的。Deserted被遗弃的；空无一人的；abandoned丢弃的，如；abandoned cars(因报废而丢弃的汽车)。Dispose of sth. 处理掉某物：He disposed of his old car .（他把旧的汽车处理掉了。）意为卖掉或扔掉等。

342. If you put too many potatoes in that paper-bag it will _____.

   A. fail    B. explode    C. crack    D. burst

[答案]D. burst

     [注释] burst vt./vi.涨破，涨裂。Burst one's clothes（撑破衣服）。

341. The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of _____ quality, he'd tell them so.

   A. humble    B. minor    C. inferior    D. awkward

[答案]C. inferior.

[注释]inferior 比较差的；humble谦卑的，恭顺的，低下的；awkward 尴尬的，别扭的， 笨手笨脚的；不好用的；minor细小的：1)This cloth is inferior to that one .（这块布比那块质量差）2)She feels inferior to her elder sister .（她感到比姐姐差的多。）3)He is of humble birth.（她出身低微。）4)He is very humble towards his

superiors.（ 他对上司低三下四。）5)he felt awkward and uncomfortable.（他感到尴尬不自在）6)He was an awkward carpenter.（他是个笨手笨脚的木匠）7)This is a very awkward question. We must ask that of Hery.（这个问题不好对付，我们必须去问问亨利。

340. Violent programs on television may have a bad _____ on children.

   A. affection    B. pressure    C. influence    D. control

[答案]C. influence.

[注释]have a influence on 对...有影响；

339. Maria is a _____ person and never makes any unreasonable demands.

   A. sensitive    B. sensible    C. obedient    D. jealous

[答案]B. sensible

[注释]sensible 通情达理的；sensitive敏感的；obedient顺从的；jealous 妒忌的，猜疑的，警惕的；

338. There was a large box behind the door and Peter couldn't _____ falling over it in the darkness.

   A. help    B. resist    C. avoid    D. prevent

[答案]C. avoid.

[注释]avoid 避免(后接动词或名词): He tried to avoid answering my questions. can't (couldn't) help doing sth. 禁不住做......不由自主地做......。 can't (couldn't) resist doing sth.禁不住做......: I couldn't resist laughing.

337. When the Greeks had _____ the Persians, a soldier ran from Marathon to Athens.

   A. won    B. bitten    C. beaten    D. hit

[答案] C. beaten.

[注释]beat sb. 打败某人。beat sb. black and blue(把某人打得鼻青脸肿)。hit,击,击中:hit a man on the head(打在人的头上);hit at sb.(向某人打去)。strike(=hit ,give a blow at blows to)打,击:strike a man on the chin(打在某人的下巴上)。win赢得,用作此义时,后不能接某人;可以说win a match, a victory, the first prize等。

336. Children are likely to get _____ if no one cares about their upbringing.

   A. out of hand     B. out of order

   C. out of place    D. out of work

[答案] A. out of hand.

[注释]get(or be) out of hand是习语,意为"无法控制,不受约束":This situation appears to be completely out of hand.(看来形势已完全失去控制。)

out of order有毛病,失灵;out of place不得其所的,不适当的;out of work失业。

本题译文:如果不关心孩子的教育,他们很可能会无法控制。

335. The beauty of the place is more than I can describe. I am sure whoever sees it will _____ its charm.

   A. appeal to   B. stick to    C. keep to    D. yield to

[答案] D. yield to.

[注释]yield to:屈服于;投降让步(经常有比较灵活的译法)。如:The disease yielded to treatment.(=The disease was cured as the result of treatment.)(这病经过治疗已减轻或治愈。)

appeal to向......呼吁;stick to(=keep to)坚持。

本题译文:该地秀丽的景色无法表达于笔下。我深信,不管是谁看到了它都会折服于它的魅力。

334. The old man got into the _____ of storing money under the bed.

   A. tradition    B. habit    C. use    D. custom

[答案] B. habit.

[注释]get into the habit of doing sth.意为"养成了做......的习惯"。habit指个人的习惯,而custom则指社会的风俗习惯。tradition"传统"。