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. [注释]expert期望,盼望,表示认为有很大的客观可能性,例如:I expert the work to be finished by Friday.(我期望这项工作能在星期五前做完。)wait for ... to do sth.等待、等待......做......,强调“等”这一动词的本身,如:The audience are waiting eagerly for the performance to begin.(观众正等着演出开始。)本题如改为这样:I waited for him to arrive in time for dinner, but he didn't come.(我等他来赶上晚餐,但他没有来。)则句子使是对的。由此可见,expect是表示“期待”,而wait for 是表示“等待”,词义完全不同。 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.(很遗憾,我不能想象人家那样做实验。) 本题译文:我们不能期望一个人在这样短的时间内改变一辈子养成的习惯。 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. [注释]本题中extend意为“扩大”。lengthen拉长,延长。magnify放大。 Spread vi. 传播;vt.展开;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. [注释]alteration 修正,更改,尤指部分的改变。Change改变,变化,可指表面的、本质的、内在的变化。Revision修订、修正,常指文章、词典、剧本等的修改、订正。Variation(形式、位置、条件的)变化、改变、变动:We need some variation in our daily routine.(我们的例行公事需要作些变动。) 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.
[注释]fade vt/vi褪色。Faint |