172. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more _____.

　 A. at length　　 B. at last　　 C. at stake　 　D. at ease

[答案]C. at stake.

[注释]at stake(=to be won or lost; risked, depending upon the result of sth.)在危险中；利害攸关；His life itself was at stake.(他的生命本身濒临危险。);　 at last最终；at length详细地；at ease安详，自在，随便，不拘束：She knew he was not at ease.(她知道，他并不自在。)

本题译文：农民们比城里人更渴望鱼，因为雨水对农民来说关系更大。

171. It is clear that the whole world is passing through a social revolution in which a central _____ must be taken by scientists and technologists.

　 A. process　　 B. attention　　 C. measure　　 D. part

[答案]D. part.

[注释]take part in参加。

本题译文：显然，整个世界正经历着一场社会革命；科学家和技术人员必定是这场革命地主要参加者。

170. The author of the report is well _____ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.

　 A. acquainted　　 B. informed　　 C. enlightened　　 D. advised

[答案]A. acquainted.

[注释]be acquainted with熟悉，be well informed of(about)对......消息灵通。可见，此题中应用acquainted,因为后面地介词是with.

169. With the change of the economic foundation the entire immense superstructure is _____ rapidly transformed.

　 A. anything but　　 B. more or less　　 C. at large　　 D. any more

[答案]B. more or less.

[注释]more or less 或多或少地；anything but根本不；at large大体上；逍遥法外；详细地。

本题译文：随着经济基础的改变，整个庞大的上层建筑也或多或少地发生变革。

168. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _____.

　 A. average　　 B. ordinary　　 C. regular　　 D. normal

[答案]D. normal

[注释]normal正常的；ordinary普通的；usual平常的；regular有规律的，定期的。

167. Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, _____ at the other store.

　 A. anyone　　 B. the others　　 C. that　　 D. the ones

[答案]D. the ones

[注释]代词one可以用来替代前面提到过的名词，以避免重复。如果它替代的名词是复数，则用ones。本题中它代替refrigerators；因特指，故用the ones.

166. His landlady gave him a week's _____ to leave the flat.

　 A. threat　　 B. notice　　 C. advice　　 D. caution

[答案]B. notice.

[注释]notice预先通知(尤用雇主、雇员或房东、房客之间)：give one's employee a month's notice (通知雇员一个月后离职)。本题译文：他的女房东通知他一周后从套间搬走。

165. Her skirt had been so _____ in packing that she had to iron it before going out.

　 A. faded　　 B. torn　　 C. dirty　　 D. crushed

[答案]D. crushed.

[注释]crush把......弄皱。因为后半句中iron指“熨平”，所以不能选其他答案了。

164. Some people either _____ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them.

　 A. violently　　 B. sincerely　　 C. properly　　 D. deliberately

[答案]D. deliberately.

[注释]deliberately(=on purpose)故意地。Sincerely真诚地；violently强暴的，激烈的，暴力引起的。

properly 1)好好地，恰当地；She never makes any attempt to clean it properly.(她从来也不打算好好地把它擦干净。) 2)严格地：Properly speaking, a whale is not a fish.(严格地说，鲸鱼不是鱼。)

163. If he refuses to _____ my plan, I can probably find someone more cooperative.

　 A. put up with　　 B. fall in with

　 C. do away with　 　D. get along with

[答案]B. fall in with.

[注释]fall in with(=agree to)同意：Is it true that you have fallen in with them?(你真的同意他们的意见吗？)put up with忍受。do away with废除；杀死。get along with进行，进展；相处。

本题译文：如果他不肯同意我的计划，我或许能找一个更能合作的人。