362. His job at the hospital did not pay much, so he found another _____.

　 A. on the rise　　　 B. on the spot

　 C. on the decline　　 D. on the side

[答案] D. on the side.

[注释]on the side(=in addition to a main thing) 额外；作为兼职：1)He ordered a hamburger with onions and French fries on the side. (=He ordered a hamburger with onions and French fries extra.) 2)He does some house-keeping work on the side.(他帮人家做些家务活作为兼职。)

on the rise(作表语)在上升；on the spot 现场；on the decline (做表语)在下降：The population in the country is on the decline. (这个国家的人口在下降。)

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.

[注释]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. (我从来没有想到他可能会拒绝这个请求。)

如用pass则应加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. (对这个案件的那种看法以前我没有想到过。)2)It occurred to her that she might adopt a homeless child.(她想到，她可以收养一个无家可归的孩子。)

关于“想起”的以上三种表达法考生务必弄懂熟记。这些词组和句形不仅在词汇测试中经常遇到，而且在短文写作时也可以使用。

本题译文：起初鲍玻对弗吉尼亚的挥手致意感到迷惑，但后来他想到，她想告诉他某事。

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.

[注释]dull (=slow in understanding) 迟钝的。

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.

[注释]alternative 可提供选择的，两者挑一的：alternate交替的：1)There was no alternative route open to her. (在她面前没有另外可供选择的路线。)2)French and English are not alternative courses; but may be taken in the same year.(语法和英语并不是交替开设的课程；而可以在同一年里选修。)

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.

[注释]lose one's place意为读书时“找不到读到哪儿”。类似的习语有：lose heart(灰心，泄气),lose one's heart to sb. (爱上某人),lose one's head(惊慌失措),lose one's hold on(or over)(失去对......的控制),lose one's temper(发脾气),lose one's tongue (紧张得不知说什么好)，lose one's way (迷路),lose sight of(看不见了),lose one's never(失去勇气)。

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.

[注释]log 圆木,lodge门房，传达室,lodging住所,landing登陆；降落。

356. Russia's withdrawal of its experts from China did not strangle (压垮) 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.

[注释]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. (我星期一将来，除非你写信告诉我有相反地情况。)

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

　 A. extraordinary　　 B. important

　 C. considerable　　 D. valuable

[答案]siderable.

[注释]considerable 相当可观的。[注意]considerate考虑周到的，体谅的，体贴的：1)She is considerate to others. (她能体谅别人。)2)That was very considerate of you.(你真体谅别人。)

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

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

　[答案] B. pace.

[注释]pace 走或跑的速度；发展或进步速度。

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.

[注释]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.) (司机必须密切注视交通信号。)

out of control 失去控制；on guard站岗；in vain 徒劳，无效。