338. [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. [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. [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. [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. [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"。

333. [答案] C. access.

[注释]have access to进入的路;能接近，进入,了解或使用(不可数名词)。列如：1)We had access to his private files. (我们能接触他的私人档案。)2)Only a few people have access to the full facts of the ase. (只有几人能了解案件的全部事实。)3)Only high officials had access to the emperor. (只有高级官员才能接近皇帝。)approach接近,走近,快到;对待处理(事情的)方式;接近(到达)的路:1)He was warned of the enemy. (已警告他敌人已接近。)2)His book represents a new approach to the difficulty. (他的书代表了处理困难的一种新方法。)3)The approach to the house was a narrow path. (通到这幢房子的路是一条小径。)application申请,申请书。approval赞同。根据题意,此句中不是指身体上的“接近或靠近”,而是指“能接触到”的某人故选access更切题意

332. [答案] A. take up.

[注释]take up把. . . . . . 当作被保护人,关照,提携,列如:This athlete was taken up by several Boston universities. (这个运动员得到波士顿大学的关照。)pick up参阅III. 129,130注释。

　本题译文：虽然他是一位繁忙又有成就的小说家,但他愿意提携任何有前途的年轻人并尽力给予帮助。

331. [答案] B. final.

[注释]final最终的,不会改变的。definite明确的。fixed固定的,不变的;a fixed income(固定收入)。right正确的。

330. [答案] D. speech[注释]make a speech to sb. (向某人做演讲)。make conversation with sb. (和某人闲谈conversation常与下列动词搭配:get (enter) into conversation with(和. . . . . . 攀谈起来),have a conversation with(与. . . . . . 谈话),interrupt (break off) conversation(中断谈话),turn the conversation to other matters(把话题转到其他问题上)delivery常指"(演讲等的)说话方式,口才",如: His report was good, but his delivery was poor. ( 他的报告内容很好,但他的口才太差)。

329. [答案] D. virtually[注释]virtually(=almost, very nearly; in every way that is really important)几乎，事实上，实际上;My book is virtually finished; I have only a few changes to make in the writing. ( 我的书几乎写完了,我只要在作品中再作一点修改就可以了。)surprisingly令人惊奇的;eventually最终的;permanently永久的。