4.(07天津5)
Hardly could he this amount of work in such a short time.
A.get through B.get off C.get into D.get down
答案 A
解析 句意为：在这么短的时间内他几乎不能做完这些工作。get through做完；通过；get off动身;起飞；下班；下车；get into进入；染上(习惯)；陷入；get down使沮丧；记下。
3.(07上海41)
At minus 130℃，a living cell can be for a thousand years.
A.spared B.protected C.preserved D.developed
答案 C
解析 句意为：在零下130℃，一个活细胞可以保持一千年的时间。preserve保持，维持。
2.(07全国Ⅱ13)
I have all my papers but I still can’t find my notes.
A.looked through B.looked for C.looked after D.looked out
解析 look through浏览，仔细查看；look for寻找；look after照顾；look out当心，注意。句意为：我查看了我所有的试卷，但我仍没找到我的笔记。根据句意答案为A项。
1.(07全国Ⅰ30)
Does this meal cost $50? I something far better than this!
A.prefer B.expect C.suggest D.suppose
答案 B
解析 本题考查动词辨析。prefer更喜欢；expect期待；估计;suggest建议；表明，暗示，suppose认为。此处用expect(期望，期盼)表示“原以为这顿饭会更好一些”，体现了说话者失望的心情。
25.(08山东29)
Einstein liked Bose’s paper so much that he his own work and translated it into German. A.gave off B.turned down C.took over D.set aside
答案 D
解析 give off发出(光、热等)；turn down调低；拒绝；take over掌管，负责；set aside把……放在一边。由句意可知D项正确。
2004-07年高考题
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24.(08山东28)
The fact that she never apologized a lot about what kind of person she is.
A.says B.talks C.appears D.declares
解析 say a lot about为固定表达，意为“清楚地表明”。句意为：她从不道歉这个事实就清楚地表明了她是一个什么样的人。
23.(08江苏31)
-I’m still working on my project.
-Oh，you’ll miss the deadline.Time is .
A.running out B.going out C.giving out D.losing out
解析 run out (时间、金钱等的)耗尽；give out 精疲力竭。由句意可知，A项正确。
22.(08江苏23)
-Is Peter there?
- ，please.I’ll see if I can find him for you.
A.Hold up B.Hold on C.Hold out D.Hold off
解析 hold on意为“不要挂断，请等一会儿”，符合句意，其余选项均不是打电话时的用语。
21.(08辽宁25)
You have to be a fairly good speaker to listeners’ interest for over an hour.
A.hold B.make C.improve D.receive
解析 hold one’s interest使某人保持兴趣。make制造；做；improve改善，提升；receive接收。
20.(08福建29)
a moment and I will go to your rescue.
A.Go on B.Hold on C.Move on D.Carry on
解析 go on继续；hold on抓住不放;坚持；move on 继续前进；carry on继续进行。根据后句的I will go to your rescue可知，这里应是“坚持住；别松手”。