31. Some developed countries are trying to the serious problems resulting from the energy crisis。

　　A. step up B. cope with C. cut off D. end up

　　答案：词语辨析。您的词汇量如何?一般而言，对于此类题目，我们也没有多少良策，送你一句话：记忆单词是一个永恒的话题。

　　Step up 提高，加快;cope with 处理;cut off 切断; end up 结束，死亡。

　　根据句子意思，答案是B。

　　32. He is such a man who is always fault with other people。

　　A. putting B. seeking C. finding D. looking for

　　答案：词语辨析。

　　Find fault with sb 挑剔，抱怨。答案是C。其余词语不能与之构成短语。

　　33. After the retired from office, Rogerspainting for a while, but soon lost interest。

　　A. took up B. save up C. kept up D. drew up

　　答案：解题思路与32一样。Take up 从事。占用;save up 存钱;keep up 保持，继续;draw up 起草，定制。根据题意答案是A。

　　34. fire, all exits must be kept clear。

　　A. In place of B. Instead of C. In case of D. In spite of

　　答案：解题思路与以上题目一样。

　　In place of 代替;instead of 代替;in case of 以免，防止; in spite of 尽管

　　A 与B选项排除;根据句子意思，答案是C。

　　35.My parents will move back into town in a year or 。

　　A. later B. after C. so D. about

　　答案：答案是C。

　　A year or so 一年左右。

　　36. Dogs have a very good of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake。

　　A. sense B. view C. means D. idea

　　答案：答案是A。

　　37. The house I grew up has been taken down and replaced by an office building。

　　A. in it B. in what C. in that D. in which

　　答案：首先排除A选项，因为此题目需要连词(两个谓语grew、has been taken down，需要一个连词);排除C选项，介词后面不能接that，只能是which和whom;定语从句已经完整，选择关系副词(介词 + which= 关系副词)，答案是D。

　　主句是：the house has been taken down and replaced by.....;从句是I grew up。因为grew up 是一个不及物短语，也就是说，从句已经句意完整，于是选择关系副词。

　　38. Tom has already given up theof smoking for the sake of health。

　　A. custom B. habit C. hobby D. convention

　　答案：词语辨析。

　　Custom(社会)风俗，习俗;habit (个人)习惯(不论好和坏);hobby个人好习惯;convention (正式书面语)惯例。

　　Smoking 是个人的坏习惯。答案是B。

　　39. Stephen Bullon is the only man in the village today that has survived the war。

　　A. live B. lived C. alive D. active

　　答案：词语辨析。

　　排除A与B选项，因为两个是动词，本题目不需要动词做谓语;alive“活着的，作后置定语，符合题意，答案是C。

　　40. As she entered the room she could see big bright lights hung from the 。

　　A. roof B. top C. ceiling D. height

　　答案：词语辨析。

　　Roof (从屋外看到的)屋顶;ceiling(屋内的)屋顶;答案是C。

　　41. Those experiments have laid a solid foundation for hisresearch in material science。

　　A. far B. deep C. farther D. further

　　答案：词语辨析。

　　根据解题技巧，我们可以锁定选项是C与D。Farther 是far 的比较级，只有far 的本来意义：时间或空间的距离远;Further 也是far 的比较级，但它有一个引申义“更进一步的/ 地”。句意是______的研究，很明显这是引申义。答案是D。

　　42. The weather forecast says it is going to clear soon。

　　A. up B. out C. over D. about

　　答案：词语辨析。

　　请密切注意up soon 是一个固定短语，意思是“很快”;clear up 清理;所以这里的clear 是“晴朗的”意思，而不是与up 组成一起而构成“清理”之意义;