21. This magazine is very _________ with young people, who like its content and style. (2007湖北卷)
A. familiar B. popular C. similar D. particular
22. Emergency line operators must always _________ calm and make sure that they get all the information they need to send help. (2007湖北卷)
A. grow B. appear C. become D. stay
23. Despite such a big difference in _________ towards what one eats, there is no doubt that people in the west regard the Chinese food as something special. (2007湖北卷)
A. point B. idea C. attitude D. sight
24. If the firms failed to make enough money, they would _________. (2007湖北卷)
A. close down B. call off C. turn down D. set off
25. She devoted herself _________ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field. (2007湖北卷)
A. strongly B. extremely C. entirely D. freely
26. People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this _________ creates further problems. (2007湖北卷)
A. in short B. in case C. in doubt D. in return
27. If we can _________ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right. (2007湖北卷)
A. come across B. get over C. come over D. get off
28. He began to take political science _________ only when he left school. (2007湖北卷)
A. strictly B. truly C. carefully D. seriously
29. Surely it doesn’t matter where the student associations get their money from; what _________ is what they do with it. (2007湖北卷)
A. counts B. applies C. stresses D. functions
30. Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus creating a _________ environment. (2007湖北卷)
A. peaceful B. sensitive C. common D. stable
【答案与解析】
21. B。比较：be familiar with意为“熟悉”，be popular with意为“受……欢迎”，be similar to意为“与……相似”（注意不搭配介词with），be particular about意为“对……很讲究”(不搭配介词with)。根据句意，选B最佳。
22. D。stay calm意为“保持冷静”。其他几个词虽然也可用作连系动词后接形容词作表语，但其意思均与句意不符。
23. C。一方面，由于空格前没有限定词，且四个选项均为单数形式，这说明正确选项应是一个不可数名词; 再联系空格后的介词towards，可推知空格处填attitude最合适。又如：There was a certain coldness in her attitude towards me. 她对我的态度有点儿冷淡。
24. A。close down的意思是“关闭”“(使)停止运转或操作”“倒闭”，如：Many businesses have closed down because of the recession. 因经济衰退许多企业纷纷倒闭。
25. C。比较：strongly意为“强烈地”，extremely意为“极端地”“非常地”，entirely意为“全部地”“完全地”，freely意为“自由地”。根据句意，只有C最适合。
26. D。比较：in short意为“总之”“简言之”，in case意为“万一”“以防万一”，in doubt意为“怀疑”，in return意为“作为回报”“反过来”。全句意为：人们为避免公共交通因塞车而耽搁时间而改为自己驾车，但这样一来反而新增了更多的交通问题。
27. B。get over的意思有三个：(1)走过，越过，渡过：How can we get over the river? 我们怎样过河? (2)克服，战胜：She can’t get over her shyness. 她克服不了羞怯感。(3)恢复，痊愈：Have you got over your cold yet? 你的感冒好了没有? He hasn’t got over her death. 他还在为她的死悲痛不已。
28. D。take sth seriously的意思是“认真对待某事”“认真考虑某事”。
29. A。count在此的意思是“有价值”“重要”“有用”，如：Every second counts. 每一秒钟都很重要。Her opinion counts because of her experience. 因为她有经验，所以她的意见很重要。题干的意思是：学生会所筹的钱来自什么地方自然并不重要，重要的是他们将这些用于干什么。
30. D。比较：peaceful意为“和平的”；sensitive意为“敏感的”；common意为“常见的”；stable意为“稳定的”。显然只有D最符合句意。