46] He found it hard to ___ the temptation to get drunk.
A) resign   B) resist   C) refuse   D) reserve
答案：B
译文：他发现醉酒之后很难抵御住诱惑。
考点：近形动词辨析
解析：resist: [ ri'zist ]  v. 抵抗,耐得住,压制
词形变化:
名词:resister 动词过去式:resisted 过去分词:resisted 现在分词:resisting 第三人称单数:resists
例句与用法:
1. I can never resist an ice cream. 
 我一见到冰淇淋就忍不住想吃。
2. They are determined to resist invasion. 
 他们决定抵抗入侵。
3. I want a kind of glass dish that resists heat. 
 我想要一种耐热的玻璃盘。
4. He could resist no longer. 
 他再也抵抗不住了.
5. He can't resist the allure of the pretty waitress. 
 他无法抵抗漂亮的女招待的引诱。
6. I can't resist the temptation. 
 我不能抵挡诱惑。
7. Many young people could not resist the spiritual pollution. 
 很多年轻人不能抵制精神污染。
8. They were powerless to resist. 
 他们无力反抗。

47] If you don’t dry the knife, it will ___.
A) ruin   B) rust   C) decay   D) spoil
答案：B
译文：如果你不让刀干了，他就会生锈。
考点：近义动词辨析
解析：rust: [ rʌst ]  n. 锈v. 生锈vt. 生锈,使...生锈
词形变化:
形容词:rustable 动词过去式:rusted 过去分词:rusted 现在分词:rusting 第三人称单数:rusts
例句与用法:
1. How can I remove the rust from the iron door? 
 我怎样才能把铁门上的锈除掉呢？
2. If you don't paint those metal trimmings on your windows, they will soon rust away to nothing. 
 窗户上那些金属花边如不上油漆，很快就会生锈烂掉。
3. The underneath of the car was badly rusted. 
 汽车底部锈得很厉害.
4. Brass doesn't rust. 
 黄铜不生锈.
5. The metal has corroded (away) because of rust. 
 该金属已锈蚀.
6. The great advantage of this metal is that it doesn't rust. 
 这种金属最大的优点是不生锈.
7. This car polish is an effective shield against rust. 
 这种汽车上光蜡很有防　作用.

48] It’s too late to change your mind now, so there’s no point in ___ tears over it.
A) discarding   B) streaming   C) shedding   D) flowing
答案：C
译文：你现在改变主意已经太迟了，所以为此而伤心落泪是毫无用处的。
考点：近义动词辨析
解析：shed: [ ʃed ]  n. 车棚,小屋,脱落之物v. 使...流出,放射,脱毛
词形变化:
动词过去式:shed 过去分词:shed 现在分词:shedding 第三人称单数:sheds
例句与用法:
1. Where is the tool shed? 
 工具棚在哪？
2. Some kinds of deer shed their horns. 
 鹿有些种类能脱换鹿角.
3. The snake sheds its skin regularly. 
 蛇到时候会蜕皮.
4. Trees shed their leaves and flowers shed their petals. 
 到时候树就落叶、 花就掉瓣.
5. The snow has banked up against the shed. 
 雪在小屋旁聚积起来.
6. She shed crocodile tears (ie pretended to be sorry) when she dismissed him from his job. 
 她把他解雇时, 流出了鳄鱼的眼泪（假装难过）.
7. The carpenter ran his ruler over the shed and sized it up at once.