284. Many university courses are not really _____ to the needs of students or their future employers.

   A. associated    B. relative    C. geared    D. sufficient

[答案]C. geared.

[注释]be geared to与......相连接的，与......搭配得上的。Be relative to与......有关的：This is not relative to the accident.(这和这次事故无关。)本题意指courses(课程)是否与needs(需要)挂得上钩，而不是一般得有点关系，故应选geared.

283. Some areas, _____ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.

   A. due to    B. but for    C. in spite of    D. with relation to

[答案]A. due to.

[注释]due to由于。有些语言专家认为due to引导的短语，在句中只能作表语，如：1)His absence was due to the storm. 2)The delay was due to heavy traffic. 3)This accident was due to his carelessness.但现代英语里due to引导的短语可以作状语用，如：He failed due to carelessness. Due to heavy traffic, he was late for an hour or so.

282. When the little child caught sight of the young woman _____ in white he started brawling immediately.

   A. dressed    B. wearing    C. worn    D. putting on

[答案]A. dressed.

[注释]be dressed in 穿这......衣服。Wear意为"穿着"是及物动词，语法结构上与本题不符。Put on穿上，强调的动作。

281. She once again went through her composition carefully to _____ all spelling mistakes from it.

   A. withdraw    B. abandon    C. diminish    D. eliminate

[答案]D. eliminate.

[注释]eliminate(=get rid of, do away with)消除，排除，淘汰：1) Can the government eliminate poverty?（政府能否消除贫困？） 2)eliminate slang words form an essay(从文章中去掉俚语词)。

280. From the cheers and shouts of _____, I gathered that he was winning the race.

   A. stimulus    B. urgency    C. encouragement    D. promotion

[答案]C. encouragement.

[注释]encouragement鼓励，支持：shouts of encouragement(鼓励的欢呼声)。

本题译文：从欢呼声和鼓励声中，我猜想他正在赢得这场竞赛。

279. Magnificent views over the countryside have often _____ people to write poems.

   A. convinced    B. inspired    C. induced    D. attracted

[答案]B. inspired.

[注释]inspired鼓舞，激励，产生：1)His speech inspired us to try again. 2)He inspired confidence in me.(他使我产生信心。) 3)The good news inspired us with hope.(这个好消息使我们产生希望。)

278. The rain was heavy and _____ the land was flooded.

   A. consequently    B. constantly

   C. continuously    D. consistently

[答案]A. consequently.

[注释]consequently (as a result)因而，所以。

277. She got married although her parents had not given her their _____.

   A. allowance    B. consent    C. permit    D. appreciation

[答案]B. consent.

[注释]consent n. 同意，赞成；consent (to) vi.同意，如：consent to a plan(同意一项计划)。allowance津贴。permit执照，许可证。

276. There is not much time left; So I'll tell you about it _____.

   A. in detail    B. in brief    C. in short    D. in all

[答案]B. in brief.

[注释]in brief(=in a few words)简短地（作状语）,例如：He told me in brief what had happened.（他简短地向我讲了已发生地事情。）此处in brief等于briefly。此处，in brief(=in a word, in short)简言之（作插入语）1)It is a long letter, but in brief, he says "No".(这是一封长信，但简言之，他说"不"。) 2)John is smart, polite, and well-behaved. In brief, he is admirable.此句中in brief意为in a word 或in short. in short作插入语，其意思是in a word(总之)。In detail详细地。In all总计，总共：There are 20 in all.

275. The driver can adjust the heating in winter and the air conditioning in summer to suit his own _____.

   A. leisure    B. preference    C. convenience    D. selection

[答案]B. preference.

[注释]preference偏爱，更加喜欢：My preference is for beef rather than for lamb.(我更喜欢牛肉面不是羊肉。)