31. They are building the dam in _____ with another firm.
A）comparison B）association C）touch D）tune
31. B [注释他们在与另一家公司合作建造这个水坝。本题测试in …… with 与选择项名词构成的短语含义区别。
A）in / by comparison with 相比之下； My shoes are small in comparison with my sister's. 我的鞋子比我妹妹的要小。
B）in association with 与……联系/联合；We are working in association with a number of local companies to raise money for the homeless. 我们与本地几家公司联合为无家可归者筹款。
C）in touch with 与……有联系；Our head office can put you in touch with a branch in your area. 我们总公司可以安排您与当地分公司取得联系。
D）in tune with 与……协调/融洽；His ideas are in tune with the times. 他的思想适合时代的潮流。
35. In previous times， when fresh meat was in short ____ ， pigeons were kept by many house-holds as a source of food.
A）store B）provision C）reserve D）supply
35. D [注释]早先，鲜肉供应不足时，许多家庭养鸽子充作食物来源之一。B项不与 in 搭配。
A）store 商店， 店铺， 贮藏， 贮备；a store for furniture 家具仓库；lay in stores of coal for winter 贮藏煤以备过冬；B）provision 供应， （一批）供应品， 预备， 防备rovisions are plentiful. 粮食充足。 to make provision for the future 准备日后之需；C）reserve 储备（物）， 储藏量， 预备队；保留；reserve of food食物储备； I have reserved a room for you at the hotel. 我已在旅馆为你预订了一个房间。
D）supply 补给， 供给， 供应品；in short supply 短缺；Our supplies for this month are in the cupboard. 我们这个月的生活用品在橱子里。The supply is inadequate to meet the demand. 供不应求。
36. Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first _____ .
A）intention B）attempt C）purpose D）desire
36.B [注释]雪莉对生物考试已做好充分准备，她有把握首次通过。本题中只有B，C两项可与 on 连用。
A）intention 意图， 目的；I began reading with the intention of finishing the book， but I never did. 我开始读这本书时想读完它，可是我从来就没把它读完。
B）attempt 努力， 尝试， 企图；on the first attempt 首次尝试时； She made an attempt to cook the dinner. 她试着做这顿饭。
C）purpose 目的， 意图， 用途， 效果；on purpose 故意地；为了；特地；I came here on purpose to see you. 我特地来这里看你。
D）desire 愿望， 心愿， 要求；He has no desire for wealth.他对财富无欲望。 I had a desire to go swimming. 我很想去游泳。
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