101. Barbara ________ in doing it again though she had failed more than a dozen times.

A. resisted B. insisted

C. persisted D. assisted

102. Be here on Friday __________ the latest.

A. at B. by

C. for D. in

103. Be sure to get a __________ electrician for the job.

A. keen B. capable

C. able D. competent

104. Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he ________ his opinion.

A. struck at B. stuck to

C. strove for D. stood for

105. Because he was_________of the new limit, he was stopped and warned for speeding.

A. ignorant B. accustomed www.examｗ.com

C. reluctant D. pathetic

101. [答案] C

[翻译] Barbara虽然失败许多次，但她仍坚持再做一次。

[分析] resist 的意思是“抵抗”；assist的意思“协助，帮助”。A和D都不符合题意。Insist和persist都可以做“坚持”解，但在用法以上有差异。Insist多用于意见、主张，它的后面要接介词on或upon，也可以接一个that从句，从句的谓语动词要用虚拟语气。例如：He insisted on this point.他支持这一点。He insisted on my going with him. (=He insisted that I should go with him) 他坚持要我陪他一起去。Persist一般用于行动，（偶也可用于意见），表示不顾困难阻碍，也可表示玩固，不听开导或劝告。后面应该接介词in。例如：He persisted in carrying on his work in spite of great fatigue。他虽然疲倦极了，可是仍坚持工作。He persisted

in his opinion。他固执己见。

102. [答案] A

[翻译] 最迟周五到这里。

[分析] at the latest 是固定搭配，意思是“最晚，最迟”。

103. [答案] D

[翻译] 一定要找一位通用一任这件工人的电气工程师。

[分析] competent的意思是“有能力的，胜任的”；keen的意思是“热心的，渴望的，敏捷的”；capable的意思是“有能力的，有才华的”，经常用在be able to sth. 结构当中。

104. [答案] B

[翻译] 因为Edgar确信事实的准确性，所以他坚持自己的观点。

[分析] stick to 的意思是“坚持，忠于”；strike at 的意思是“打击”；strive for 的意思是“为……奋斗”；stand for 的意思是“代表，遵守诺言”。

105. [答案] A

[翻译] 他不知道对时速有了新的限定，所以警察拦住他并警告他超速。

[分析] be ignorant of 的意思是“不知道”；be accustomed to的意思是“习惯于”，to在这里是一个介词；be reluctant to do的意思是“不情愿地做，勉强地做”；pathetic的意思是“令人怜悯的，难过的”。