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51. Scientists are working hard to come up with a sure solution to the food ___D____ for mankind. a. decline b. rarity c scarcity d. Shortage 【解析】D项shortage n.不足，缺少符合题意。其他三项中，decline n.下降，减少，衰落;rarity n.稀少，少见的人或东西(常与不定冠词连用);scarcity n.缺乏，稀少，都与题意不符 科学家们正在努力工作，以确保人类对食物短缺的解决方案。 52. I left for the office earlier than usual this morning ___B____traffic jam. a. for the sake of b. in case of c. at the risk of d. in spite of 【解析】 几个选项的意思是：for the sake of’’为了。。。（的利益）；in case of“万一,以防”；at the risk of“冒险”；in spite of不顾; 虽然， 尽管…; 别看。本句最符合逻辑的意思是：今天早晨我上班比平时早,以防堵车.因此选B.. 53. The manager didnt have time to go into his plan ____D__, but he gave us an idea about it. a. in turn b. in conclusion c. at first d. at length 【解析】 A.依次;?转而;? 轮流地;?相应地;B..最后，综上所述;c.起初，当初 D.终于; 最后; 充分地; 详尽地; 经理没有时间详尽的说明他的计划，但他给了我们一个想法。 54. Your improper words will give ___A______ to doubts concerning your true intentions. a. rise b. reason c. suspicion d. Ground 【解析】A.Give rise to造成; 引起， 导致;B原因; 理由; 理性; 理智;C.怀疑; 嫌疑; 疑心; 〈口〉一点儿;D.地面，土地; 基础; 范围; 阵地，战场 你不恰当的言辞会引人怀疑有关你真实的意图。 55. The new washing machines are being _____C___ at the rate of 50 a day in this factory. a. turned off b. turned down c. turned out d. turned in 【解析】 A.turned off（把…）关掉;?完成;?解雇;?转向;? b.turned down?(被)向下折转, 拒绝 c.turned out打扫, 驱逐, 使外倾, 生产, 起床, 翻出, 制造, 关掉 d.turned in拐入, 上床睡觉, 上缴, 出卖, 把...向内折, 告发, 作出, 取得 这家工厂的新洗衣机按照一天50台的速度被生产出来 56. John complained to the bookseller that there were some pages __B___ in the dictionary. a. being b. missing c. dropping d. Falling 【解析】表示失踪，缺少missing, lost, gone。句意：John向书商抱怨在字典中少了好几页。用missing表示丢失。 57. On turning round the corner we saw the road ____C____ steeply. a. falling b. decreasing c., descending d. Lowering 【解析】A.fall跌倒; 落下; 减少; 沦陷B.decrease减少;C.descend走下来；传下来；；D.降低; 减少; 缩小; 在拐弯处，我们看到了一条陡峭的路 Descend指缓慢或渐进的移动，多是从斜坡下降 fall则指突然及猛烈地降落 Fall可以