141. all foreign visitors are requested to _____ with the regulations in this area.
a. agree b. comply c. consent d. conform

[答案]b. comply.来源：www.gzu521.com
[注释]comply with(=act in accordance with a demand, order, rule, etc.)遵守：people who refuse to comply with the law will be punished.(拒绝遵守法律者将受到惩罚。)conform(to)使一致，符合；conform to rules符合规则；conform to the customs of society(遵从社会习俗)；consent to 同意，赞同；consent to a plan(赞同计划)。 Lkx=}Xa0aik#ih0b [ 本 资 料 来 源 于 贵 州 学 习 网 考研一方教育硕士 http://Www.gzU521.com ] Lkx=}Xa0aik#ih0b

142. thomas edison considered genius to be _____ one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
a. composed of b. constituted in
c. consisted of d. comprised in

[答案]a. composed of.
[注释]be composed of由......组成。consist of由......组成，是不及物动词，不能用被动语态，故不合题意。

143. although lucy was slimming, she found cream cakes quite _____.
a. irregular b. inevitable
c. incredible d. irresistible

[答案] d. irresistible来源：www.gzu521.com
[注释]irresistible不可抵抗的，诱人的，1)i had a irresistible desire to run away,2)i can't refuse this offer; it is irresistible.
irregular 不规律的, 不合规则的：1)the trains from here are irregular.(这里发的火车是不规律的。) 2)these procedures are highly irregular.(这些程序是非常不合规矩的。)
incredible 不可避免的，不可信的：1)old superstitions are incredible to educated people.（旧的迷信对受过教育的人来说是不可信的。）2)his story of rescuing six drowning men is incredible.(他说他救了6个溺水者，这是难以置信的。)
inevitable 不可避免的：1)traffic delays are inevitable at a holiday weekend.（假日周末交通耽搁是难免的。）2)pain is inevitable when one breaks a bone.（骨折是疼痛是难避免的。）
本题译文：虽然露西正在减轻体重，但她觉得奶油蛋糕是诱人的。

144. in order to _____ the rising production costs, the subscription rates have been increased.
a. add up to b. look up to c. cut short d. keep up with

[答案]d. keep up with.来源：www.gzu521.com
[注释] keep up with跟上。参阅。88注释。add up to参阅.2注释；cut short 详见.38;look up to(=admire, respect)赞美，尊敬：we look up to the old workers as our teacher.（我们把这位老工人尊为我们的老师。）本题中rates意为“价格，费用”。
本题译文：为了跟上生产成本的上升，预定费已提高。

145. your essay is quite good: just _____ it _____ with a few illustrations and quotations.
a. put .. up b. touch .. up
c. cut .. out d. write .. off

[答案]b. touch up.来源：www.gzu521.com
[注释] touch up(=improve or perfect by small additional strokes or alterations)润色，修饰：1)the last part of the article needs to be touched up.(这篇文章的最后一部分需要润色。) 2)he touched up the picture by strengthening and shadows.(他把画修饰了一下，使光明部分和阴暗部分的对比度更鲜明。)
put up留宿；cut out 删掉；write off报销，勾消。
本题译文：你的文章很好；只要用些例证和引语修饰一下。