Ⅲ．难句释义。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并将所选答案的字母填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

　　Choose the closest paraphrased version for each of the sentences or italicized parts．(10 points)

　　31．I attended the funeral with them and sat through it with a lump of cold lead in my chest and a big resolution growing through me．

　　A．Throughout the funeral，I was filled with sadness．

　　B．The sad atmosphere of the funeral almost choked me．

　　C．At the funeral I felt as cold as lead from beginning to end．

　　D．All the time I sat at the funeral with a heart as heavy as lead．

　　32．I don't think I'd have dared to approach you if you'd looked the least bit as I always imagined．

　　A．If you had been more handsome I wouldn't have had the courage to come over and speak to you．

　　B．If I had found you as handsome as I had always imagined，I wouldn't have spoken to you.

　　C．It was only when I found you didn't look smart at all that I decided to speak to you．

　　D．It was only when I found you less handsome that I was that I have the courage to speak to you．

　　33．When Hughie came in he found Trevor putting the finishing touches to a wonderful life-size picture of a beggar-man.

　　A．Trevor was adding some decorations

　　B．Trevor was making some correction．

　　C．Trevor had just checked a few details

　　D．Trevor had almost finished the picture

　　34．The beauty of our country —or at least all of its south of North Scotland—is as hard to define as it is easy to enjoy．

　　A．The beauty of our country is easy to enjoy but difficult to describe．

　　B．It is difficult both to state the beauty of our country and to really appreciate it．

　　C．It is more difficult to really appreciate the beauty of our country than to give it a definition．

　　D．To discover the beauty of our country requires much intelligence, but to define it is a different matter.

　　35．That did not answer；the sherry was a little too dry．

　　A．His efforts of selling sherry proved a failure；the sherry was not moist enough．

　　B．Nobody answered his hawking；people did not buy his sherry because it was too dry．

　　C．His trail of selling sherry did not provide a solution；he soon became tired of it again．

　　D．He did not get money in this business；the sherry dried out and he had nothing to sell．

　　36．Nothing was too good for that child(Laura)．

　　A．Laura deserved whatever her parents did for her．

　　B．Laura was a spoilt child and she was hard to please．

　　C．Laura never took her parents’ love and care for granted．

　　D．Laura was untouched no matter what her parents did for her．

　　37．No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend．

　　A．Not everyone believes that people they meet during a holiday trip could become close friends．

　　B．Not everyone thinks close friendship can be developed among fellow travelers during a vacation trip．

　　C．People everywhere are so eager for friendship that they want to make close friends during a vacation trip．

　　D．Though they may hope so．People don’t think it is possible to form close friendship during a holiday trip．

　　38．Child is a believing creature．Cliff undoubtedly believed them．

　　A．A child always wants adults to believe him．

　　B．A child readily accepts what adults say．

　　C．A child never rejects what adults tell him to do．

　　D．A child never thinks that adults can be right．

　　39．The hero created himself；the celebrity is created by the media．

　　A．The hero was admired for what they had done for society；the celebrity burst onto the scene by the work of the media．

　　B．The hero made it through their own efforts；the celebrity achieves fame because of his good relations with the media．

　　C．The hero of the past was active；today's celebrity is passive．

　　D．The hero publicized himself；the celebrity is publicized by the media

　　40．In strict truth an invention is almost never the sole product of any one mind．

　　A．It is true that no invention is so intelligent and competent that he can hit upon a good idea alone．

　　B．Precisely, no product can be perfected by the sole inventor；it takes more than one man to do the job．

　　C．Strictly speaking，nearly all inventions are the result of the combined effort of many people．

　　D．Truly, if inventors want to create something wonderful they must put their minds together