Question

The authorities declared that because of the war petrol was _____ and had to be rationed (定量供應(yīng)).

A．inadequate

B．rare

C．lacked

D．scarce

Answer 1

　D

　本題譯文：汽油供不應(yīng)求，因此必須定量配給。D項(xiàng)意思：scarce(="not" available in sufficient quantity, not equal to the demand)不充足的，缺乏的，供不應(yīng)求的。Inadequate不適應(yīng)的，不充分的。lack vt./vi. (="be" without ; not have; have less than enough of) 缺乏；沒(méi)有；缺少，例如：1）He lacks perseverance.(他缺乏堅(jiān)定性。)2)Money is lacking for the plan.(此計(jì)劃尚缺錢。)3)He is lacking in courage.(他缺乏勇氣。)be lacking in 常指缺乏某種品質(zhì)、特點(diǎn)等。lack作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)，一般不用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)，故不能選C. lacked.4)They lacked for nothing.(他們什么也不缺。)有人認(rèn)為，lack for是美國(guó)英語(yǔ)。