1.What makes the space shuttle_____is that it takes off like a rocket but lands like an airplane.

　　A.exceptional B.strange C.unique D.rare

　　[答案]C.unique.

　　[注釋]unique(=being the only one of its type)同類事物中獨(dú)一無(wú)二的。如：This stamp is unique;all others like it have been lost or destroyed.

　　2.People cannot but feel_____,for they simply cannot understand how he could have made such a stupid mistake.

　　A.puzzled B.delighted C.induced D.inspired

　　[答案]A.puzzled.

　　[注釋]be(feel,get)puzzled感到迷惑、為難。

　　本題譯文：人們不得不感到迷惑，因?yàn)樗麄兒?jiǎn)直不能理解，他怎么能犯這樣愚蠢的錯(cuò)誤。

　　3.When a space shuttle has accomplished its_____,it can be ready for another trip in about two weeks.

　　A.venture B.mission C.commission D.responsibility

　　[答案]B.mission.

　　[注釋]mission通常指一種特殊的、特定的且有一定難度的使命或工作，常與accomplish,complete等詞搭配，如：accomplish a historic mission完成一項(xiàng)歷史使命。Venture冒險(xiǎn);常指商業(yè)上的冒險(xiǎn)投機(jī)。例如：He declined the business venture.Commission委任;代理;傭金。He often goes beyond his commission.(他時(shí)常越權(quán)。)responsibility責(zé)任。

　　本題譯文：當(dāng)航天飛機(jī)完成了它的使命，它能在大約兩周內(nèi)做好準(zhǔn)備再次航行。

　　4.He's the kind of man who is fond of_____compliments to other men's wives.

　　A.paying B.saying C.expressing D.showing

　　[答案]A.paying

　　[注釋]pay a compliment(compliments)to sb.恭維某人。

　　5.Radar enables the pilot of an airliner to take off,fly and land in_____.

　　A.danger B.comfort C.continuity D.safety

　　[答案]D.safety.

　　[注釋]in safety安全地。從邏輯上看，其他選擇均不切題。

　　6.The map was drawn to the standard_____of 1/100,000,so there was not much detail.

　　A.route B.line C.rate D.scale

　　[答案]d.scale.

　　[注釋]scale在此題中意指"(實(shí)物與地圖、圖解等代表物間的)比例，比例尺".be drawn to be standard scale of 1/100,000(按照十萬(wàn)分之一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)比例尺繪制)。

　　7.Our Party has always devoted great attention to raising the living_____of the working people.

　　A.cost B.situation C.level D.standard

　　[答案]D.standard.

　　[注釋]living standard生活水準(zhǔn)。

　　8.It was_____by the railway board that the cost of rail fares would be increased by ten percent.

　　A.noticed B.stated C.suggested D.noted

　　[答案]B.stated.

　　[注釋]state此處意為"(=make sth.know,announce)宣布，通告，聲明(口頭的或書(shū)面的)"，如：It is stated that all the accident were killed.(據(jù)宣布，事故中全部人員無(wú)一幸免。)suggest建議，是表示欲望意義的動(dòng)詞，從句中要用虛擬語(yǔ)氣(should+動(dòng)詞原形)。Note(=notice)"注意到"，如：It was noted that the temperature rose during this time.

　　9.The chances of discovering life on Neptune are about a million_____.

　　A.at one B.for one C.to one D.against one

　　[答案]c.the one.

　　[注釋]a million to one百萬(wàn)分之一，意為"幾乎沒(méi)有什么可能"。

　　10.Everything he said then was_____by what happened later.

　　A.identified B.signified C.noticed D.verified

　　[答案]D.verified.

　　[注釋]verify(=prove the truth of)證實(shí)，證明：1)It was easy to verify his statements.(很容易證實(shí)他說(shuō)的話。)2)Later findings verified the scientist's theory(后來(lái)的各種發(fā)現(xiàn)證明這位科學(xué)家的理論是對(duì)的。)

　　identify識(shí)別，鑒別;signify表示，意味，要緊;有重要性：1)He signified that he agreed by nodding.(他點(diǎn)頭表示同意。)2)Never mind,it doesn't signify.(沒(méi)事兒，這無(wú)關(guān)緊要。)