备战2010高考英语—高频词汇400题及详解注释（下） .doc

备战2010高考英语—高频词汇400题及详解注释（下） 200. Alice was very sorry to hear that her grandmother had _____ two days before. A. broken off B. passed off C. given away D. passed away [答案]D. passed away. [注释]pass away(=die)死亡，是“死亡”的委婉语。 break off中断；give away给掉；泄露；pass off中止，中断。 201. 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. [注释]unique(=being the only one of its type)同类事物中独一无二的。如：This stamp is unique; all others like it have been lost or destroyed. 202. 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. [注释]be (feel, get) puzzled感到迷惑、为难。 本题译文：人们不得不感到迷惑，因为他们简直不能理解，他怎么能犯这样愚蠢的错误。 203. 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. [注释]mission通常指一种特殊的、特定的且有一定难度的使命或工作，常与accomplish, complete等词搭配，如：accomplish a historic mission完成一项历史使命。Venture冒险；常指商业上的冒险投机。例如：He declined the business venture. Commission委任；代理；佣金。He often goes beyond his commission.(他时常越权。)responsibility责任。 本题译文：当航天飞机完成了它的使命，它能在大约两周内做好准备再次航行。 204. Hes the kind of man who is fond of _____ compliments to other mens wives. A. paying B. saying C. expressing D. showing [答案]A. paying [注释]pay a compliment (compliments) to sb.恭维某人。 205. 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. [注释]in safety安全地。从逻辑上看，其他选择均不切题。 206. 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. [注释]scale在此题中意指“（实物与地图、图解等代表物间的）比例，比例尺”.be drawn to be standard scale of 1/100,000(按照十万分之一标准比例尺绘制)。 207. Our Party has always devoted great attention to raising the living _____ of the working people.