1、全国通用 2010届高考英语最新词汇精编详解（上） 单项选择 * Dont _ the news to the public until we give you the go-ahead (许可，准许 ). A release B discard C relieve D retain 答案： A 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：
2、 B 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 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 The map was drawn to the standard _ of 1/100,000, so there was
3、 not much detail. A route B line C rate D scale 答案： D 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 It was _ by the railway board that the cost of rail fares would be increased by ten percent. A noticed B state
4、d C suggested D noted 答案： B 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 Everything he said then was _ by what happened later. A identified B signified C noticed D verified 答案： D The party, which had been greatly _, was spoiled by
5、the rude behavior of an uninvited guest. A looked forward to B looked up to C called forth D called for 答案： A It was clear that the small grocer was _ people he owed money to. A at the expense of B at the risk of C in the way of D at the mercy of 答案： D I _ her not to walk on the thin ice but she wou
6、ld not listen to me. A warned B persuaded C suggested D noticed 答案： A When products made in factories _, they are thrown away as garbage. A come to an end B are put to use C are used up D wear out 答案： D She is making herself ill with _ over her sons future. A trouble B annoyance C disgust D worry 答案
7、： D The microphone enabled them to keep in touch, in other words, it made it _ for them to contact each other. A likely B capable C possible D probable 答案： C 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 in
8、spired 答案： A 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 The storm sweeping over this area now is sure to cause _ of vegetables in the coming days. A rarity B scarcity C invalidity D variety 答案： B Jack al
9、most fell off the cliff, but managed to _ until help came. A keep on B catch on C count on D hang on 答案： D Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to _ healthy. A preserve B stay C maintain D reserve 答案： B Expected noises are usually more _ than unexpected ones of the like magnitude
10、. A manageable B controllable C tolerable D perceivable 答案： C It isnt so much whether he works hard; the question is whether he works _. A above all B in all C at all D after all 答案： C Mary had taken _ to see that her guests had everything that they could possibly want. A efforts B pains C attempts
11、D endeavors 答案： B . He ate what he could, and gave the _ of the food to the birds. A remain B uneaten C rest D part 答案： C The government placed _ on the numbers of foreign cars that could be imported. A limitations B restraint C requirements D restrictions 答案： D We wont know whether it will be succe
12、ssful. We wont know whether there will be good _. A ends B results C effects D causes 答案： B No one imagined that the apparently _ businessman was really a criminal. A respectful B respectable C respective D respected 答案： B At first the institute refused to purchase the telescope, but this decision w
13、as _ revised. A occasionally B consequently C successively D subsequently. 答案： D The speaker _ several other subjects in the course of his talk but mostly kept himself to the main topic. A held on B worked out C touched on D kept out of 答案： C Comrade Li Dazhao, _ librarian of Beijing University, was
14、 one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party. A sometimes B sometime C some time D some times 答案： 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 They did not find _ to prepare for the worst conditions they mi
15、ght meet. A worth their while B it worthwhile C it worth D it worthy 答案： B In spite of the thunderstorm, the children slept _ all night. A densely B soundly C loudly D noisily 答案： B John _ knowledge of radio just by staying around the radio station. A caught on B worked up C took up D picked up 答案：
16、D It would be _ a risk to let the child go to school by himself. A following B passing C running D carrying 答案： C Children who are over-protected by their parents may become _. A hurt B spoiled C damaged D harmed 答案： B Paper making began in China and from there it _ to North Africa and Europe. A spr
17、ang B spilled C carried D spread 答案： D . When the entire class worked together they finished the project _. A in no way B in no time C on no account D in no case 答案： B The _ of his clothes indicated too clearly that he had been playing football. A state B condition C occasion D situation 答案： A Circu
18、s tigers, although they have been tamed, can _ attack their trainer. A unexpectedly B deliberately C reluctantly D subsequently 答案： A Stressful environments lead to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eating habits, which _ increase the risk of heart disease. A in turn B in return C by chance D by turn
19、s 答案： A The patients believe that the doctor knows exactly how to put them _. A correct B perfect C right D well 答案： C They decided to leave the waiter a big _ because the food and service had been excellent. A note B reward C tip D gift 答案： C And you find that youre not to be _ with a position of r
20、eal responsibility. A offered B trusted C furnished D retained 答案： B There was a good _ of the countryside from the front of the bus. A sight B view C scene D scenery 答案： B In aerospace devices the weight of the necessary power producing equipment is _. A vital B possible C capable D reliable 答案： A
21、This album is _ as it was the only one ever signed by the President. A unusual B unique C rare D special 答案： B Trains stop here in order to _ passengers only. A get off B pick up C pull up D pull in 答案： B So far as he could, John had always tried to _ the example he saw in Lincoln. A live up to B se
22、t forth C call for D cut out 答案： A I feel sure that _ qualification, ability and experience, you are abundantly suited to the position we have in mind. A in case of B in terms of C in the opinion of D in the course of 答案： B I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going
23、 to be _ to it. A connected B fastened C bound D stuck 答案： C Professor Jordon is well known for his _ into the habits of the common housefly. A examination B introduction C research D expression 答案： C The Prime Minister refused to comment on the rumor that he had planned to _. A discharge B dismiss
24、C resign D resume 答案： C It was decided to _ the search when there was no hope of finding the missing girl alive. A call off B take up C keep off D ring up 答案： A . He put in a special _ for an extra days holiday so that he could attend his daughters wedding. A request B demand C inquiry D proposal 答案
25、： A She _ the temptation to buy a coat she could not afford. A challenged B obstructed C contradicted D resisted 答案： D Scientists have to work hard to keep _ with modern discoveries and developments. A company B track C touch D pace 答案： D He didnt _ what I read because his mind was on something else
26、. A hold on B catch on C take in D get over 答案： C We made plans for a visit but _ difficulties with the car prevented it. A consequent B subordinate C substantial D subsequent 答案： D Arrogance and pride are similar in meaning, but there is _ difference between them. A a submerged B an indecisive C an
27、 indistinct D a subtle 答案： D This watch is _ to all the other watches on the market. A superior B advantageous C super D beneficial 答案： A . The government has lost a great deal of _ because of the large increase in food pries. A strength B support C agreement D vote 答案： B The branches could hardly _
28、 the weight of the fruit. A retain B maintain C sustain D remain 答案： He thought this was the first pair of shoes that had fitted him _. A perfectly B justly C fairly D rightly 答案： A He _ the place where he had been bitten by an insect. A snatched B scratched C squeezed D stretched 答案： B Who is respo
29、nsible for sending out misinformation Most of the fault lies _ the administration. A in B to C on D with 答案： D A completely new situation is likely to _ when the school leaving age is raised to 16. A arouse B rise C arise D abide 答案： C The illness from which Mary is suffering has now been _ as hepat
30、itis (肝炎 ). A diagnosed B determined C deduced D discovered 答案： A These continual _ in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear. A alterations B vibrations C waves D fluctuations 答案： D All foreign visitors are requested to _ with the regulations in this area. A agree B comply C consent
31、D conform 答案： B 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 Although Lucy was slimming, she found cream cakes quite _. A irregular B inevitable C incredible D irresistible 答案
32、： D 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 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 I hope my teache
33、r will take my recent illness into _ when judging my examination. A regard B account C thought D observation 答案： B There are three basic ways of _ language to writing, and all known graphic systems use one or a combination of these. A committing B attaching C comparing D relating 答案： A Roses are qui
34、te _ flowers in English gardens. A ordinary B common C usual D general 答案： B American women were _ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle. A ignored B refused C neglected D denied 答案： D On turning the corner, we saw the road _ steeply. A departing B decreasing C descending D
35、depressing 答案： C We cant _ one to change the habits of a lifetime in a short time. A hope B wait C expect D imagine 答案： C . I must go now. _, if you want that book Ill bring it next time. A Incidentally B Accidentally C Occasionally D Subsequently 答案： A Achieving a high degree of proficiency in Engl
36、ish as a foreign language is not a mysterious _ without scientific basis. A process B practice C procedure D program 答案： A People who live in a small village are bound to see a good _ of each other. A sum B quantity C deal D amount 答案： C Maria _ missed the first train so as to travel on the same one
37、 as John. A deliberately B intensively C decisively D objectively 答案： A They always kept on good _ with their next-door neighbors for the childrens sake. A friendship B relations C intentions D terms 答案： D Do you think a wife should _ her habits and tastes to those of her husband A comply B confirm
38、C consent D conform 答案： D He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _ to the ground. A crashing B throwing C rushing D dropping 答案： A High interest rates _ people from borrowing money. A discourage B decrease C disturb D disgust 答案： A Despite their good service, m
39、ost inns are less costly than hotels of _ standards. A equivalent B uniform C alike D likely 答案： A The two things are the same in outward form but different _. A in addition B in brief C in common D in essence 答案： D _ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit t
40、hat I was disappointed at the time. A By the way B In a way C In the way D In no way 答案： B _ inviting guests and not treating them properly! A Strangely B Fantastically C Surprisingly D Fancy 答案： D With sufficient scientific information a manned trip to Mars should be _. A obtainable B potential C c
41、onsiderable D feasible 答案： D The generation _ makes it difficult for parents to understand their childrens opinions. A division B gap C separation D interval 答案： B If the boy had _ the dog alone it wouldnt have bitten him. A set B left C had D put 答案： B They were so far away that I couldnt _ their f
42、aces clearly. A see through B make up C see off D make out 答案： D It was necessary to _ the factory building as the company was doing more and more business. A extend B increase C lengthen D magnify 答案： A I asked the tailor to make a small _ to my trousers because they were too long. A change B varia
43、tion C revision D alteration 答案： D Because of the strong sun Mrs. Williams new dining room curtains _ from dark blue to gray within a year. A faded B fainted C paled D diminished 答案： A It is clear that the whole world is passing through a social revolution in which a central _ must be taken by scien
44、tists and technologists. A process B attention C measure D part 答案： D The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more _. A at length B at last C at stake D at ease 答案： C When the big bills for mothers hospital care came, father was glad he had money in the ba
45、nk to _. A fall short of B fall through C fall back on D fall in with 答案： C These plastic flowers look so _ that many people think they are real. A beautiful B natural C artificial D similar 答案： B The managing director promised that he would _ me as soon as he had any further information. A communic
46、ate B notice C notify D note 答案： C When I worked as the general manager of the firm, I sometimes had _ to visit London on business. A opportunity B possibility C occasion D chance 答案： C The most important _ of his speech was that we should all work whole-heartedly for the people. A element B spot C sense D point 答案： D It has always been the _ of our firm to encourage workers to take part in social activities. A plan B campaign C procedure D policy 答案： D The climbers _ their ambition by reaching the summit of the mountain.
