備戰(zhàn)2010高考英語高頻詞匯400題及詳解注釋(下)

1、備戰(zhàn)2010高考英語高頻詞匯400題及詳解注釋（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.注釋pass away(=die)死亡，是“死亡”的委婉語。break off中斷；give away給掉；泄露；pass off中止，中斷。201. What makes the space shuttle _ is that it take

2、s 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 cou

3、ld 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)樗麄兒喼辈荒芾斫?，他怎么能犯這樣愚蠢的錯誤。203. When a space shuttle has accomplished its _, it can be ready for another trip in about two weeks.A. venture B. mission C. commissi

4、on 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

5、準(zhǔn)備再次航行。204. 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。205. Radar enables the pilot of an airliner to take off, fly and land in _.A. danger B. comfort C. continuity

6、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。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(按照十萬分之一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)比例尺繪制)。207. Our Party has alway

7、s 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)。208. 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.

8、注釋state此處意為“（=make sth. know, announce）宣布，通告，聲明（口頭的或書面的）”，如：It is stated that all the accident were killed.(據(jù)宣布，事故中全部人員無一幸免。)suggest建議，是表示欲望意義的動詞，從句中要用虛擬語氣（should +動詞原形）。Note(=notice)“注意到”，如：It was noted that the temperature rose during this time.209. The chances of discovering life on Neptune are a

9、bout 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百萬分之一，意為“幾乎沒有什么可能”。210. 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 stat

10、ements.(很容易證實(shí)他說的話。) 2)Later findings verified the scientist's theory(后來的各種發(fā)現(xiàn)證明這位科學(xué)家的理論是對的。)identify識別，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.(沒事兒，這無關(guān)緊要。)211. The party, which had been greatly _, was spoiled by the rude beh

11、avior of an uninvited guest. A. looked forward to B. looked up to C. called forth D. called for答案A. looked forward to.注釋Look forward to 期待，盼望。參閱.109.; call forth引起，喚起。參閱.29注釋。 Call for需要，參閱.26注釋。Look up to尊敬。212. It was clear that the small grocer was _ people he owed money to. A. at the expense of

12、B. at the risk of C. in the way of D. at the mercy of答案D. at the mercy of.注釋at the mercy of在.支配下：The ship was at the mercy of the waves.(這艘船任憑風(fēng)浪擺布。)at the expense of以.為代價(jià)，靠犧牲.；in the way of礙.事；at the risk of冒.的危險(xiǎn)：1)He devoted his time to football at the expense of his studies.(他犧牲學(xué)習(xí)把時(shí)間都花在足球上。) 2)Her

13、 social lift got in the way of her studies.(她的社交生活妨礙了她的學(xué)習(xí)。) 3)We do this at the risk of our lives and liberties.(我們冒丟掉生命和喪失自由的危險(xiǎn)做這件事。)本題譯文：顯然，這家小雜鋪任憑其債主的擺布。213. I _ her not to walk on the thin ice but she would not listen to me.A. warned B. persuaded C. suggested D. noticed答案A. warned.注釋warn sb. (no

14、t) to do sth.警告某人（不）做某事。Suggest不能接sb. to do sth。persuade sb.(not) to do sth.說服、某人（不）做某事；本題中不能選D. persuaded, 因該動詞強(qiáng)調(diào)行為的結(jié)果。從邏輯上講，既然“說服了”，那么與she wouldn't listen to me就前后矛盾了。如果把句子該為：I tried to persuade her not to walk on the thin ice but she wouldn't listen to me.(我極力勸她不要在薄冰上走，但她不愿聽我的話。)，那么就符合邏輯了

15、。注意warn sb. of sth.警告某人有.。214. 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. wear out.注釋wear out本題中意指（become useless form continued use of wear）用壞，穿破，如：The machine will soon wear out.(這機(jī)器即將用壞。)come to and end(結(jié)束

16、)，put . to use(投入使用), use up(用完)， come into use(開始投入使用)。215. She is making herself ill with _ over her son's future.A. trouble B. annoyance C. disgust D. worry答案D. worry注釋worry既可作動詞用，也可以作名詞用，意思是“憂慮”，后接介詞about或over。worry over 比worry about對某事的憂慮更為持久，更為專注，如：He worries over the least thing that goes

17、 wrong.(他總是惟恐有一點(diǎn)小事出錯。)216. 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. possible注釋able有才能的，有能力的，指人的才智，而且是受過實(shí)際鍛煉的才干。Capable“有才能的，能勝任的”(有褒、貶 二義)，如：He is capable of anything.(他什么事都干得出來。)此句含有明顯得

18、貶義。此外，作表語時(shí)，able接不定式，capable接of. capable還有一意思是“有可能 的”，例如：The car is capable of being repaired .（這輛汽車是有可能修好的。）用于此義時(shí)，be capable of 后常接被動語態(tài)動名詞或有動作意義的名詞：The situation is capable of improvement .possible 強(qiáng)調(diào)客觀可能性，“可能的”程度比probable"大概的，很可能的低一些。注意likely與possible在結(jié)構(gòu)搭配上的區(qū)別。Likely可用于下列句型中：1)It is likely tha

19、t.例如：It is highly likely that he will succeed.（很可能他會成功。）2)think(feel, consider)it likely .例如：I think it likely that we will ultimately get a certain amount of money.3)be likely to do sth.例如：He is likely to see you again .但下面的句型是錯誤的，It is likely for sb to do sth.所以think it likely for sb. to do sth.也是

20、錯誤的，故本題不能選likely.217. They did not find _ to prepare for the worst conditions they might meet. A. worth their while B. it worthwhile C. it worth D. it worthy答案B. it worthwhile注釋worthwhile值花時(shí)間（或精力）干的：1)The visit to Paris was worthwhile .2)He thinks teaching foreign languages is worthwhile.3)She has a

21、 very worthwhile job.4)I think it worthwhile to work on my stamp collection.Worthy (of)配得上，值得：1)He is worthy of being praised.(=He is worthy to be praised.)2)He is a worthy winner.3)She is not worthy to talk to man like you.（她配不上與你這樣一位男士談話）。218. In spite of the thunderstorm, the children slept _ all

22、 night.A. densely B. soundly C. loudly D. noisily答案B. soundly注釋sleep soundly熟睡。也可以說sleep heavily.219. 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D. picked up注釋pick up學(xué)到，習(xí)得。詳見。130注釋。220. I support your decision, but I should a

23、lso make it clear that I am not going to be _ to it.A. connected B. fastened C. bound D. stuck答案C. bound注釋be bound to sth.受.的約束：I was bound to my promise.(我受我的諾言約束)注意be bound to do sth.1)一定會：The plan is bound to win.（這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃一定會成功。）2)有責(zé)任（義務(wù)）：You are bound to obey the laws.(你有責(zé)任遵守法紀(jì))。本題譯文：我支持你的決定，但是我得說明，

24、我不打算受它約束。221. 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. research注釋research into對.研究：1)(作動詞用)He is researching into the reading problems of young school children.2)（作名詞用）to carry out a research(=some r

25、esearch)into the causes of brain damage.(對大腦損傷原因進(jìn)行研究)。研究可譯為make researches into, make a study of 或直接用動詞study vt或research into (a problem etc.).222. The Prime Minister refused to comment on the rumor that he had planned to _.A. discharge B. dismiss C. resign D. resume答案C. resign注釋resign(=give up a po

26、st)辭職：1)imagine he will resign.2)It was his duty to resign his position.discharge sb.= dismiss sb.解雇某人：He was discharged(=dismissed) for being dishonest.223. 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. call

27、 off注釋call off(=cancel)取消。詳見。25注釋。224. He put in a special _ for an extra day's holiday so that he could attend his daughter's wedding.A. request B. demand C. inquiry D. proposal答案A. request注釋request請求，put in a request for (提出請求)。enquiry詢問，demand 需求，需要，proposal建議，均不和題意。225. She _ the temptat

28、ion to buy a coat she could not afford.A.challenged B.obstructed C.contradictedD.resisted答案D. resisted. 注釋resist 此處意指（=keep oneself back from）“忍住.”，resist temptation(不受誘惑)。本題譯文：她不受誘惑，不去買她買不起的外衣。226. Scientists have to work hard to keep _ with modern discoveries and developments. A. company B. track

29、C. touch D. pace答案D. pace.注釋keep pace with跟上：1)This horse is too weak to keep pace with the others. 2)I can't help pace with your plan.Keep in touch with與.保持聯(lián)系；了解（情況）；1)People can keep in touch with each other even when they do leave. 2)I find it very difficult to keep in touch with all the rece

30、nt developments in my subject.(我覺得很難了解我的科目當(dāng)前的一切新發(fā)展。)Keep company(with)與.相好：Never keep company with dishonest persons.(千萬不要和不誠實(shí)的人來往。)Keep track of通曉事態(tài)，了解動向：I find it difficult to keep track of my old friends.(我很難了解我的老朋友的情況。)keep track of的反義結(jié)構(gòu)是lose track of（失去聯(lián)系）。以上成語均為考試大綱規(guī)定的內(nèi)容，考生務(wù)必熟記。227. He didn

31、9;t _ what I read because his mind was on something else.A. hold on B. catch on C. take in D. get over答案C. take in注釋take in(=understand)理解。參閱。173注釋。hold on(打電話時(shí))不要掛斷；catch on明白（作不及物動詞用），catch on to懂得，明白（作及物動詞用）；get over克服。228. We made plans for a visit but _ difficulties with the car prevented it. A

32、. consequent B. subordinate C. substantial D. subsequent答案D. subsequent.注釋subsequent(=later, following)隨后得，接著發(fā)生的：subsequent events（隨后發(fā)生的事件）。consequent(作為結(jié)果)而隨之發(fā)生的：His long illness and consequent absence put him behind in his work.根據(jù)題意，本題用subsequent更妥。229. Arrogance and pride are similar in meaning,

33、but there is _ difference between them. A. a submerged B. an indecisive C. an indistinct D. a subtle答案D. a subtle.注釋subtle微妙的，微細(xì)的，難以捉摸的。a subtle difference.（微細(xì)的差別）。Submerged浸沒的；indecisive非決定性的，非結(jié)論性的，未清楚標(biāo)明的；indistinct不清楚的，模糊的；subconscious下意識的。230. This watch is _ to all the other watches on the marke

34、t.A. superior B. advantageous C. super D. beneficial答案A. superior.注釋superior。參看，669注釋。231. 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. support.注釋lose support失去支持。vote作為“選票”解時(shí)，是可數(shù)名稱，所以不能與a great deal of搭配。232. T

35、he branches could hardly _ the weight of the fruit.A. retain B. maintain C. sustain D. remain答案C. sustain.注釋sustain(=hold up the weight of)承住，支撐：An old wall cannot sustain a new building.233. He thought this was the first pair of shoes that had fitted him _.A. perfectly B. justly C. fairly D. rightl

36、y答案A. perfectly.注釋perfectly(=quite well, completely)十分，完全地。justly公正地，正當(dāng)?shù)?，?yīng)得地；rightly正確地，恰當(dāng)?shù)兀钡?；fairly公正地，正當(dāng)?shù)?；相?dāng)，還算；清楚地。234. 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 th

37、e course of答案B. in terms of.注釋in terms of依據(jù)，按照。In case of萬一.；in the opinion of按照.的看法；in the course of在.的過程中，在.期間。以上4個(gè)習(xí)語均為大綱規(guī)定之列，考生應(yīng)熟記、活用。Have.in mind心中想到。本題譯文：我肯定，根據(jù)資格、能力和經(jīng)驗(yàn)，你完全適合我們心中想到的工作。235. So far as he could, John had always tried to _ the example he saw in Lincoln.A. live up to B. set forth C.

38、 call for D. cut out答案A. live up to.注釋live up to不辜負(fù)，作到；參閱，102注釋, set forth闡明，提出，列舉；參閱，154注釋, cut out刪去；參閱，38注釋, call for需要，要求；參閱，26注釋。本題譯文：只要約翰能夠，他總是努力做到他在林肯身上所看到的榜樣。236. 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. running.注釋run(ta

39、ke) a risk 冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)：You are running a big risk in trusting him.(你信任他是冒極大的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。) by oneself(=alone)單獨(dú)，獨(dú)立地。237. Children who are over-protected by their parents may become _. A. hurt B. spoiled C. damaged D. harmed答案B. spoiled.注釋spoil(=make a child selfish from having too much attention or praise)寵壞，慣壞；Spare

40、 the rod, spoil the child.(省下了棍子，慣壞了孩子。)這是英國諺語，意為“棒頭上出孝子”。238. Paper making began in China and from there it _ to North Africa and Europe. A. sprang B. spilled C. carried D. spread答案D. spread.注釋spread vt./vi. 此處意指“傳播”，如：1)The news spread quickly. 2)Files spread disease.(蒼蠅傳播疾病。)carry是及物動詞，意為把某人從一處帶到

41、他處，故也有“傳送”的含義，如：He carried the news to everyone in the village. 當(dāng)carry vt. 在本句中與句子的語法結(jié)構(gòu)不符。Carry作vi.用時(shí)，指“（發(fā)射物、聲音等）能射到，能傳到”，如：His voice carries far. (他的聲音能傳得很遠(yuǎn)。)239. 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. in no t

42、ime.注釋in no time (=in a very little time, soon, quickly)立即，馬上：The bus filled with students in no time. (這輛公共汽車很快就被學(xué)生擠滿了。)240. The _ of his clothes indicated too clearly that he had been playing football.A. state B. condition C. occasion D. situation答案A. state.注釋state n. 狀況，狀態(tài)。例如：She is in a poor sta

43、te of health. Situation處境，形勢，局面，情況，工作：He was in a hopeless situation. condition 情況（多用復(fù)數(shù)）： Economic conditions were bad. occasion 場合，時(shí)機(jī)。241. Circus tigers, although they have been tamed, can _ attack their trainer. A. unexpectedly B. deliberately C. reluctantly D. subsequently答案A. unexpectedly.注釋unex

44、pectedly 出乎意料地。例如：He unexpectedly failed to get the job.(他出乎意料沒有得到這件工作。)又如：We met each other unexpectedly. (我們不期而遇。)deliberately故意地：I believe the house was deliberately set fire to.(我相信這房子是有人故意放火燒的。)reluctantly 不情愿地，勉強(qiáng)地：She agreed, very reluctantly, to help. (她十分買鳥槍地同意幫忙。) subsequently后來，隨后：He escap

45、ed from prison but was subsequently recaptured. (他越獄逃跑了，但后來又被抓回來。)本題譯文：馬戲團(tuán)地老虎雖然已被馴服，但也會出乎意料地襲擊馴獸師。242. 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 turns答案A. in turn。注釋in turn (插入語

46、)轉(zhuǎn)而，依次，而又：We need revision of estimated sales and this, in turn , will mean revision in production schedule. (我們必須修改預(yù)計(jì)銷量，而這反過來又意為這修訂生產(chǎn)計(jì)劃。)in return 作為報(bào)答: I wish I could do something for you in return. (我要是能為你做點(diǎn)事作為報(bào)案就好了。)I gave him a present but he gave me nothing in return.（我送給他一份禮物，可他卻什么也不給我作為答謝。）b

47、y chance (=by accident)偶然地；無意中：I meet him by chance on Fifth Avenue.(我偶然在第5大街上遇到他。)by turns 輪流地，依次：There were twelve of us in the boat and we rowed by turns.(船上有12人，我們輪流劃船。)本題譯文：緊張的環(huán)境會導(dǎo)致諸如不良的飲食習(xí)慣等不健康行為，而后者又會增加患心臟病的危險(xiǎn)。243. The patients believe that the doctor knows exactly how to put them _. A. corre

48、ct B. perfect C. right D. well答案C. right。注釋put sth. /sb. right 糾正；治好，使恢復(fù)健康：Since man has done so much damage, it is up to man to put the matters right. (既然人類已造成了如此巨大的損害，人類又哲人糾正這種狀況。)又如：This medicine will soon put you right. (這藥很快會使你恢復(fù)健康。)其他3個(gè)選擇均不能與put 構(gòu)成習(xí)語，故不能入選。本題譯文：病人相信醫(yī)生清楚地知道怎樣治好他的病。244. They dec

49、ided 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. tip。注釋tip 本題中意為“小費(fèi)”。245. And you find that you're not to be _ with a position of real responsibility.A. offered B. trusted C. furnished D. retained答案B. trusted。注釋trust sb. with

50、sth. 把某事托付給某人：I can't trust him with my car.(我不能把我的車托付給他。)本題譯文：你認(rèn)為不會把真正有責(zé)任的工作托付給你。246. There was a good _ of the countryside from the front of the bus. A. sight B. view C. scene D. scenery答案B. view。注釋view在本句中意指“看，眺望”，如：It is a large room with a view of the doctor's well-kept garden. (這是一間大房間

51、，從房間里能看到醫(yī)生精心管理的花園。)本題譯文：坐在汽車的前排座位可以清楚地看到鄉(xiāng)間的景色。247. In aerospace devices the weight of the necessary power producing equipment is _.A. vital B. possible C. capable D. reliable答案A. vital。注釋vital 極其重要的。本題譯文：在航空航天裝置中必要的動力設(shè)備的重量問題是至關(guān)緊要的。248. This album is _ as it was the only one ever signed by the Presid

52、ent. A. unusual B. unique C. rare D. special答案B. unique。注釋unique(某一類中)獨(dú)一無二的。如選unusual(不尋常的，獨(dú)特的)，雖然也說得過去，但毫無疑問，unique是最佳選擇，因?yàn)樗暮竺鎡he only one相呼應(yīng)。Special專門的，專用的，例如；They went to London on a special train.他們搭一班專車（或加班車）去倫敦。rare稀有的，罕見的，如：rare metals(稀有的金屬)。Singular單數(shù)的。249. Trains stop here in order to _ p

53、assengers only.A. get off B. pick up C. pull up D. pull in答案B. pick up注釋pick up passages(接運(yùn)旅客上車。)pull in(火車)進(jìn)站；（船）靠岸；pull up停車；get off下車。250. He _ the place where he had been bitten by an insect.A. snatched B. scratched C. squeezed D. stretched答案B. scratched.注釋scratch抓，搔。此外，有一常用習(xí)語：scratch one's

54、head over sth.對某事迷惑不解，搔頭皮。Snatch掠奪；stretch拉長，延伸，撐大；squeeze壓榨，擠。251. It is not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the population is widely _.A. scattered B. dismissed C. separated D. spread答案A. scattered.注釋scattered是scatter的過去分詞，也可作形容詞用，（=lying in different directions; not situated

55、 together, wide apart）分散的，散布在各處的。Separate分開的，spread傳播；攤開，dismiss解雇。252. There are usually at least two _ of looking at every question.A. ways B. directions C. views D. opinions答案A. ways.注釋two ways of looking at every questions意指“觀察每個(gè)問題的兩個(gè)方面”。253. He left in such a hurry that I _ had time to thank him.A. almost B. even C. nearly D. scarcely答案D. scarcely.注釋sc