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13. 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。
14. 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[注释]pay a compliment (compliments) to sb。恭维某人。
15. 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。
16. 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)。
17. 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.[注释]living standard生活水准。
18. 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。
[注释]state此处意为“(=make sth. know, announce)宣布,通告,声明(口头的或书面的)”,如:It is stated that all the accident were killed。(据宣布,事故中全部人员无一幸免。)suggest建议,是表示欲望意义的动词,从句中要用虚拟语气(should +动词原形)。Note(=notice)“注意到”,如:It was noted that the temperature rose during this time。
19. 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. to one.[注释]a million to one百万分之一,意为“几乎没有什么可能”。
20. Everything he said then was _____ by what happened later。
A. identified B. signified C. noticed D. verified
[答案]D. verified。
[注释]verify(=prove the truth of)证实,证明:1)It was easy to verify his statements。(很容易证实他说的话。) 2)Later findings verified the scientist's theory(后来的各种发现证明这位科学家的理论是对的。)identify识别,鉴别;signify表示,意味,要紧;有重要性:1)He signified that he agreed by nodding。(他点头表示同意。) 2)Never mind, it doesn't signify。(没事儿,这无关紧要。)
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