2012高考英語復(fù)習(xí)：高考英語詞匯400題及詳解（一）(2)

　　26. The number of tickets _____ will be determined by the size of the stadium.

　　A. adaptable B. acceptable  C. advisable  D. available

　　[答案] D. available.

　　[注釋] available. (=capable of being used; that may be obtained) 可用的, 有效的, 可得到的。例如：1) There are no doctors available in the remote areas. (在邊遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)沒有大夫。) 2) There tickets are available for on month. (這些票有效期一個月。)

　　acceptable 可以接受的：None of the suggestions was acceptable. advisable 明智的, 可取的, 適當(dāng)?shù)模篒 think it advisable that he be assigned to the job. (我認(rèn)為指派他干這項(xiàng)工作是可取的。) adaptable 能適應(yīng)的：He is an adaptable man and will soon learn the new work.

　　27. Too many hotels have been built and this has _____ prices, making holidays cheaper.

　　   A. cut short    B. cut out    C. cut off    D. cut down

　　[答案] D. cut down.

　　[注釋] cut down 參閱III,38注釋。

　　28. He is a very honest official and never _____ any gifts from the people who sought his help.

　　   A. accepted    B. received    C. took up    D. excepted

　　[答案] A. accepted

　　[注釋] receive 收到, 接到, 指“收, 接”這一動作; 而accept 是經(jīng)過考慮“接受”下來, 表示當(dāng)事人的態(tài)度, 如：I received the present, but I did not accept it. (我收到了這件禮物, 但我沒有接受。)

　　29. He was not _____ to the club because he wasn't a member.

　　A. allowed  B. admitted  C. permitted  D. approved

　　[答案] B. admitted.

　　[注釋] admit sb. to (=allow sb. or sth. to enter; let in) 允許某人某物進(jìn)入; 讓......進(jìn)入：1) Children are not admitted. (兒童免進(jìn)。) Only one hundred boys are admitted to the school the school every year. (這所學(xué)校每年只收100名男生。) admit (=acknowledge; confess) 承認(rèn), 供認(rèn)：1) We have to admit that he is a highly competent man. (我們不得不承認(rèn)他是一位能力很強(qiáng)的人。) 2) The thief admitted his crime. 3) She admitted having read the letter, 4) I admit breaking the window. 注意admit后可接動名詞的一般式或完成式。5) We must admit the task to be difficult。注意admit也可以接復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)。allow和permit后均可接sb. to do sth., 故不合本題題意。approve sth. 批準(zhǔn); approve of doing sth. (=think well of) 贊成, 贊許：1) I am afraid they won't approve of your going there. (恐怕他們不會贊成你去那里的。) 2) I don't approve of your way of looking at things. (我不贊同你看待事情的方法。)

　　30. Although he doesn't like that law, he will _____ with it.

　　 A. confine    B. conform    C. comply    D. contend

　　 [答案] C. comply    [注釋] comply with 遵守。

　　31. Motorists _____ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.

　　 A. convicted    B. arrested    C. charged    D. judged

　　[答案] A. convicted.

　　[注釋]be convicted to 被判有...... (罪) ：He was convicted of murder. (他被法院判有謀殺罪。)

　　32. The reason why he adapted to the new situations quickly is that he has a _____ attitude.

　　A. changeable  B. alternate  C. movable  D. flexible

　　[答案] D. flexible.

　　[注釋] flexible 靈活的, 可變通的; We need a foreign policy that is more flexible.

　　33. Will all those _____ the proposal raise their hands?

　　   A. in relation to    B. in excess of

　　   C. in contrast to    D. in favor of

　　[答案] D. in favor of.

　　[注釋] in favor of 贊成。in excess of 超過。in relation to 關(guān)系到。in contrast to 與......相對照。例如：

　　1) Everyone in the class voted in favor of the party. (=All of the children voted to have a party.)

　　2) We got $5000 in excess of the fixed sum. (我們盯定額多收入5000美元。)3) This appears small in contrast to (with) that. (這個同那個對比起來顯得小了。)4) I have a lot to say in relation to that affair. (我對那件事有許多話要說。)

　　5) We must plan in (with) relation to the future. (我們定計(jì)劃時要考慮到將來。)

　　本題譯文：請所有贊成此項(xiàng)建議的人舉手。

　　34. An early typewriter produced letters quickly and neatly; the typist, _____ couldn't see his work on his machine.

　　A. however    B. therefore    C. yet    D. although

　　[答案] A. however.

　　[注釋] however 然而。

　　本題譯文：早期的打字機(jī)打起字來又快又整齊, 然而打字員不能看著機(jī)器鍵盤打字。

　　35. We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly ------ what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.

　　A. benefits    B. guides    C. affects    D. effects

　　[答案] C. affects.

　　[注釋] affect (=have an influence or effect on) 影響：The climate affected his health. (氣候影響[損害]了他的健康。)

　　[注意]affect vt. 影響。effect n. (=influent) 影響, 作用：Some films have a misleading effect on children. effect vt. (=bring about) 實(shí)行, 進(jìn)行, 產(chǎn)生......后果:1) I will effect my purpose: no-one shall stop me! 2) We hope to effect an improvement. (我們希望能引起改進(jìn)。)

　　注意兩個常用的習(xí)語:1) to that effect 那個意思的 (話) ：She said she hated spinach, or words to that effect. (她說她不喜歡吃菠菜或那個意思的話。) 2) to the effect that... 意思時說, 表示下述意思：I said a few words the effect that all he had told us was already well known. (我說了幾句話, 意思是說他告訴我們的一切都已眾所周知。)

　　36. I can meet you at eight o'clock; _____ you can call for me.

　　   A. incidentally     B. actually

　　   C. alternatively    D. accordingly

　　[答案] C. alternatively

　　[注釋]alternatively (=as an alternative) 作為一個替代辦法：If however is used, but is not needed; or alternatively omit however. (如果使用however,就不需要but;或者作為一個替代辦法省去however。)

　　[注意]alternately 和 alternatively的區(qū)別:alternately (交替地) ：At a Chinese dinner, the guests and the hosts sit alternately at a round table.

　　37. He has the _____ of an athlete: he really goes all out to win.

　　A. instants B. instances C. instincts  D. intelligences

　　[答案] C. instincts.

　　[注釋] instinct 天生的本領(lǐng)。instant n. 瞬間, 時刻; adj. 立即的, 直接的。如：instant coffee 速溶咖啡; instant food (s) 方便食品。例如：Spaceships are stocked with a variety of instant foods. (宇宙飛船上備有各種個樣的方便食品。)

　　38. A university is an educational institution which _____ degrees and carries out research.

　　   A. rewards    B. awards    C. grants    D. presents

　　[答案] B. awards.

　　[注釋]awards sb. sth. 授于某人某物。如：They awarded John the first prize. (他們授于約翰一等獎。)

　　對比：reward sb with sth. 以某物酬謝某人, 須加介詞with; They rewarded the boy with $5 for bringing back the lost dog. (他們給這男孩5美元酬謝他把丟失的狗找回來。) grant (=consent to give or allow what is asked for) 同意 (給予) , 答應(yīng) (請求) ：The firm granted him a pension. (公司同意給予他退休金。) present sb. with sth. 贈送：Our class presented the school with a picture. (我們班給學(xué)校送了一幅畫。) present 頒發(fā), 呈遞：1) The principal will present the diplomas. (校長將頒發(fā)文憑。) 2) We shall present a complete report to the Annual Conference. (我們將向年會遞交一份全面的報(bào)告。)

　　本題句意是：大學(xué)是授予學(xué)位和進(jìn)行研究的教育機(jī)構(gòu)。可見, 本題應(yīng)選award.

　　39. The old lady can't hope to _____ her cold in a few days.

　　   A. get over    B. get off    C. hold back    D. hold up

　　[答案] A. get over   [注釋] 參閱III,55注釋。

　　40. Jim's plans to go to college _____ at the last moment.

　　A. fell out B. gave away  C. gave off    D. fell through

　　 [答案] D. fell through，未能實(shí)現(xiàn)      [注釋] 參閱III,49注釋。

　　41. The Department is also deeply _____ in various improvement schemes.

　　A. connected    B. included    C. involved    D. implied

　　[答案] C. involved.

　　[注釋]be involved in 參與。Be included in 包括在......中。

　　42. Keys should never be hidden around the house since thieves _____ know where to look.

　　A. virtually B. variously  C. unavoidably  D. invariably

　　[答案] D. invariably.

　　[注釋]invariably 總是, 不變地。Virtually 事實(shí)上, 實(shí)際上。unavoidably不可避免地。

　　43. The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.

　　A. close    B. short    C. narrow    D. fine

　　[答案] C. narrow.  [注釋]have a narrow escape 幸免遇難。

　　44. Do you mind if I _____ with my work while you are getting tea ready.

　　 A. get through  B. turn to  C. carry on D. come on

　　[答案] C. carry on.      [注釋]carry on 繼續(xù), 參看Ⅲ,28。

　　45. I left for the office earlier than usual this morning _____ traffic jam.

　　   A. in line with       B. in case of

　　   C. for the sake of    D. at the risk of

　　[答案] B. in case of.

　　[注釋] in case of 參看Ⅲ,94注釋。In line with (=in agreement with) 與......一致, 符合：His actions were not in line with his belief.本句中in line with...作表語。In line with history and social evolution socialism is inevitable.本句中in line with引導(dǎo)地短語作狀語, 意為“按照”。For the sake of 為了......起見。At the sake of冒......的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

　　46. The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.

　　A. popular B. well-known  C. favorable D. preferable

　　[答案] A. popular.

　　[注釋]popular 此處意為“ (=liked and admired) 受愛戴的, 有名聲或聲望的”。

　　47. It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public.

　　A. situation B. position  C. employment D. profession

　　[答案] B. position.

　　[注釋]position 此句中指“地位” (不可數(shù), 有時加不定冠詞), 如：1) She was a woman of high position. 2) a high (low) position society.

　　48. We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.

　　A. outcome    B. outset    C. income    D. output

　　[答案] B. outset.

　　[注釋] outset 開端, 開始, from the very outset (從一開始) 。outbreak爆發(fā), 發(fā)生。outcome結(jié)局. income 收入。output 產(chǎn)量。

　　49. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat.

　　   A. loosing    B. losing    C. off    D. missing

　　[答案] D. missing.

　　[注釋]missing 缺少的; a book with some missing pages. (缺頁書) 。

　　50. Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should.

　　   A. bills    B. charges    C. prices    D. costs

　　[答案] B. charges.

　　[注釋]make charges for對......收 (費(fèi)) ; 索 (價(jià)) 。charge也可以用作動詞, 表示“收費(fèi), 索價(jià)”, 如：1) We don't charge anything for that. (對此我們不收費(fèi)。) 2) How much do you charge for a haircut? (理個發(fā)要收多少錢？)