2012高考英语复习：高考英语词汇400题及详解（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.

　　[注释] 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. (在边远地区没有大夫。) 2) There tickets are available for on month. (这些票有效期一个月。)

　　acceptable 可以接受的：None of the suggestions was acceptable. advisable 明智的, 可取的, 适当的：I think it advisable that he be assigned to the job. (我认为指派他干这项工作是可取的。) adaptable 能适应的：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.

　　[注释] cut down 参阅III,38注释。

　　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

　　[注释] receive 收到, 接到, 指“收, 接”这一动作; 而accept 是经过考虑“接受”下来, 表示当事人的态度, 如：I received the present, but I did not accept it. (我收到了这件礼物, 但我没有接受。)

　　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.

　　[注释] admit sb. to (=allow sb. or sth. to enter; let in) 允许某人某物进入; 让......进入：1) Children are not admitted. (儿童免进。) Only one hundred boys are admitted to the school the school every year. (这所学校每年只收100名男生。) admit (=acknowledge; confess) 承认, 供认：1) We have to admit that he is a highly competent man. (我们不得不承认他是一位能力很强的人。) 2) The thief admitted his crime. 3) She admitted having read the letter, 4) I admit breaking the window. 注意admit后可接动名词的一般式或完成式。5) We must admit the task to be difficult。注意admit也可以接复合结构。allow和permit后均可接sb. to do sth., 故不合本题题意。approve sth. 批准; approve of doing sth. (=think well of) 赞成, 赞许：1) I am afraid they won't approve of your going there. (恐怕他们不会赞成你去那里的。) 2) I don't approve of your way of looking at things. (我不赞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    [注释] 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.

　　[注释]be convicted to 被判有...... (罪) ：He was convicted of murder. (他被法院判有谋杀罪。)

　　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.

　　[注释] flexible 灵活的, 可变通的; 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.

　　[注释] in favor of 赞成。in excess of 超过。in relation to 关系到。in contrast to 与......相对照。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. (我们盯定额多收入5000美元。)3) This appears small in contrast to (with) that. (这个同那个对比起来显得小了。)4) I have a lot to say in relation to that affair. (我对那件事有许多话要说。)

　　5) We must plan in (with) relation to the future. (我们定计划时要考虑到将来。)

　　本题译文：请所有赞成此项建议的人举手。

　　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.

　　[注释] however 然而。

　　本题译文：早期的打字机打起字来又快又整齐, 然而打字员不能看着机器键盘打字。

　　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.

　　[注释] affect (=have an influence or effect on) 影响：The climate affected his health. (气候影响[损害]了他的健康。)

　　[注意]affect vt. 影响。effect n. (=influent) 影响, 作用：Some films have a misleading effect on children. effect vt. (=bring about) 实行, 进行, 产生......后果:1) I will effect my purpose: no-one shall stop me! 2) We hope to effect an improvement. (我们希望能引起改进。)

　　注意两个常用的习语:1) to that effect 那个意思的 (话) ：She said she hated spinach, or words to that effect. (她说她不喜欢吃菠菜或那个意思的话。) 2) to the effect that... 意思时说, 表示下述意思：I said a few words the effect that all he had told us was already well known. (我说了几句话, 意思是说他告诉我们的一切都已众所周知。)

　　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

　　[注释]alternatively (=as an alternative) 作为一个替代办法：If however is used, but is not needed; or alternatively omit however. (如果使用however,就不需要but;或者作为一个替代办法省去however。)

　　[注意]alternately 和 alternatively的区别: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.

　　[注释] instinct 天生的本领。instant n. 瞬间, 时刻; 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. (宇宙飞船上备有各种个样的方便食品。)

　　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.

　　[注释]awards sb. sth. 授于某人某物。如：They awarded John the first prize. (他们授于约翰一等奖。)

　　对比：reward sb with sth. 以某物酬谢某人, 须加介词with; They rewarded the boy with $5 for bringing back the lost dog. (他们给这男孩5美元酬谢他把丢失的狗找回来。) grant (=consent to give or allow what is asked for) 同意 (给予) , 答应 (请求) ：The firm granted him a pension. (公司同意给予他退休金。) present sb. with sth. 赠送：Our class presented the school with a picture. (我们班给学校送了一幅画。) present 颁发, 呈递：1) The principal will present the diplomas. (校长将颁发文凭。) 2) We shall present a complete report to the Annual Conference. (我们将向年会递交一份全面的报告。)

　　本题句意是：大学是授予学位和进行研究的教育机构。可见, 本题应选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   [注释] 参阅III,55注释。

　　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，未能实现      [注释] 参阅III,49注释。

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

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

　　[答案] C. involved.

　　[注释]be involved in 参与。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.

　　[注释]invariably 总是, 不变地。Virtually 事实上, 实际上。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.  [注释]have a narrow escape 幸免遇难。

　　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.      [注释]carry on 继续, 参看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.

　　[注释] in case of 参看Ⅲ,94注释。In line with (=in agreement with) 与......一致, 符合：His actions were not in line with his belief.本句中in line with...作表语。In line with history and social evolution socialism is inevitable.本句中in line with引导地短语作状语, 意为“按照”。For the sake of 为了......起见。At the sake of冒......的风险。

　　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.

　　[注释]popular 此处意为“ (=liked and admired) 受爱戴的, 有名声或声望的”。

　　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.

　　[注释]position 此句中指“地位” (不可数, 有时加不定冠词), 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.

　　[注释] outset 开端, 开始, from the very outset (从一开始) 。outbreak爆发, 发生。outcome结局. income 收入。output 产量。

　　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.

　　[注释]missing 缺少的; a book with some missing pages. (缺页书) 。

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

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

　　[答案] B. charges.

　　[注释]make charges for对......收 (费) ; 索 (价) 。charge也可以用作动词, 表示“收费, 索价”, 如：1) We don't charge anything for that. (对此我们不收费。) 2) How much do you charge for a haircut? (理个发要收多少钱？)