1. 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. unique.

[注釋]unique(=being the only one of its type)同類事物中獨一無二的。如：This stamp is unique; all others like it have been lost or destroyed.

2. 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. 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，因為他們簡直不能理解，他怎么能犯這樣愚蠢的錯誤。

3. 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完成一項歷史使命。

venture冒險；常指商業(yè)上的冒險投機。例如：
He declined the business venture.

commission委任；代理；傭金。He often goes beyond his commission.(他時常越權(quán)。)

responsibility責任。
本題譯文：當航天飛機完成了它的使命，它能在大約兩周內(nèi)做好準備再次航行。

4. 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。

5. 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.

[注釋]in safety安全地。從邏輯上看，其他選擇均不切題。

6. 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(按照十萬分之一標準比例尺繪制)。

7. 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.

[注釋]living standard生活水準。

8. 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.

9. 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. the one.

[注釋]a million to one百萬分之一，意為“幾乎沒有什么可能”。

10. 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，證明：
1)It was easy to verify his statements.(很容易證實他說的話。)
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.(他點頭表示同意。)
2)Never mind, it doesn't signify.(沒事兒，這無關(guān)緊要。)