2012高考英語復習：高考英語詞匯400題及詳解（二）

　　51. The workmen made so much _____ that Mrs. Walker had to spend three days cleaning up afterwards.

　　A. trouble    B. damage    C. mess    D. nuisance

　　[答案] C. mess.

　　[注釋]make mess弄得亂七八糟。Make a mess of“把......弄得亂七八糟”：He made a mess of his work. (他把他的工作搞得亂七八糟。

　　52. They have held several meetings to _____ next year's production plans.

　　A. set down    B. make out    C. work up    D. draw up [答案] D. draw up.

　　[注釋]參閱III,42。

　　本題譯文, 他們已開過幾次會議來起草明年得生產(chǎn)計劃。

　　53. How can we get this language point _____ to the students.

　　A. down    B. round    C. across    D. into

　　[答案] C. across.

　　[注釋]參閱III,64注釋。

　　本題譯文, 我們怎樣才能把這個語言點向?qū)W生講清楚？

　　54. This book gives a brief _____ of the history of the castle and details of the art collection in the main hall.

　　A. outline    B. reference    C. article    D. outlook

　　[答案] A. outline.

　　[注釋]outline 輪廓, 概要; give an outline of sth. 概要說明某事。

　　55. Dress warmly, _____ you'll catch cold.

　　A.on the contraryB.or rather C. or else  D. in no way

　　[答案] C. or else.

　　[注釋]or else (=otherwise; if not) 否則：Hurry up, or (else) you'll be late.

　　56. Kate's ambition to become a nurse _____ from a desire to help others.

　　A. prompted  B. promoted  C. programmed  D. proceeded

　　[答案] D. proceeded.

　　[注釋]proceed form (=arise form) 來自; 由......產(chǎn)生：1) Clouds of smoke proceeded form the chimney. (從煙囪里升起縷縷濃煙。) 2) This proceeded from ignorance. (這是出于無知。)

　　[注意] proceed 的其他用法： (=go on [to do sth.]; continue) 接著 (做某事) ; 繼續(xù)進行; 1) He proceeded to give me a vivid description of the mountainous scenery there. (他接著給我栩栩如生地描述那里的山區(qū)景色。) 2) 接介詞with; Now please proceed with your story. (現(xiàn)在請你接著將下去。) 3) 接介詞to: We will now proceed to the next business. (我們現(xiàn)在將接著干下面的一件事。) 4) 準備取得 (某種學位) ：He will proceed to the degree of M.A. this year. (他準備今年取得文科碩士學位。)

　　本題譯文：凱特想當護士的志向出自于幫助他人的愿望。

　　57. The island where these rare birds nest has been declared a _____.

　　A.observationB.reservationC. preservationD.conservation

　　[答案] D. conservation.

　　[注釋] conservation 保存(自然資源等) the conservation of soil and water 水土保持; the law of conservation of energy 能量守恒定律。observation觀察; reservation (旅館房間、戲院座位等的) 預定; 保留 (意見) ; [美]保留地：1) Have you make your reservations? (你預定了沒有？) 2) I will accept the suggestion without reservation. (我將毫無保留地接受這項建議。) 3) The government has set apart Indian reservations. (政府已經(jīng)劃出印地安人保留地。) preservation保存 We must strive for the preservation of our natural resources. (我們必須努力保護自然資源)conservation, preservation, reservation從漢語概念出發(fā)時很容易混淆。Conservation是動詞conserve派生的名詞, 與原來動詞的意義相同, 表示"保持、保存”時, 強調(diào)“珍惜、節(jié)用。 Preservation是動詞preserve派生的名詞, 強調(diào)“收藏、保存”使之完好無損或質(zhì)量不變; 常與食品、博物館收藏的展品等詞搭配。Reservation主要指意見、看法等的“保留”; 作“保留地”解時, 尤指美國印地安人保留地或澳大利亞土著民族保留地。本題指自然生態(tài)的保持, 用conservation最切題。

　　本題譯文：這個珍禽巢居的島已宣布為自然保護區(qū)。

　　58. Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister _____ charge of the house.

　　A. take    B. hold    C. make    D. get

　　[答案] A. take.

　　[注釋]take charge of (=to be or become responsible for sb. or sth.) 負責、掌管、看管; He took charge of the department (or the children)

　　59. The child enjoyed _____ up the wooden bricks then knocking them down.

　　A. adding    B. pushing    C. piling    D. forming

　　[答案] C. piling.

　　[注釋] pile up (=lay in a pile or as if in a pile) 把......放成一堆, 堆積：pile up the books on the table (把書堆在桌子上) 。Pile up作不及物動詞用, 意為“積壓; (若干汽車) 相撞”：1) Perishable goods are piling up at the docks. (碼頭上易腐爛的貨物堆積如山。) 2) Several cars piled up after ignoring the fog warning on the motorway. (由于無視高速公路上的大霧警告, 有好幾輛汽車相撞。)

　　60. John was very upset because he was _____ by the police with breaking the law.

　　A. accused   B. arrested   C. sentenced   D.charged

　　[答案] D. charged.

　　[注釋]be charged with受指控犯有......; He was charged with murder. (他受指控犯有兇殺罪。)

　　61.It isn't quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting.

　　A. sure    B. right    C. exact    D. certain

　　[答案] D. certain.

　　[注釋]I am sure that +從句。He is sure to come. = He is certain to come.但在it作形式主語, that引導主語從句時, 主句中表語只能用certain, 不能用sure.

　　62. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.

　　A. opportunitiesB.realitiesC.necessitiesD. probabilities

　　[答案] A. opportunities.

　　[注釋]opportunity常指“ (難得的應抓住的) 機會”, 既可作可數(shù)名詞, 也可以作不可數(shù)名詞用, 如：I had few opportunities of meeting interesting people there. They had not much opportunity for hearing good music in the remote area.

　　63. The members of the club wouldn't run a _____ in entrusting（委托） the organization to an unreliable person.

　　A. danger    B. risk    C. hazard    D. chance

　　[答案] B. risk.

　　[注釋]run a risk (in) 冒險：You are running a big risk in trusting him.

　　本題譯文：俱樂部成員不愿冒險把這個組織委托給一個不可靠的人管理。

　　64. The meeting was _____ when the chairman fell ill.

　　A.put down  B.shut out   C.cut short    D.taken off

　　[答案] C. cut short.

　　[注釋]cut short (=interrupt) 打斷, 中斷：1) He made a suggestion, but I cut him short. (他提了個建議, 但我打斷了他。) 2) He cut short his tour and returned home. (他中斷旅行, 回家了。) shut off (=cut off, interrupt) 切斷, 中斷; 由指切斷供應等, 如：The water was shut off for several hours while the plumber repaired the pipes. Shut out (=keep out; exclude; prevent form entering) 把......關(guān)在外面, 排除, 不讓入內(nèi)：1) He shut the cat out. (他把貓關(guān)在外面。) 2) The law was designed to shut out immigrants. (這項法律旨在拒絕移民入竟。) 3) They shut out the dust by having double windows. (他們用雙層窗戶防塵。) 4) They begin to speak French, shutting out the boy from their conversation. (他們講起法語來, 使這個男孩無法參加他們的談話。)

　　65. John says that his present job does not provide him with enough _____ for his organizing ability.

　　A. scope    B. space    C. capacity    D. range

　　[答案] A. scope.

　　[注釋]本題中scope (=opportunity; outlet) 施展機會, 發(fā)展余地, 是不可數(shù)名詞, 如：Give someone scope to show his ability. Range意指“變動范圍; 視聽范圍; 理解范圍”, 如：the range of prices (價格變動范圍).

　　66. I just managed to _____ a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat.

　　A. snatch    B. scratch    C. scrape    D. scan

　　[答案] A. snatch.

　　[注釋] snatch的原義是“攫取; 抓住; 奪得”。本題中snatch意指“匆忙間設法得到”, 如：He snatched an hour of sleep. (他匆匆睡了一小時覺。) snatch a quick breath (匆忙猛吸了一口氣)。

　　67. My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very _____ about the food he eats.

　　A. special  B. peculiar  C. particular  D. unusual

　　[答案] C. particular.

　　[注釋]be particular about對......講究, 挑剔; She is very particular about what she wears. (她對她得穿著很講究。) Mr. Smith was quite particular about my work. (史密斯先生對工作十分挑剔。)

　　68. I don't think the charge for overhauling （大修）the equipment is excessive in _____ to its size.

　　A.correspondenceB.equationC.proportionD. dimension

　　[答案] C. proportion.

　　[注釋]in proportion to是固定搭配, 意為“與......成比例, 與.......相稱”。反義語：out of proportion不成比例,不相稱。本題稱。

　　本題譯文：我認為該設備的大修費并不過分, 是與它的大小相稱的。

　　69. Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.

　　A. swollen  B. raised  C. developed  D. increased

　　[答案] B. raised.

　　[注釋]raise (=lift up) one's voice提高嗓門, 高聲叫喊。Raise one's voice against sth. 意為“為抗議某事而大聲疾呼”, 如：As no one raised his voice against the plan, it was agreed on. (因為沒有人發(fā)表反對意見, 該計劃就一致通過了。) voice的常用習語有：the public voice (輿論) , under one's voice (小聲地) , with one voice (異口同聲地,一致地) ,lose one's voice (嗓子啞了, 說不出話來) , have no voice with (對某事無發(fā)言權(quán))。

　　70. Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Mr. Johnson no longer felt _____ among the local people.

　　   A. out of order      B. out of place

　　   C. out of control    D. out of the question

　　[答案] B. out of place.

　　[注釋]out of place (=in the wrong place or at the wrong time; not suitable; improper) (作表語用) 不適宜, 不得體：1) Joan was the only girl who wore a formal at the party, and she felt out of place. (=She felt embarrassed because her dress was not suitable for the party.) 2) It was out of place for Russell to laugh at the old lady. (=It was not proper; she should not have done it.) 此外,out of place (=not in the right usual place or position) (作狀語用) 不在原來通常的地方：Helen fell and knocked one of her teeth out of place. Out of order 發(fā)生故障; 失調(diào)。Out of control 失去控制。Out of the question 不可能的。

　　71. He stopped his ears with his hands to _____ the terrible noise.

　　A. show off    B. cut out    C. keep from    D. shut out

　　[答案] D. shut out.

　　[注釋]shut out排除。參看IV.64。show off炫耀; cut out刪掉; keep from; 1) 隱瞞; She kept the truth from me. (她向我隱瞞真相。) 2) 不沾, 避開; He keeps from alcohol. (他滴酒不沾。) 3) 使不做某事：She kept herself from laughing. (她沒有笑出來。)

　　72. My house is the only brick one on the street. It _____ and you can't miss it.

　　A. stands up  B. looks out  C. sticks out  D. wipes out

　　[答案] C. stick out.

　　[注釋]stick out (=protrude, project) 伸出, 突出; 顯露, 顯眼：1) The doctor asked him to stick his tongue out. 2) Spelling mistakes stick out in this composition. (這篇作文中拼寫錯誤很顯眼。) stick out (=endure to the end) 堅持到底; If you can stick out a bit longer ,everything will be all right. (假如你能在堅持一下, 一切都會好起來。)

　　wipe out 擦去, 消滅, 參看III.193.注釋.

　　73. After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theater.

　　A. poured    B. melted    C. drew    D. dismissed

　　[答案] A. poured.

　　[注釋]pour 此處意為：涌出, 涌來, 如：People poured out to the rally. (人們踴躍參加群眾大會。)

　　74. Although it is not our normal _____ to give credit, this time I think we should consider the matter more closely.

　　A. state    B. intention    C. occasion    D. practice

　　[答案] D. practice.

　　[注釋]practice (=way of doing sth. That is common or habitual; sth. done regularly) 做法, 慣例 ：It is my practice always to rise early. To give credit 讓賒欠：No credit is given at this shop. (這家商店概不賒欠。)

　　75. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in _____.

　　A. news    B. print    C. publication    D. press

　　[答案] B. print.

　　[注釋]in print是習語, 意指“印出來, 發(fā)表出來”, 如：She finally saw her novel in print. (她終于看到他的小說出版了。) in print 的另一個意思是“在印行, 還在發(fā)行”, 如：This book is still in print. (這本書還在發(fā)行, 可以買到) 反義詞是out of print , 意指“不在印行, 買不到了。”如：The book you speak of is out of print. (你說到的那本書已不在發(fā)行了。)