211. The party, which had been greatly _____, was spoiled by the rude behavior of an uninvited guest.

　 A. looked forward to　　 B. looked up to

　 C. called forth　　　 　D. called for

[答案]A. looked forward to.

[注釋]Look forward to 期待，盼望。參閱Ⅲ.109.; call forth引起，喚起。參閱Ⅲ.29注釋。 Call for需要，參閱Ⅲ.26注釋。Look up to尊敬。

210. 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(shí)，證明：1)It was easy to verify his statements.(很容易證實(shí)他說(shuō)的話(huà)。) 2)Later findings verified the scientist's theory(后來(lái)的各種發(fā)現(xiàn)證明這位科學(xué)家的理論是對(duì)的。)

identify識(shí)別，鑒別；signify表示，意味，要緊；有重要性：1)He signified that he agreed by nodding.(他點(diǎn)頭表示同意。) 2)Never mind, it doesn't signify.(沒(méi)事兒，這無(wú)關(guān)緊要。)

209. 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(wàn)分之一，意為“幾乎沒(méi)有什么可能”。

208. 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(shū)面的)”，如：It is stated that all the accident were killed.(據(jù)宣布，事故中全部人員無(wú)一幸免。)suggest建議，是表示欲望意義的動(dòng)詞，從句中要用虛擬語(yǔ)氣(should +動(dòng)詞原形)。Note(=notice)“注意到”，如：It was noted that the temperature rose during this time.

207. 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(zhǔn)。

206. 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(shí)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(wàn)分之一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)比例尺繪制)。

205. 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。

204. 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。

203. 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(xiàng)歷史使命。Venture冒險(xiǎn)；常指商業(yè)上的冒險(xiǎn)投機(jī)。例如：He declined the business venture. Commission委任；代理；傭金。He often goes beyond his commission.(他時(shí)常越權(quán)。)responsibility責(zé)任。

本題譯文：當(dāng)航天飛機(jī)完成了它的使命，它能在大約兩周內(nèi)做好準(zhǔn)備再次航行。

202. 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?yàn)樗麄兒?jiǎn)直不能理解，他怎么能犯這樣愚蠢的錯(cuò)誤。