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1、备战高考英2备战2012高考英语：高频词汇400题及详解注释（六） 251. It is not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the population is widely _.A. scattered B. dismissed C. separated D. spread答案A. scattered.注释scattered是scatter的过去分词，也可作形容词用，（=lying in different directions; not situated together, wide apart）分散的，散布在

2、各处的。Separate分开的，spread传播；摊开，dismiss解雇。252. There are usually at least two _ of looking at every question.A. ways B. directions C. views D. opinions答案A. ways.注释two ways of looking at every questions意指“观察每个问题的两个方面”。253. He left in such a hurry that I _ had time to thank him.A. almost B. even C. nearly

3、 D. scarcely答案D. scarcely.注释scarcely(=hardly, not quite, almost not)几乎没有。Scarcely是否定副词，类似的有：hardly, barely, rarely, seldom, little等。研究生入学考试中经常测试这类否定副词的用法。254. As more and more cars are produced and used, so the _ from their exhaust-pipes contains an even larger volume of poisonous gas.A. exposure B.

4、 distribution C. expansion D. emission答案D. emission.注释emission散发物，发射。exposure(to)暴露于：They believe that their health problems are the result of years of exposure to fine cotton dust.(他们认为，他们的健康问题是多年来暴露于棉花粉尘所致。)expansion膨胀，扩大；Heat causes the expansion of gas.本题译文：正如汽车的生产和使用越来越多一样，汽车的排气管的散发物内所含的有毒气体量也在

5、增加。255. The book seems to have been _ from various books and articles. A. pieced together B. taken off C. broken away D. pulled out答案A. pieced together.注释piece together拼合，拼凑；take off起飞；break away from脱离；pull out拔出；驶出；（车）减速。256. We had a marvelous holiday: only the last two days were slightly _ by th

6、e weather. A. damaged B. hurt C. ruined D. spoiled答案D. spoiled.注释spoiled使.扫兴: A shower of rain spoiled our days outing.257. I could tell he was surprised from the _ on his face.A. appearance B. view C. sight D. expression答案D. expression.注释expression此处意指“表情”。Appearance表示人的“仪表，外表”。258. Id like to take

7、 _ of this opportunity to thank you all for your cooperation.A. profit B. benefit C. advantage D. interests答案C. advantage.注释take advantage of(=make use of sth. for ones own benefit)利用：take advantage of my ignorance(利用我的无知)。259. If you ever have the _ to go abroad to work, you should take it.A. possi

8、bility B. offer C. luck D. chance答案D. chance.注释chance(偶然的)机会。Have与the(或 a) possibility不能搭配；常用There is a possibility for sb. to do sth.表示客观存在的“可能性”。260. Scientists think they have _ in their attempt to find the causes of some major dieases. A. broken through B. worked out C. fallen out D. got round答案

9、A. broken through.注释break through(=be successful after overcoming a difficulty)突破；取得重大成果：Scientists hope to break through soon in their fight against heart disease.(科学家希望在与心脏病斗争中很快取得重大成果。)本题译文：科学家认为他们在探索某些重要疾病的病因中已取得重大突破。261. His test results are not very _. He does well one week and badly the next.

10、A. invariable B. consequent C. continuous D. consistent答案D. consistent.注释consistent 1)始终如一，前后一致：He is not consistent in his statements.(他的话并不前后一致。) 2)与.一致：The story is not consistent with the facts. What you say is not consistent with what you do.262. The new safety regulations were agreed on after

11、_ with the work-force. A. conference B. participation C. intervention D. consultation答案D. consultation.注释consultation商议：hold a consultation with sb. about sth.（与某人商谈某事）。conference讨论会；participation参加，参与；intervention干预，干涉。263. The room was so quiet that she could hear the _ of her heart.A. hitting B.

12、beating C. tapping D. knocking答案B. beating.注释beating 此处是动名词，指“（心）跳”：Her heart was beating furiously.264. During World War II Malta managed to _ most of Italian and German bombers by throwing up an effective anti-aircraft screen.A. put out B. shut out C. come across D. get across答案B. shut out.注释shut

13、out(=prevent from coming in; block)排除，排斥：They shut out our dust by having double windows.(他们用双层窗户防尘。)put out扑灭；get across越过；使人了解；come across偶然遇到。本题译文：第二次世界大战中，马耳他建立了有效的防空屏障以防止意大利和德国的轰炸机侵入。265. I think we should let Maria go camping with her boyfriend. _, shes a big girl now.A. Above all B. After all

14、 C. First of all D. For all答案B. After all.注释after all毕竟。“for all + 名词”意为“尽管”: For all his wealth, he was unhappy.(尽管他富有，但他并不幸福。)266. Jims close _ to his brother made people mistake them for one another.A. confusion B. similarity C. resemblanceD. imitation答案C. resemblance.注释resemblance n. 像（to）。 rese

15、mble(vt.)像; She resembles her mother.(=She takes after her mother.)imitation模仿；仿效；confusion混乱，混淆；similarity相似性。267. It has been decided that this company has the _ right to print Mr. Smiths novels.A.eventual B.versatile C.extensive D.exclusive答案D. exclusive.注释exclusive(=reserved to the person(s) con

16、cerned)独有的；This bathroom is for the presidents exclusive use.eventual最终的；versatile通用的，万用的；extensive广泛的。268. He has recently _ chess to provide himself with some relaxation.A. taken on B. taken up C. held on D. held up答案B. taken up.注释take up开始从事。take on参阅，162,171注释。hold on, hold up参阅，162,171注释。269. W

17、hat a terrible experience! _ , you are safe, thats the main thing.A. Somehow B. Anyhow C. Somewhat D. Anywhere答案B. Anyhow.注释anyhow(at= any rate; in any case)无论如何，不管怎样。270. John always tries to _ people who are useful to him professionally.A. develop B. provoke C. correspond D. cultivate答案D. cultivat

18、e.注释cultivate sb.结识（有地位的人），培养与.的友谊：He always tries to cultivate rich and famous people.(他总是极力结识有钱的知名人士。)本题译文：约翰总是力图结识在职业方面对他有用的人。271. Although he hasnt any formal qualifications, Betas _ to do well for himself.A. managed B. succeeded C. arranged D. convinced答案a. managed.注释manage to do sth.(=succeed

19、in doing sth.)设法做成某事：1)He managed to escape to South America.(他设法逃到了南美。) 2)We managed to get what we wanted, anyhow.(我们反正设法得到了需要的东西。) 3)Do you suppose you can manage to get me a passport?(你能设法给我弄到一份护照吗？)本题译文：虽然他没有正式的资力，但他收入很多。Do well for oneself吃香，收入多，改善自己的社会地位。272. The family is a cooperative enter

20、prise for which it is difficult to _ rules, because each family needs to work out its own ways to deal with its own problems.A. set up B. put down C. keep up D. lay down答案D. lay down.注释lay down制定。参阅，97注释。273. After a short holiday, he _ himself once more to his studies.A. applied B. converted C. eng

21、aged D. exerted答案A. applied.注释apply oneself to“致力于”。Apply ones mind to(专心于)。Apply to sb. for aid(向某人求援)。Apply a theory to practice(把理论应用于实践)。274. She felt _ of having asked such a silly question when the audience couldnt help laughing.A. guilty B. crazy C. miserable D. ashamed答案D. ashamed.注释 be asha

22、med of因.感到羞耻，惭愧：1)He is ashamed of what he was done.2)She felt ashamed of having done so little.(=She felt ashamed that she had done so little.) 3)John was ashamed to ask for help.(他不好意思向人求助。) 4)Jim was ashamed to have troubled me with so many questions.Be guilty of犯有.罪，过失：1)He was found guilty. 2)I

23、 am not guilty of this crime.275. The driver can adjust the heating in winter and the air conditioning in summer to suit his own _.A. leisure B. preference C. convenience D. selection答案B. preference.注释preference偏爱，更加喜欢：My preference is for beef rather than for lamb.(我更喜欢牛肉面不是羊肉。)276. There is not mu

24、ch time left; So Ill tell you about it _.A. in detail B. in brief C. in short D. in all答案B. in brief.注释in brief(=in a few words)简短地（作状语）,例如：He told me in brief what had happened.（他简短地向我讲了已发生地事情。）此处in brief等于briefly。此处，in brief(=in a word, in short)简言之（作插入语）1)It is a long letter, but in brief, he say

25、s No.(这是一封长信，但简言之，他说“不”。) 2)John is smart, polite, and well-behaved. In brief, he is admirable.此句中in brief意为in a word 或in short. in short作插入语，其意思是in a word(总之)。In detail详细地。In all总计，总共：There are 20 in all.277. She got married although her parents had not given her their _.A. allowance B. consent C.

26、permit D. appreciation答案B. consent.注释consent n. 同意，赞成；consent (to) vi.同意，如：consent to a plan(同意一项计划)。allowance津贴。permit执照，许可证。278. The rain was heavy and _ the land was flooded. A. consequently B. constantly C. continuously D. consistently答案A. consequently.注释consequently (as a result)因而，所以。279. Magn

27、ificent views over the countryside have often _ people to write poems.A. convinced B. inspired C. induced D. attracted答案B. inspired.注释inspired鼓舞，激励，产生：1)His speech inspired us to try again. 2)He inspired confidence in me.(他使我产生信心。) 3)The good news inspired us with hope.(这个好消息使我们产生希望。)280. From the c

28、heers and shouts of _, I gathered that he was winning the race.A. stimulus B. urgency C. encouragement D. promotion答案C. encouragement.注释encouragement鼓励，支持：shouts of encouragement(鼓励的欢呼声)。本题译文：从欢呼声和鼓励声中，我猜想他正在赢得这场竞赛。281. She once again went through her composition carefully to _ all spelling mistakes

29、 from it.A.withdraw B.abandon C.diminish D.eliminate答案D. eliminate.注释eliminate(=get rid of, do away with)消除，排除，淘汰：1) Can the government eliminate poverty?（政府能否消除贫困？） 2)eliminate slang words form an essay(从文章中去掉俚语词)。282. When the little child caught sight of the young woman _ in white he started braw

30、ling immediately.A. dressed B. wearing C. worn D. putting on答案A. dressed.注释be dressed in 穿这.衣服。Wear意为“穿着”是及物动词，语法结构上与本题不符。Put on穿上，强调的动作。283. Some areas, _ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.A. due to B. but for C. in spite of D.with relation to答案A. due to.注释due to由于。有些语言专家认为due t

31、o引导的短语，在句中只能作表语，如：1)His absence was due to the storm. 2)The delay was due to heavy traffic. 3)This accident was due to his carelessness.但现代英语里due to引导的短语可以作状语用，如：He failed due to carelessness. Due to heavy traffic, he was late for an hour or so.284. Many university courses are not really _ to the needs of students or their future employers.A.associated B. relative C. geared D. suff