2011高考英语多项选择题经典400题(附详解)

　　201. 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

　　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

　　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

　　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

　　205. Radar enables the pilot of an airliner to take off, fly and land in _____.

　　A. danger B. comfort C. continuity D. safety

　　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

　　207. Our Party has always devoted great attention to raising the living _____ of the working people.

　　A. cost B. situation C. level D. standard

　　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

　　209. The chances of discovering life on Neptune are about a million _____.

　　A. at one B. for one C. to one D. against one

　　210. Everything he said then was _____ by what happened later.

　　A. identified B. signified C. noticed D. verified

　　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

　　212. It was clear that the small grocer was _____ people he owed money to.

　　A. at the expense of B. at the risk of C. in the way of D. at the mercy of

　　213. I _____ her not to walk on the thin ice but she would not listen to me.

　　A. warned B. persuaded C. suggested D. noticed

　　214. When products made in factories _____, they are thrown away as garbage.

　　A. come to an end B. are put to use C. are used up D. wear out

　　215. She is making herself ill with _____ over her son's future.

　　A. trouble B. annoyance C. disgust D. worry

　　216. The microphone enabled them to keep in touch, in other words, it made it _____ for them to contact each other.

　　A. likely B. capable C. possible D. probable

　　217. They did not find _____ to prepare for the worst conditions they might meet.

　　A. worth their while B. it worthwhile C. it worth D. it worthy

　　218. In spite of the thunderstorm, the children slept _____ all night.

　　A. densely B. soundly C. loudly D. noisily

　　219. John _____ knowledge of radio just by staying around the radio station.

　　A. caught on B. worked up C. took up D. picked up

　　220. I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be _____ to it.

　　A. connected B. fastened C. bound D. stuck

　　221. Professor Jordon is well known for his _____ into the habits of the common housefly.

　　A. examination B. introduction C. research D. expression

　　222. The Prime Minister refused to comment on the rumor that he had planned to _____.

　　A. discharge B. dismiss C. resign D. resume

　　223. It was decided to _____ the search when there was no hope of finding the missing girl alive.

　　A. call off B. take up C. keep off D. ring up

　　224. He put in a special _____ for an extra day's holiday so that he could attend his daughter's wedding.

　　A. request B. demand C. inquiry D. proposal

　　225. She _____ the temptation to buy a coat she could not afford.

　　A.challenged B.obstructed C.contradicted D.resisted

　　226. Scientists have to work hard to keep _____ with modern discoveries and developments.

　　A. company B. track C. touch D. pace

　　227. He didn't _____ what I read because his mind was on something else.

　　A. hold on B. catch on C. take in D. get over

　　228. We made plans for a visit but _____ difficulties with the car prevented it.

　　A. consequent B. subordinate C. substantial D. subsequent

　　229. Arrogance and pride are similar in meaning, but there is _____ difference between them.

　　A. a submerged B. an indecisive C. an indistinct D. a subtle

　　230. This watch is _____ to all the other watches on the market.

　　A. superior B. advantageous C. super D. beneficial

　　231. The government has lost a great deal of _____ because of the large increase in food pries.

　　A. strength B. support C. agreement D. vote

　　232. The branches could hardly _____ the weight of the fruit.

　　A. retain B. maintain C. sustain D. remain

　　233. He thought this was the first pair of shoes that had fitted him _____.

　　A. perfectly B. justly C. fairly D. rightly

　　234. I feel sure that _____ qualification, ability and experience, you are abundantly suited to the position we have in mind.

　　A. in case of B. in terms of C. in the opinion of D. in the course of

　　235. So far as he could, John had always tried to _____ the example he saw in Lincoln.

　　A. live up to B. set forth C. call for D. cut out

　　236. It would be _____ a risk to let the child go to school by himself.

　　A. following B. passing C. running D. carrying

　　237. Children who are over-protected by their parents may become _____.

　　A. hurt B. spoiled C. damaged D. harmed

　　238. Paper making began in China and from there it _____ to North Africa and Europe.

　　A. sprang B. spilled C. carried D. spread

　　239. When the entire class worked together they finished the project _____.

　　A. in no way B. in no time C. on no account D. in no case

　　240. The _____ of his clothes indicated too clearly that he had been playing football.

　　A. state B. condition C. occasion D. situation

　　241. Circus tigers, although they have been tamed, can _____ attack their trainer.

　　A. unexpectedly B. deliberately C. reluctantly D. subsequently

　　242. Stressful environments lead to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eating habits, which _____ increase the risk of heart disease.

　　A. in turn B. in return C. by chance D. by turns

　　243. The patients believe that the doctor knows exactly how to put them _____.

　　A. correct B. perfect C. right D. well

　　244. They decided to leave the waiter a big _____ because the food and service had been excellent.

　　A. note B. reward C. tip D. gift

　　245. And you find that you're not to be _____ with a position of real responsibility.

　　A. offered B. trusted C. furnished D. retained

　　246. There was a good _____ of the countryside from the front of the bus.

　　A. sight B. view C. scene D. scenery

　　247. In aerospace devices the weight of the necessary power producing equipment is _____.

　　A. vital B. possible C. capable D. reliable

　　248. This album is _____ as it was the only one ever signed by the President.

　　A. unusual B. unique C. rare D. special

　　249. Trains stop here in order to _____ passengers only.

　　A. get off B. pick up C. pull up D. pull in

　　250. He _____ the place where he had been bitten by an insect.

　　A. snatched B. scratched C. squeezed D. stretched