全国通用2010年高考二轮总复习重点词汇讲解及练习三百六十题（下）

No one imagined that the apparently _____ businessman was really a criminal.

At first the institute refused to purchase the telescope, but this decision was _____ revised.

The speaker _____ several other subjects in the course of his talk but mostly kept himself to the main topic.

Comrade Li Dazhao, _____ librarian of Beijing University, was one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party.

Alice was very sorry to hear that her grandmother had _____ two days before.

What makes the space shuttle _____ is that it takes off like a rocket but lands like an airplane.

People cannot but feel _____, for they simply cannot understand how he could have made such a stupid mistake.

When a space shuttle has accomplished its _____, it can be ready for another trip in about two weeks.

He's the kind of man who is fond of _____ compliments to other men's wives.

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

. The map was drawn to the standard _____ of 1/100,000, so there was not much detail.

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

It was _____ by the railway board that the cost of rail fares would be increased by ten percent.

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

Everything he said then was _____ by what happened later.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The branches could hardly _____ the weight of the fruit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trains stop here in order to _____ passengers only.

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

It is not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the population is widely _____.

There are usually at least two _____ of looking at every question.

He left in such a hurry that I _____ had time to thank him.

As more and more cars are produced and used, so the _____ from their exhaust-pipes contains an even larger volume of poisonous gas.

The book seems to have been _____ from various books and articles.

We had a marvelous holiday: only the last two days were slightly _____ by the weather.

I could tell he was surprised from the _____ on his face.

I'd like to take _____ of this opportunity to thank you all for your cooperation.

. If you ever have the _____ to go abroad to work, you should take it.

Scientists think they have _____ in their attempt to find the causes of some major dieases.

His test results are not very _____. He does well one week and badly the next.

The new safety regulations were agreed on after _____ with the work-force.

The room was so quiet that she could hear the _____ of her heart.

During World War II Malta managed to _____ most of Italian and German bombers by throwing up an effective anti-aircraft screen.

I think we should let Maria go camping with her boyfriend. _____, she's a big girl now.

Jim's close _____ to his brother made people mistake them for one another.

It has been decided that this company has the _____ right to print Mr. Smith's novels.

. He has recently _____ chess to provide himself with some relaxation.

What a terrible experience! _____ , you are safe, that's the main thing.

John always tries to _____ people who are useful to him professionally.
A. develop B. provoke C. correspond  D. cultivate
[答案]D. cultivate.
[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。

The family is a cooperative enterprise for which it is difficult to _____ rules, because each family needs to work out its own ways to deal with its own problems.

After a short holiday, he _____ himself once more to his studies.

She felt _____ of having asked such a silly question when the audience couldn't help laughing.

The driver can adjust the heating in winter and the air conditioning in summer to suit his own _____.

. There is not much time left; So I'll tell you about it _____.

She got married although her parents had not given her their _____.

The rain was heavy and _____ the land was flooded.

Magnificent views over the countryside have often _____ people to write poems.

. From the cheers and shouts of _____, I gathered that he was winning the race.

She once again went through her composition carefully to _____ all spelling mistakes from it.

When the little child caught sight of the young woman _____ in white he started brawling immediately.

Some areas, _____ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.

. Many university courses are not really _____ to the needs of students or their future employers.

If we can _____ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right.

Be careful how you _____ that jug, it will break very easily.

We suddenly saw the bus about to leave and had to run _____ to catch it.

He hated the war so much that he decided to leave the army _____.

This year the farmers were just able to gather in the _____ before the fine weather came to an end.

A successful scientist needs _____ if he wants to make hypothesis (假设) of how processes work and how events take place.

Tell your brother to come _____, because it's going to rain in a minute or two.

It was with great delight that I read in your February _____ the letter to the Editor written by Prof. Johnson.

What I'm telling you is strictly _____. Do not let anyone know of it.

The author had qualified as a doctor but later gave up the _____ of medicine for full-time writing.

Julie is one of those women who always _____ the latest fashions.

. Having made his first film earlier this year, he is _____ starting in a new one.

My house is very _____ for getting to work as it is only a few minutes from the station.

When college students _____ future employment, they often think of status, income, and prestige.

Alice _____ her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with them.

Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to _____ him in his work.

She chose cushions of a color which would _____ her carpet.

We finally managed to _____ the committee's approval of our plans.

I have such a bad cold that I have lost all _____ of smell.

She is so _____ that she cried for days when her pet rabbit died.

The lorry driver was badly _____ when his lorry crashed into a wall.

I caught a _____ of the car before it disappeared around the bend.

The car salesman took the customer for a driver in the new model in order to _____ its improved features.

The rainbow _____ as the sun came fully out from behind the clouds.

All too _____ it was time to go back to school after the glorious summer holidays.

Deserts, dry areas with _____ no vegetation, cover more than one-third of the Earth's land surface.

After dinner the minister made a short _____ to the guests.

When there's doubt the examiner's decision is _____.

Busy and successful as he was, the novelist was willing to _____ any promising young man and give him all the help he could.

He did not find a job yet because he had no _____ to men who could help him.

. The old man got into the _____ of storing money under the bed.

The beauty of the place is more than I can describe. I am sure whoever sees it will _____ its charm.