2011 届高考英语专题讲练单项选择经典四百题(三)(附详解)201. What makes the space sh uttle _____ 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 ...