1、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

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

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

　　3、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

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

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

　　5、Everything he said then was _____ by what happened later.

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

　　參考答案&解析：

　　1、D. scale.　scale在此題中意指“(實物與地圖、圖解等代表物間的)比例，比例尺”.be drawn to be standard scale of 1/100,000(按照十萬分之一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)比例尺繪制)。

　　2、D. standard.　living standard生活水準(zhǔn)。

　　3、B. stated.　state此處意為“(=make sth. know, announce)宣布，通告，聲明(口頭的或書面的)”，如：It is stated that all the accident were killed.(據(jù)宣布，事故中全部人員無一幸免。)suggest建議，是表示欲望意義的動詞，從句中要用虛擬語氣(should +動詞原形)。Note(=notice)“注意到”，如：It was noted that the temperature rose during this time.

　　4、C. the one.　a million to one百萬分之一，意為“幾乎沒有什么可能”。

　　5、D. verified.　verify(=prove the truth of)證實，證明：1)It was easy to verify his statements.(很容易證實他說的話。) 2)Later findings verified the scientist's theory(后來的各種發(fā)現(xiàn)證明這位科學(xué)家的理論是對的。)identify識別，鑒別;signify表示，意味，要緊;有重要性：1)He signified that he agreed by nodding.(他點頭表示同意。) 2)Never mind, it doesn't signify.(沒事兒，這無關(guān)緊要。)