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
[答案]d.scale.
[注释]scale在此题中意指“（实物与地图、图解等代表物间的）比例，比例尺”.be drawn to be standard scale of 1/100,000(按照十万分之一标准比例尺绘制)。
207.Our Party has always devoted great attention to raising the living_____of the working people.
A.cost B.situation C.level D.standard
[答案]D.standard.
[注释]living standard生活水准。
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
[答案]B.stated.
[注释]state此处意为“（=make sth.know,announce）宣布，通告，声明（口头的或书面的）”，如：It is stated that all the accident were killed.(据宣布，事故中全部人员无一幸免。)suggest建议，是表示欲望意义的动词，从句中要用虚拟语气（should+动词原形）。Note(=notice)“注意到”，如：It was noted that the temperature rose during this time.
209.The chances of discovering life on Neptune are about a million_____.
A.at one B.for one C.to one D.against one
[答案]c.the one.
[注释]a million to one百万分之一，意为“几乎没有什么可能”。
210.Everything he said then was_____by what happened later.
A.identified B.signified C.noticed D.verified
[答案]D.verified.
[注释]verify(=prove the truth of)证实，证明：1)It was easy to verify his statements.(很容易证实他说的话。)2)Later findings verified the scientist's theory(后来的各种发现证明这位科学家的理论是对的。)
identify识别，鉴别；signify表示，意味，要紧；有重要性：1)He signified that he agreed by nodding.(他点头表示同意。)2)Never mind,it doesn't signify.(没事儿，这无关紧要。)
