1.He didn't go into detail on the subject;he spoke ________ A.in common B.in particular C.in general D.in short 2.He does not ________ as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible. A.equal B.match C.qualify D.fit 3.He doesn't work but he gets a good ________ from his investments. A.wage B.income C.earning D.salary 4.He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ________ the consequences A.a(chǎn)nswer for B.run into C.a(chǎn)bide by D.step into 5.He felt rather ________ as he was the only person who wore sport-wear at the dinner party. A.suitable B.in the way C.improper D.by the way 6.He gave each servant a ________ present of a hundred dollars every Christmas. A.sufficient B.wonderful C.handsome D.considerable 7.He gave the best performance of his acting career in the ________ of Romeo. A.a(chǎn)ction B.role C.theme D.work 8.He grew very angry when he realized how he had been ________ out of his money. A.deceived B.robbed C.made D.tricked 9.He had ________ finding a good job after graduation because he failed in the College English Band-Four Exam when at the university. A.luck B.trouble C.opportunity D.misfortune 10.He had lost all ________ in his own ability to succeed. A.resolve B.reliance C.certainty D.faith 1.[答案]C [翻譯]對(duì)這問(wèn)題他沒(méi)有細(xì)說(shuō),只是一般性地談了談。 [分析] in general的意思是“一般地說(shuō),通常”;in common的意思是“共同,共用”;in particular的意思是“特別地,尤其”;in short的意思是“簡(jiǎn)而言之”。 2.[答案]C [翻譯]他還不具備當(dāng)英語(yǔ)老師的條件,因?yàn)樗陌l(fā)音太糟糕了。 [分析]qualify的意思是“勝任,具備合格條件”;equal作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),意思是“等于,比得上”;match的意思是“配得上,使相配”,fit 的意思是“適合,符合”。 3.[答案]B [翻譯]盡管他不工作,但是他的投資讓他收入頗豐。 [分析]income的意思是“收入,所得”;wage常常用于復(fù)數(shù)形式,意思是“工資,報(bào)酬”,多指工人按小時(shí)或天獲得的報(bào)酬;earning一般要用復(fù)數(shù)形式,意思是“掙得的錢(qián)”;salary的意思是“薪金,薪水”。 4.[答案]A [翻譯]他沒(méi)有執(zhí)行合同上的規(guī)定,現(xiàn)在他必須去承受后果。 [分析]answer for的意思是“對(duì)……負(fù)責(zé),為……擔(dān)保,為……的后果承擔(dān)責(zé)任”;run into 的意思是“相撞,遇上”;abide by 的意思是“遵守”;step into的意思是“進(jìn)入,走進(jìn)”。 5.[答案]C [翻譯]他是晚會(huì)上惟一穿著運(yùn)動(dòng)服的人,對(duì)此他感到很大合適。 [分析]improper的意思是“不適當(dāng)?shù),不合禮儀的”;suitable的意思是“適當(dāng)?shù)模嗯涞摹;in the way 的意思是“擋道”;by the way 的意思是“順便說(shuō),在途中”。 6.[答案]C [翻譯]每年的圣誕節(jié)他都給每個(gè)仆人一百美元的豐厚禮物。 [分析]handsome 的原意是指“(男子)英俊的,(女子)端莊”,但是在這里它是指(“金錢(qián)或是禮物)數(shù)目相當(dāng)可觀的,相當(dāng)大的”;sufficient的意思是“充足的,足夠的”;wonderful的意思是“極好的,奇妙的”;considerable的意思是“相當(dāng)大的,相當(dāng)多的”。 7[答案]B [翻譯]他扮演的羅密歐是舞臺(tái)生涯的最佳表演。 [分析]role的意思為“角色”;action的意思是“行動(dòng),行為,作用”;theme的意思是“主題,題目,論文”;work表示“工作,著作”。 8.[答案]D [翻譯]當(dāng)他意識(shí)到他的錢(qián)財(cái)是如何被騙走時(shí),他非常生氣。 [分析]trick的意思是“欺詐,哄騙”,trick sb out of one’s money 的意思是“騙取某人的錢(qián)財(cái)”;deceive sb in to doing sth, 意思是“利用欺騙手法使某人做某事”;rob的意思是“搶劫,盜取”,常說(shuō)rob sb of sth; make sth out of sb 的意思是“將某人培養(yǎng)為……”,但不能說(shuō)make sb out of sth。 9.[答案]B [翻譯]大學(xué)畢業(yè)后他很難找到一份好的工作,因?yàn)樯洗髮W(xué)的時(shí)候他沒(méi)有通過(guò)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試。 [分析]have trouble doing sth 是固定搭配,意思是“做某事有困難”。其他三項(xiàng)不符合語(yǔ)法和題意。 10.[答案]D [翻譯]他完全喪失了成功的信心。 [分析]lose faith in的意思是“對(duì)……失去信心”;resolve的意思是“決心,決定”;reliance的意思是“依靠,依賴(lài)”,它后面常跟介詞on;certainty的意思是“確信,確定性”。 |