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]對這問題他沒有細說,只是一般性地談了談。 [分析] in general的意思是“一般地說,通!保籭n 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“簡而言之”。 2.[答案]C [翻譯]他還不具備當英語老師的條件,因為他的發(fā)音太糟糕了。 [分析]qualify的意思是“勝任,具備合格條件”;equal作及物動詞時,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常常用于復數(shù)形式,意思是“工資,報酬”,多指工人按小時或天獲得的報酬;earning一般要用復數(shù)形式,意思是“掙得的錢”;salary的意思是“薪金,薪水”。 4.[答案]A [翻譯]他沒有執(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……負責,為……擔保,為……的后果承擔責任”;run into 的意思是“相撞,遇上”;abide by 的意思是“遵守”;step into的意思是“進入,走進”。 5.[答案]C [翻譯]他是晚會上惟一穿著運動服的人,對此他感到很大合適。 [分析]improper的意思是“不適當?shù)模缓隙Y儀的”;suitable的意思是“適當?shù),相配的”;in the way 的意思是“擋道”;by the way 的意思是“順便說,在途中”。 6.[答案]C [翻譯]每年的圣誕節(jié)他都給每個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(“金錢或是禮物)數(shù)目相當可觀的,相當大的”;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“相當大的,相當多的”。 7[答案]B [翻譯]他扮演的羅密歐是舞臺生涯的最佳表演。 [分析]role的意思為“角色”;action的意思是“行動,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]當他意識到他的錢財是如何被騙走時,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“騙取某人的錢財”;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rob sb of sth; make sth out of sb 的意思是“將某人培養(yǎng)為……”,但不能說make sb out of sth。 9.[答案]B [翻譯]大學畢業(yè)后他很難找到一份好的工作,因為上大學的時候他沒有通過大學英語四級考試。 [分析]have trouble doing sth 是固定搭配,意思是“做某事有困難”。其他三項不符合語法和題意。 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……失去信心”;resolve的意思是“決心,決定”;reliance的意思是“依靠,依賴”,它后面常跟介詞on;certainty的意思是“確信,確定性”。 |