【解析】【分析】句意:进步意味着一个人改变他现在生活方式的能力,它必须带来更好的生活和更好的做事方式。A. lead to 导致;B. devote to 奉献,致力于;C. make up 编造;D. take up从事。根据句意可知,答案为A。
22.The house is dangerous to live in. It should be
A. looked up B. left out C. thrown away D. pulled down 【答案】 D
【解析】【分析】句意:住在这房子里很危险。应该把它拆掉。A. looked up查阅;B. left out遗漏,忽略;C. thrown away扔掉;D. pulled down推倒。危房应该推倒重建,故答案为D。
23.— Did you have fun camping on that hill?
— Actually not. It's not easy to find a suitable place to _______ our tents.
A. give up B. put up C. turn up D. stay up 【答案】 B
【解析】【分析】句意:——你在山上野营玩得开心吗? ——实际上不是。找一个合适的地方搭帐篷是不容易的。A. give up放弃;B. put up张贴; 举起,建造;C. turn up出现; 翻起; 开大;D. stay up熬夜。搭帐篷用put up tents表示。结合句意,故答案为B。 【点评】考查短语动词。掌握短语的意义和用法。
24.Many scientists have ________ that we will face more serious environmental problems if we can't come up with solutions to deal with pollution.
A. looked out B. called out C. pointed out 【答案】 C
【解析】【分析】句意:许多科学家指出,如果我们不能想出解决污染的办法,我们将面临更严重的环境问题。A.looked out小心,当心;B.called out 唤起,出动;C.pointed out指出。根据句意可知,这件事是由科学家们指出来的,故答案为C。 【点评】考查短语动词。理解句意并掌握短语的意义和用法。
25.—Mum, shall I leave today's homework till tomorrow?
—Better not, dear. Never ___________ what you can do today till tomorrow.
A. put on B. put out C. put off D. put up 【答案】 C
【解析】【分析】句意:——妈妈,我要把尽头的作业留到明天吗?——最好不要,亲爱的。不要把今天能做的事留到明天。put on穿上,put out扑灭;put off推迟,put up张贴,我们不能把今天的事推迟到明天是常识,故选C。
【点评】此题考查动词短语。注意每个短语的意思。
26.—Which one do you like best at the fair? — The monitoring instrument invented by a teenager.
A. made…by hand B. made…for the first time C. made…for me 【答案】 B
【解析】【分析】句意:——在展览会上你最喜欢哪一个?——被一个青少年发明的健康设备。invent:发明,也就是第一次被制作,make ··· for the first time,故选B。 【点评】考查近义词。根据划线词和语境找出意义相同的选项,选出正确答案。
27.—Have you ever read the book The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare?
—Yes, I don't like Sherlock. He is selfish. He usually only thinks of himself and doesn't other people.
A. care about B. hear about C. worry about D. know about 【答案】 A
【解析】【分析】句意:---你看过莎士比亚的《威尼斯商人》吗?---是的,我不喜欢夏洛克。他自私。他通常只想到自己,不关心别人。care about关心;hear about听说;worry about担心;know about了解。根据句意,故答案为A。
【点评】考查短语辨析,熟记短语,理解句意,根据语境判断选项。
28.To make the story shorter, Mr. Trent advised me to ________ the parts that are not interesting.
A. find out B. try out C. cut out D. give out 【答案】 C
【解析】【分析】句意:为了使得这个故事更短,Trent先生建议我删掉那些没有意思的东西。A.find out找出;B.try out尝试;C.cut out剪掉;D.give out捐赠。根据本句话提到make the story shorter和not interesting,可知空缺处应该是删掉,cut out,故选C。 【点评】考查了短语辨析,注意cut out,剪掉。
29.— Can I ______ a few minutes of yours to talk about how to deal with the old books? — Sure.
A. set up B. open up C. take up D. put up 【答案】 C
【解析】【分析】句意:——我能占用你几分钟的时间谈谈如何处理旧问题吗?——当然可以。A创立,B开通,C占据,D建造,根据 a few minutes,可知是占用时间,故选C。 【点评】考查动词短语辨析,注意根据 a few minutes 的语境选择合适的用法。
30.— How long does it take you to prepare for the English exam?
— It takes me about one week and a half.
A. take off B. decide on C. get ready for 【答案】 C
【解析】【分析】句意:——你准备英语考试花了多长时间?——花了一个半周。prepare for为……做准备;take off脱下;起飞;decide on决定;get ready for为……做准备。故选C。
【点评】考查动词短语辨析。