固定搭配
1.52. During the famine, many people were ________ to going without
food for days. (2001年真题52)
A. sunk B. reduced C. forced D. declined
[解说]正确答案为B. reduce与介词 to搭配,be reduced to sth./doing sth意为
“使陷入不良境遇”; force意为“迫使”,常带有主观色彩,受某种主观力量的驱使, be forced to do sth;declined意为“衰落;降低”; sink意为“下沉;倒下”, sunk、declined 没有be done to用法。 2. 56. The multinational corporation was making a take-over ________ for
a property company. (2002年真题56)
A. application B. bid C. proposal D. suggestion
[解说]正确答案为B. make a bid for表示在竞标、拍卖、竞选中“投标,申办”或“参
加竞选”,如:He made a bid for the presidency. (他参加了总统竞选)。Make an application for 表示“申请”或“请求”。Make a proposal to sb.表示“向….求婚”。Make a suggestion.表示“提出建议”。
3.55. ________ William! I know he would win. (2002年真题55)
A. Thanks B. Goodness knows C. Thank completed D. Good old [解说]正确答案为D. Good old+人名(Jonh/William)表示对人(不负众望)的行为表示赞赏。
4.68. The thieves fled with the local police close on their __.
(2006年真题68)
A backs B necks C toes D heels
[解说]正确答案为D.固定搭配:on one’s heels表示“紧随其后,紧追不舍”。
5. 67. There are still many problem ahead of us, but by his time next year we
can see light at the end of the _________. (2005年真题67) A. battle B. day C. road D. tunnel [解说]正确答案为D.固定搭配:light at the end of tunnel表示“曙光在前,胜利在
望”。
6. 68. We realized that he was under great _________, so we took no notice of his bad temper. (2005年真题68)
A. excitement B. stress C. crisis D. nervousness [解说]正确答案为B.固定搭配:under the stress; be in crisis;
with excitement/ nervousness.
7. 57. Reporters and photographers alike took great __ at the rude way the actor behaved during the interview. (1997年真题57)
[A] annoyance [B] offence [C] resentment [D] irritation [解说]正确答案B. offence意为“冒犯;令人讨厌的事物”,常用take offence at sth.,
意为“因某事而不悦 (生气),对……生气”;annoyance“烦恼,讨厌的东西”;resentment意为“不满,怨恨”;irritation意为“激怒,刺激”,这三个词均不与take搭配,故选项B为正确答案。
8. 58. Topics for composition should be __ to the experience and interests of the students. (1997年真题58)
[A] concerned [B] dependent [C] connecting [D] relevant [解说]正确答案为D. concerned常与with搭配,构成短语be concerned with,意
为“牵涉到,与……有关”; dependent意为“依赖的,有关的”,常用于be dependent on/upon,意为“视……而定,依赖于”;connecting意为“连接的,”可与with和to搭配,意为“与……相连”; relevant意为“有关的,相关的”,常用于be relevant to,意为“与……有关的”。根据句意,此处是“与……有关”的意思,故应选D。
9. 60. Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his __ to a certain book or article that has some hearing on the subject being studied. (1997年真题60)
[A] reaction [B] comment [C] impression [D] comprehension [解说]正确答案为A. reaction to表示“对……的反应,对……的看法或意见”;comment后接介词on,表示“有关……的评论”;impression和comprehension都与介词of搭配。根据句意及搭配,选项A为正确答案。
10. 65. As a developing country, we must keep ___ with the rapid
developme nt of the world economy. (1999年真题65) A. move B. step C. speed D. pace [解说]正确答案为D.keep pace with意思是“跟上……,与……并驾齐驱”;be in step
with意思是“与……同步(相协调)”;keep (in)step with意思是“与……保持同步(步调一致)”;move和speed都不能用于这种结构。根据句意及其搭配,答案应选D。
11. 18. His father is a man ________ of judging art. (模拟题第1套 18题) A. able b. capable c. competent d. qualified [解说]正确答案为B. capable 常与of 连用,既可指人,也可指物,强调具有适合做
某事的一般能力或才干。Able 常与动词不定式连用,一般指人,强调行动或实践方面的能力,有时也用指高潮的、非凡的能力,如:Most little children are able
to walk before they are able to talk. Competent 强调具有胜任某种工作的足够技能或其它所需的条件与能力,如:He wants to find a competent doctor. Qualified 强调达到了做某种工作所必须的起码条件和资格,如:His brother is well qualified in teaching English.
12. 65. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, _______ the atmosphere. (模拟题第3套65题)
A. as it is B. so is C. the same as D. and so is [解说]正确答案为B. just as … , so …固定搭配,表示“正如…,… 也…