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. answer for B. run into
C. abide 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. action 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
答案精解
1.[答案]C
[翻译]对这问题他没有细说,只是一般性地谈了谈。
[分析] in general的意思是“一般地说,通常”;in common的意思是“共同,共用”;in particular的意思是“特别地,尤其”;in short的意思是“简而言之”。
2.[答案]C
[翻译]他还不具备当英语老师的条件,因为他的发音太糟糕了。
[分析]qualify的意思是“胜任,具备合格条件”;equal作及物动词时,意思是“等于,比得上”;match的意思是“配得上,使相配”,fit 的意思是“适合,符合”。
3.[答案]B
[翻译]尽管他不工作,但是他的投资让他收入颇丰。
[分析]income的意思是“收入,所得”;wage常常用于复数形式,意思是“工资,报酬”,多指工人按小时或天获得的报酬;earning一般要用复数形式,意思是“挣得的钱”;salary的意思是“薪金,薪水”。
4.[答案]A
[翻译]他没有执行合同上的规定,现在他必须去承受后果。
[分析]answer for的意思是“对……负责,为……担保,为……的后果承担责任”;run into 的意思是“相撞,遇上”;abide by 的意思是“遵守”;step into的意思是“进入,走进”。
5.[答案]C
[翻译]他是晚会上惟一穿着运动服的人,对此他感到很大合适。
[分析]improper的意思是“不适当的,不合礼仪的”;suitable的意思是“适当的,相配的”;in the way 的意思是“挡道”;by the way 的意思是“顺便说,在途中”。
6.[答案]C
[翻译]每年的圣诞节他都给每个仆人一百美元的丰厚礼物。
[分析]handsome 的原意是指“(男子)英俊的,(女子)端庄”,但是在这里它是指(“金钱或是礼物)数目相当可观的,相当大的”;sufficient的意思是“充足的,足够的”;wonderful的意思是“极好的,奇妙的”;considerable的意思是“相当大的,相当多的”。
7[答案]B
[翻译]他扮演的罗密欧是舞台生涯的最佳表演。
[分析]role的意思为“角色”;action的意思是“行动,行为,作用”;theme的意思是“主题,题目,论文”;work表示“工作,著作”。
8.[答案]D
[翻译]当他意识到他的钱财是如何被骗走时,他非常生气。
[分析]trick的意思是“欺诈,哄骗”,trick sb out of one’s money 的意思是“骗取某人的钱财”;deceive sb in to doing sth, 意思是“利用欺骗手法使某人做某事”;rob的意思是“抢劫,盗取”,常说rob sb of sth; make sth out of sb 的意思是“将某人培养为……”,但不能说make sb out of sth。
9.[答案]B
[翻译]大学毕业后他很难找到一份好的工作,因为上大学的时候他没有通过大学英语四级考试。
[分析]have trouble doing sth 是固定搭配,意思是“做某事有困难”。其他三项不符合语法和题意。
10.[答案]D
[翻译]他完全丧失了成功的信心。
[分析]lose faith in的意思是“对……失去信心”;resolve的意思是“决心,决定”;reliance的意思是“依靠,依赖”,它后面常跟介词on;certainty的意思是“确信,确定性”。