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test knots in seconds.{{U}} (30) {{/U}}no one really knows how he did
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tool and locked him up again. This time he wore no clothes and there were
chains{{U}} (27) {{/U}}his neck, waist, wrists, and legs; but he again
escaped in a few minutes. Houdini had probably hidden his "needle" in a wax
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【答案解析】本题主要考查的是动词的辨析。四个选项都可以和介词from搭配,但意义有所不同:prevent,keep,prohibit与from搭配,可以表示“阻止某人做某事”;free sb. from表示“使某人摆脱,解脱”。本句的意思为“他可以使自己在数秒钟之内从系得牢牢的绳索里逃生”。所以正确答案应该是C项。
【答案解析】本题考查的是习惯搭配。doubt后所接从句的引导词可以是that,也可以是 whether。当主句是肯定句时,从句的引导词就是whether,例如:There is still some doubt whether the deaths were accidental.当主句是否定句时,从句的引导词就是that,例如:There's no doubt that one day a cure will be found.同样,这条规律也适用于 doubt的形容词形式doubtful。在本句的主句中doubt是由no修饰限定的,所以从句应该由that引导。因此本题的正确答案是D项。
【答案解析】本题考查的是习惯搭配。本句的意思为“他用这个东西宋代替钥匙”。部分考生可能会错选A,注意这里是“in stead of”,并不是可以表示“而不是”的“instead of”,所以做题时要十分小心哟! 固定搭配“in place of”可以表示“代替”。“in need of”表示“需要”。“in form of”表示“以某种形式”。联系本句的意义,所以正确答案应该是B项。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】本题考查的是动词的辨析。“lock sb. in prison”表示“把某人锁在监狱里”。“put sb.in prison”表示“监禁某人”。“sentence sb.in prison”表示“判处某人监禁”。没有“take sb. in prison”这种搭配。出于表演的目的,魔术师只是要求警察把他锁在监狱里,而不会对自己进行刑事上的处罚。所以本题的正确答案是A项。
【答案解析】本题考查的是名词的搭配。passage在表示“过道,走廊”时,一般与in搭配“in the passage”。way一般与on搭配“on the way”表示“在路上”。road一般也与on搭配,表示“在公路上”。street“街道”一般与in搭配。本句的意思为“Houdini可能把针藏在像蜡一样的物质里,并把它丢在监狱过道的地面上”。所以本题的正确答案应该是A项。
【答案解析】本题考查的是介词的辨析。本句的意思是“一分钟后,Houdini就游到了海面”。部分考生可能会错选on,因为“on the surface”是常见的搭配。但“on the surface”的意思是“在表面上”,与本句的意义不符。“to the surface”表示“到表面”。根据本句句意,C项应该为正确答案。