单选题
阅读下面的短文,文中有15处空白,每处空白给出了4个选项,请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。
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【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】此题属于语法题。此处需一个副词与句中的动词earn连用,earn back意为“挣回”,文中上一句提到美国的大学每年花费数百万美元,下一句提到电视转播费、赞助费等均属于收入,因此是挣回的钱,故选项 D back正确。选项B by与动词earn连用,意为“通过某种方式挣钱”;选项A out和选项C in均不符合题意。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。indirectly意为“间接地”,此处缺一个副词修饰benefit,说明得到好处的方式,根据句中的the added publicity可知这并非直接的经济收益而是间接的收益,故选项B indirectly符合题意。其他选项:A directly与题意相反而C apart和D indirect均不符合句意和结构。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。此处需与句中宾语each other搭配的短语,选项C compete against sb.(与某人竞争),符合题意。其他选项:A compete for sth.,B compete in a race和D compete over sth.均属搭配不当。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此题属于近形词辨析。spectacle意为“壮观场面”,文中提及全美大学生篮球锦标赛是电视节目中的极精彩的赛事,因此选项B spectacle(大场面)符合题意。选项A spectator意为“观众”;选项C spectrum意为“光谱,波长”;选项D spectacles意为“眼镜”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。save用作动词时意为“救援、拯救”等意;用作介词时意为“除了”,例如:He answered all the questions save one.此处的save一词应当作介词,与文中的the Super Bowl连用,意为:除了全美橄榄球超级杯赛,故选项A save正确。其他选项:B saving为现在分词;C saved为过去分词; D to save为不定式均与句意和语法不符。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。flip意为“轻击,轻弹”,根据上下文提示,美国大学间有许多精彩的比赛,打开电视才能欣赏,故与one’s TV set连用的应是选项A flip on。选项B flap at意为“拍打”;选项C fling away意为“扔掉,错过”;选项D flush out意为“冲洗(掉)”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】此题属于语法题,see sb. doing sth.意为“看到某人做某事”,本句意为;能看到一流大学的选手们正展开激战,故选项C battling符合题意。 全句可译为:在秋冬季节,只要在规定的时间内打开电视,就能看到一流大学的体育比赛——从密歇根大学、洛杉矶加州大学、杜克大学到斯坦福大学——选手们在座无虚席的体育场与全国电视观众面前展开激战。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。promising意为“有前途的”,根据前一句:运动员都是被招进大学的并享受奖学金,大学教练确认的应是有培养前途的高中生,故选项A promising符合题意。其他选项:B pleasing (令人愉快的);C prominent(著名的);D professional(职业的),均不符合题意。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。convince sb. to do/of sth. 意为“说服某人”,根据句意:教练们先是确认有发展前途的高中生,随后就会到其所在学校说服这些全国最优秀的运动员,故选项B convince正确。选项 A contrive意为“图谋,设法”,如:contrive a way of escaping;选项C convert意为“使改变(形式,形状等)”,常与介词into/to/for等连用;选项D convict意为“判某人有罪”,如:The criminal was convicted of murder.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】此题属于语法题。how意为“怎样”,根据上下文意思:关于教练招收学生有着严格的规定——晚9: 00以后不许给学生打电话……,此处需一个表示方式的特殊疑问词引导宾语从句,故选项C how正确。选项A which引导定语从句;选项B what(什么),与题意不符;选项D whether(是否),表示可能性。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。ignore意为“置之不理,不予考虑”,有故意的意味,例如:They ignored our warning.根据原句意思:虽然招收学生有严格的规定,但这些规定常常不能严格执行(bent),有时还会被完全置之不理,故选项A ignored正确。选项B neglected意为“疏忽,不留心”;选项C remembered意为“记住”;选项D noticed意为“注意”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此题属于语法题。此处需要一个介词与动词arrive连用,其宾语为campus,因此介词on符合语法,故选项B on正确。选项A in和选项C at均有到达某地之意,但不能与campus连用;选项D around意为“到处,四周”,与题意不符。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。commit oneself to意为“承诺”,例如:The government claimed to commit itself to improving health care.根据上下文的意思:作为(对奖学金)回报,学生运动员则要按约定投身到他们擅长的运动项目中,故选项A commit themselves to正确。选项B commit themselves on sth.意为“表达意见”;选项C commute themselves to搭配不当,应为commute for sth.(交换);选项D comply themselves to搭配不当。常用搭配为:comply with(遵守)。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。work out意为“有……结果,运动”,根据句意:学生运动员每天训练2个小时,因此选项B work out正确。选项A work in意为“把……计算在内”;选项C work over意为“把……狠揍一顿”;选项D work off意为“把……清除掉”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。convene = call to meet/gather意为“召集”,根据句意:八月中旬,橄榄球训练营正式开营,即把队员召集到一起,故选项C convenes符合题意。选项A recall = remember意为“想起”或= call back(sb.)意为“召回(某人)”;选项B enlist意为“从军,赞助,登记”;选项D collects意为“收集,征集”。