1. The traffic police were searching for evidence to prove the accused man’s guilt, but in ________.
A. hollow B. empty C. void D. vain
D 【句意】交警正在寻找证明被告有罪的证据,但却白费力气。
【解析】形容词词义辨析。hollow“中空的”;empty“空洞的,空虚的”;void“空的;无效的”;vain“徒劳的;自负的;无结果的;无用的”,in vain“徒劳无益;白费力气”。由句中关键词“but但是”与“in”的对应知可构成“in vain白费力气”的D项正确。
2. A famous musician said, “Michael Jackson’s music ______ all walks of people and that is one of the reasons why his songs are still playing around us even after his death.”
A. fusses over B. cares for C. complies with D. caters to
D 【句意】一位著名的音乐家声称“迈克尔·杰克逊的音乐迎合各个行业的人,这也是他的歌曲甚至在他死后仍然在我们周 围播放的原因之一。”。
【解析】词组辨析题。fuss over“为……担忧或焦急”;care for“喜欢;照料;愿意”;comply(其第三人称单数形式为complies)with“服从;顺应;照办”;cater to“供应伙食;迎合;面向”。由关键词“still playing around us even after his death甚至在他死后仍然在我们周围播放”的对应知“迎合”符合语境,故D项正确。
3. An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by ______ buyers.
A. perspective B. prospective C. prosperous D. prevalent
B 【句意】拍卖会通常事先刊登广告,列明要出售的物品的详细情况,以及可能的买家在何处和何时可以看到这些物品
【解析】同形词辨析(相似拼写)。应填入形容词修饰名词buyers,由关键信息beforehand“提前”可知prospective“可能的”符合语境,因此答案选B。perspective“透视的”;prosperous“繁荣的”;prevalent“流行的;普遍的”。
A. hollow B. empty C. void D. vain
D 【句意】交警正在寻找证明被告有罪的证据,但却白费力气。
【解析】形容词词义辨析。hollow“中空的”;empty“空洞的,空虚的”;void“空的;无效的”;vain“徒劳的;自负的;无结果的;无用的”,in vain“徒劳无益;白费力气”。由句中关键词“but但是”与“in”的对应知可构成“in vain白费力气”的D项正确。
2. A famous musician said, “Michael Jackson’s music ______ all walks of people and that is one of the reasons why his songs are still playing around us even after his death.”
A. fusses over B. cares for C. complies with D. caters to
D 【句意】一位著名的音乐家声称“迈克尔·杰克逊的音乐迎合各个行业的人,这也是他的歌曲甚至在他死后仍然在我们周 围播放的原因之一。”。
【解析】词组辨析题。fuss over“为……担忧或焦急”;care for“喜欢;照料;愿意”;comply(其第三人称单数形式为complies)with“服从;顺应;照办”;cater to“供应伙食;迎合;面向”。由关键词“still playing around us even after his death甚至在他死后仍然在我们周围播放”的对应知“迎合”符合语境,故D项正确。
3. An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by ______ buyers.
A. perspective B. prospective C. prosperous D. prevalent
B 【句意】拍卖会通常事先刊登广告,列明要出售的物品的详细情况,以及可能的买家在何处和何时可以看到这些物品
【解析】同形词辨析(相似拼写)。应填入形容词修饰名词buyers,由关键信息beforehand“提前”可知prospective“可能的”符合语境,因此答案选B。perspective“透视的”;prosperous“繁荣的”;prevalent“流行的;普遍的”。