1. He is still ill, but the doctor is sure be will pull ________.
A. back B. in
C. up D. through
2. He knew himself to be raw, quite__________of making mistakes through his inexperience.
A. able B. possible
C. likely D. capable
3. He knew with his knowledge and experience that any decision he’d made was bound to be a one.
A. unchangeable B. fixed
C. steady D. sound
4. He made such a ________ contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new buildings after him.
A. genuine B. minimum
C. modest D. generous
5. He might pardon you on the very ________ that you pay him a visit.
A. occasion B. condition
C. chance D. principle
答案详解
1.[答案]D
[翻译]他还没好,但医生相信他一定会恢复健康。
[分析]pull through 的意思是“(使)脱离危险,(使)恢复健康”;pull back的意思是“把……向后拉,撤回”;pull in 的意思是“停止,阻止”;pull up 的意思是“停下,停车”。
2.[答案]D
[翻译]他知道自己毫无经验,很容易犯错误。
[分析]capable of的意思是“易……的,能……的”。如果指一个人的能力时,也可以表示“有……的能力”;able也是“能够”的意思,但它和capable的区别在于:able后面习惯跟不定式,capable后面要跟介词of ;possible的意思是“可侧的”;likely一般要用在be likely to do sth 或be likely that这样的句型当中,意思是“可能的,有希望的”。
3. [答案]D
[翻译]根据他的知识和阅历,他知道他所做的任何决定一定是正确的。
[分析]sound的意思是“合理的,正确的”;unchangeable的意思是“不可改变的”;fixed的意思是“固定的”;steady的意思是“稳定的”。
4. [答案]D
[翻译]他为这所大学提供了巨额捐款,以至于该学校以他的名字为一座新大楼命名。
[分析]generous的意思是“慷慨大方的”;genuine的意思是“真实的”;minimum既可作名词,也可以作形容词,作名词时,意思是“最小量,最低限度”;作形容词时,意思是“最小的,最低的”;modest的意思是“适度的,有节制的”。
5. [答案]B
[翻译]如果你去拜访他,他可能会原谅你。
[分析]on the condition that 是一个固定搭配,意思是“条件是,以……为条件”;occasion的意思是“场合”;chance的意思是“机会”;principle的意思是“原则”。
