3 2010年上交考博单词选择题

1. He was very intellligent, but he _______ requirement for a manager.

A. fell short of B.ran short of C. ran out of D. froze out of


2. The Maya civilization reached its period of greatest development about AD 250 and continued to _______ for hundreds of years.

A. thrive B.fourish C. prevail D. popularize


3. In the crowded restaurant, the main gave _______ to his anger at the woman sitting opposite him.

A. rise  B.rent C. way D. pause


问:

第一题A和B是不是一个意思?

第二题A和B怎么区分?

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最佳答案 2020-02-26 16:41

1. He was very intellligent, but he _______ requirement for a manager.

A. fell short of B.ran short of C. ran out of D. froze out of

【说明】A 和 B 都有“缺乏” 之意,但 A 多了一层含义“达不到(标准要求)”。


2. The Maya civilization reached its period of greatest development about AD 250 and continued to _______ for hundreds of years.

A. thrive B.fourish C. prevail D. popularize

【说明】A 和 B 在很多情况下通用。但 B 可以特指“文明” 等抽象名词,表示“鼎盛时期”。


3. In the crowded restaurant, the man gave _______ to his anger at the woman sitting opposite him.

A. rise  B.rent C. way D. pause

【说明】看搭配和语境(对面一女士)即可判断。give pause to his anger (暂停发火、愤怒。暗示男子对女士发火很踌躇、很犹豫、不好意思。) 

有一个词组是:give vent to (one's)anger(发泄愤怒),如果是这个搭配,则是首选!但不是 rent (房租)。


网友在抄写时务必认真检查,像 main 这样的错误不该出现。

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(1)

fall short of (sth)

To fail to meet or reach something, usually a goal, standard, or requirement.

The phone falls quite short of the company's usual quality, feeling a bit cheap as a result.

Unfortunately, your application fell short of the requirements for entry, so it has been denied.

The company fell short of their quarterly targets for the third time in a row.


run short of (sth)

To near the end of a supply of something.

We're running short of paper towels right now, so use them judiciously.


(2)
A. thrive   B.flourish

A 的含义是侧重从基础开始繁荣;有朝着某目标向前发展的意味

B 的含义侧重从一定程度上的继续繁荣;多少有鲜花总会枯萎的意味

原因是从词根上讲,前者来自root, 后者来自flower.

# 你要确保你原题目有没有那个 l  


(3)

把题目本身核对好。


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