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B. spirit C. heart D. mind 【答案及解析】 答案為D。本題考查名詞的區(qū)別。明示信息為:soul靈魂、心靈、精神;spirit靈魂、心靈、精神;heart心境、心情、內(nèi)心;mind頭腦、精神、愿望、看法。四個(gè)名詞均可放入空格處。暗示信息為:“他們想讓他們的兒子上大學(xué)”,暗示了一種“想法”,故與mind意思相同,那么前面一句的意思就是“他和他的妻子有一樣的愿望/想法?!薄纠?】—Do you need any help,Lucy?—Yes. The job is _______ I could do myself.(福建2007)A. less than B. more than C. no more than D. not more than【答案及解析】 答案為B。本題考查短語(yǔ)意義。明示信息為:less than少于;more than多于、超出;no more than不超過(guò)、僅僅;not more than不多于。四個(gè)短語(yǔ)放入空格處似乎都可以。暗示信息為:由問(wèn)句和答語(yǔ)Yes可知需要幫助,這就暗示了“這項(xiàng)工作超出了我自己的能力范圍”,故選more than。 【一試身手】 從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。1. Mr. Li hesitated for a long time. But he decided to lend me a help _______.A. finally B. immediatelyC. gradually D. slowly 2. —Good morning, Green Hotel. —Hello, I’d like to book a room for the night of the 18th and 19th. —_______, I’ll check.A. Ten dollars for each room. B. Just a minute, please.C. No problem. D. At your service.3. Lin Tao _______ lies. No one seems to like him. A. has never told B. is always tellingC. has just told D. tells4. —Can you e on Monday or Tuesday? —I’m afraid _______ day is possible. A. either B. neither C. some D. any 5. I’ll look into the matter as soon as possible. Just have a little _______.A. wait B. time C. patience D. rest答案與解析:1. A。四個(gè)副詞放在空格里句子的意思都說(shuō)得過(guò)去,為明示信息。但由第一句話暗示的信息可知,李先生在作出決定之前猶豫了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間,這樣選擇副詞finally(最后)更合題意。2. B。試題為對(duì)話,明示信息為顧客要預(yù)訂房間,暗示信息是服務(wù)員需要查看一下顧客所要預(yù)訂的房間是否已經(jīng)被人訂了,需要時(shí)間查看登記冊(cè),故最佳答案為B,表示“請(qǐng)稍等片刻”。3. B。如果只考慮第一句的話,四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都可以,但由第二句暗示的信息看,只有選項(xiàng)B正確,因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)和always 連用帶有強(qiáng)烈的感情色彩,有“厭煩、不喜歡、批評(píng)、責(zé)備”等語(yǔ)氣。4. B。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)均可放入空格內(nèi),但受第一句中or暗示的信息可知具有選擇含義,即只能在Monday和Tuesday兩天中選一天,故先排除C、D兩項(xiàng),又從I’m afraid的語(yǔ)氣看只有neither為最佳答案。表示了回答者委婉的否定。 5. C。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)放在空格內(nèi),第二句的意思都正確,但由第一句(我將盡快調(diào)查此事)可知是要求對(duì)方要有耐心(patience),這是暗示信息。本題易受漢語(yǔ)思維影響而誤選其它選項(xiàng)