语法练习

1.In our society it's nothing unusual to be confronted with failures but ___ should we be discouraged on that account.

A.in no time

B.by all means

C.in no way

D.in any conditions

2.Grace ___ tears when she heard the sad news.

A.broke in

B.broke into

C.broke off

D.broke through

3.She refused to ___ the car keys to her husband until he had promised to wear his safeybelt.

A.hand in

B.hand on

C.hand down

D.hand over

4.Today paper houses are holding up well under the forces of nature and are ___ more people than before.

A.furnishing

B.entertaining

C.accommodating

D.adapting

5.The plan is only a draft. It has been ___ to the approval of the board.

A.yielded

B.subordinated

C.submitted

D.contributed

答案详解

1.[C]【解析】介词与名词的固定搭配。in no time意为“立刻，赶快，马上”；by all means意为“一定，务必”；in no way意为“决不，无论如何不”；in any conditions非固定搭配。句意：在我们这个社会遇到失败不足为怪，但我们决不应该为此灰心丧气。

2.[B]【解析】动词词组辨析。break in意为“闯入，强行进入”；break into意为“突然……起来”；break off意为“暂停，休息一下”； break through意为“突破”。句意：格蕾丝听到这个令人难过的消息后大哭起来。

3.[D]【解析】动词词组辨析。hand in意为“上交，提交”；hand on意为“传递”；hand down意为“传给后代”；handover意为“移交，交出”。句意：在丈夫向她保证系上安全带之前拒绝交出车钥匙。

4.[C]【解析】动词近义词词义辨析。furnish意为“供应，提供，装备，布置”；entertain意为“款待，招待”；accommodate意为“容纳”；adapt意为“使适应，使适合”。句意：现在，纸房子能更好地抵挡天气的变化，而且比以前能容纳更多人。

5.[C]【解析】动词近义词辨析。这四个动词后都可接to，但意义不同。yield意为“屈服，屈从”；subordinate意为“把……列在下级，使列于次要地位，使从属”；submit意为“服务，顺从；提出，提交”；contribute意为“捐献，贡献”。