【例1】They have decided to physical punishment in all local schools.(CET-6,2002.6) A)put away B)break away from C)do away with D)pass away 【分析】答案为C。根据题干我们可以推测句意应为"他们已经决定在当地所有学校中废除体罚"。do away with意为"废除,取消",正合题意;put away意为"把收起,收好,贮存";break away from意为"突然改变,放弃,背离";pass away多为不及物用法,意为"停止,去世"。
【例2】The wood was so rotten that when we pulled,it into fragments.(CET-6,2000.1) A)broke away B)broke off C)broke up D)broke through
【分析】答案为C。break up意为"打碎,破裂,分裂",正合题意;本句意为"木头烂成这样,以至于我们一拉,它就变成了碎片";break away意为"逃跑(尤指突然的行为),分离";break off意为"终止",也含突然之意;break through意为"穿越,突破"。
【例3】I don't think that this question is subordinate the main aim ofour company.(CET-6,1996.1) A)with B)to C)for D)on
【分析】答案为B。介词to经常见于表示"服从;遭受"意义的短语,如:be subject to(使服从,使遭受),be subordinate to(服从的,从属于的),yield to(投降,听从,服从),submit to(使服从,甘受),bend to(使服从),comform to(遵照,遵守)等。
【例4】Astronauts are all kinds of tests before they are actually sent up in a spacecraft.(CET-6, 2002.6) A)inclined to B)subjected to C)prone to D)bound to
【分析】答案为B。be subjected to指"接受,经受,遭受",符合题意。又如:The students were subjected to an examination.(学生们要经受一次考试。)be inclined to意为"易于,倾向于";be prone to意为"易于";be bound to意为"一定会,注定"。