优秀试题热身1.(2010· 郑 州 预 测 )He has been in hospital for a long time and he is ________ now.A. taking up B. picking upC. turning up D. doing up答案与解析：B 句意：他住院好长时间了，现在正在恢复中。可知选 pick up。pick up 在此处指“使好转，恢复”。take up“着手处理，开始从事，占去”；turn up“开大，突然出现”；do up“扣上，系上，重新装修(房子)，修理(汽车等)”。2．(2010·郑州预测)Mary used to listen to music that________ the old times.A. called for B. called onC. called up D. called in答案与解析：C call for“要求，叫某人来”；call on“号召”；call up“使人想起，打电话给”；call in“召来，叫来，下令收回”。根据题干内容可知，C 项正确，即Mary 过去经常听些让她想起过去时光的音乐。3．(2010·湖南部分重点联考)The most successful retired athletes are those who can ________ the life skills they learned in sports to another area of life.A. contribute B. employC. apply D. engage答案与解析：C 句意：最成功的退役运动员当属那些能将自己在体育中学到的人生技能运用到人生的另外一个领域的人。这里用 apply A to B 表示“把 A 应用于 B”。4．(2010·河南部分重点联考)With the words, he ________ a widemouth jar from his pocket and set it on the table in front of him.A. pulled out B. checked outC. stuck out D. dropped out答案与解析：A 句意表示他从口袋里拿出一个广口瓶，用 pull out 表示“抽，从……中抽出来”。check out“结账离去，办妥手续离去”；stick out“坚持，突出，伸出”；drop out“退出，退学”。5．(2010·宝鸡质检)Eating too much fat and sugar can________ heart disease and high blood pressure.A. result from B. attend toC. devote to D. contribute to答案与解析：D 句意：摄入过多的脂肪和糖会引起心脏病和高血压。表示“引起”或“导致”时，可用 contribute to, result in 或 cause。result from 表示“原因是”；attend to 表示“照顾”；devote...to 表示“献身于”。6．(2010·河南调研)They are against the proposal, for it ________...
