同等学力英语辅导 每日一练（3月08日）

    1. I can meet you at eight o’clock; _____ you can call for me.

    A. incidentally B. actually C. alternatively D. accordingly

    [答案] C. alternatively

    alternatively作为一个替代办法：If however is used, but is not needed; or alternatively omit however. (如果使用however,就不需要but;或者作为一个替代办法省去however。) 注意alternately 和 alternatively的区别:alternately (交替地) ：At a Chinese dinner, the guests and the hosts sit alternately at a round table.

    2. He has the _____ of an athlete: he really goes all out to win.

    A. instants B. instances C. instincts D. intelligences
　　
     [答案] C. instincts.

     instinct 天生的本领。instant n. 瞬间, 时刻; adj. 立即的, 直接的。如：instant coffee 速溶咖啡; instant food (s) 方便食品。例如：Spaceships are stocked with a variety of instant foods. (宇宙飞船上备有各种个样的方便食品。)

    3. A university is an educational institution which _____ degrees and carries out research.
　　
     A. rewards B. awards C. grants D. presents
　　
    [答案] B. awards.

     awards sb. sth. 授于某人某物。如：They awarded John the first prize. (他们授于约翰一等奖。) 对比：reward sb. with sth. 以某物酬谢某人, 须加介词with; They rewarded the boy with $5 for bringing back the lost dog. (他们给这男孩5美元酬谢他把丢失的狗找回来。) “grant “ 同意 (给予) , 答应 (请求) ：The firm granted him a pension. (公司同意给予他退休金。) “present sb. with sth.” 赠送：Our class presented the school with a picture. (我们班给学校送了一幅画。) present 颁发, 呈递：1) The principal will present the diplomas. (校长将颁发文凭。) 2) We shall present a complete report to the Annual Conference. (我们将向年会递交一份全面的报告。)

    本题句意是：大学是授予学位和进行研究的教育机构。可见, 本题应选award.

    4. The old lady can’t hope to _____ her cold in a few days.
　　
     A. get over B. get off C. hold back D. hold up
　　
    [答案] A. get over 从（疾病，失望，震惊等中）恢复过来，克服，题目的意思为“这位老妇人得了感冒，很长时间都不好转。” get off 动身，脱身；hold  back，抑制，阻碍，退缩，隐瞒；hold up 阻碍，拦截，推举。所以选A。

    5. Jim’s plans to go to college _____ at the last moment.
　　
     A. fell out B. gave away C. gave off D. fell through
　　
    [答案] D. fell through，未能实现，题目意为“吉姆上大学的计划最终未能实现”。“give away”赠送，分发，泄露； “give off”(气味等)发散；因此应该选择D。