同等學力英語輔導 每日一練（10月16日）

1. ______ the few who have failed in their examination, all the other students in the hall are in very high spirits.
A．In spite that B．But for C．For the sake of D．Apart from

2. The decline in moral standards, which has long concerned social analysts, has at last ______ the attention of average Americans.
A．clarified B．cultivated C．captured D．characterized

3. Our neighbor Uncle Johnson is a stubborn man. Needless to say, we tried ______ to make him change his mind.
A．in short B．in secret C．in danger D．in vain

參考答案及解析：

1. D。譯文：除了那些考試不及格的，大廳里的其他學生興致都很高。in spite that 不過。but for要不是。for the sake of 因為。apart from除去。

2. C。譯文：社會分析學家長期以來關注道德標準的降低，最終引起了美國普通民眾的注意。clarify使清楚，澄清。cultivate耕作；培養。capture俘獲，奪取。characterize以……為特征。這里capture the attention of 等同于catch the attention of引起……的注意。

3. D。譯文：我們的鄰居約翰遜叔叔是個固執的人。不用說，我們想讓他改變主意是白費力氣了。in short簡而言之，總之。in secret偷偷的，暗暗的。in danger危險的。in vain徒勞的，白費力氣的。