题目内容
13．He has been in low spirits since his uncle _____ last month．Shall we do something to cheer him up？（ ）| A． | passed off | B． | passed down | C． | passed by | D． | passed away |
分析 自从他叔叔上个月去世后，他一直情绪低落．我们可以做些什么事让他高兴起来吗？
解答 答案：D
A：pass off 停止，完成；B：传递，遗传；C：pass away 去世，停止 根据题干中"he has been in low spirits"，我们可推断出他的叔叔发生了不幸的事情，将四个短语的词义放进原文中，只有"pass away 去世"符合语境，故正确选项为D．
点评 此题考查pass短语的词义辨析，根据动词短语搭配意义，并结合题干，可选出正确选项．
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