题目内容
2.With the losses ______,the chances for the team to make the post season are slipping away,which disappoints its fans.( )A. | picking up | B. | piling up | C. | turning up | D. | speeding up |
分析 比赛一场接一场地输,让球队进入季后赛的可能性逐渐消失,这使得球迷们很失望.
解答 答案B.
pick up"改善,好转;捡起;习得,学会;接收信号";pile up"堆积,积压";turn up"出现,露面;被发现,被找到";speed up"加速".with the losses piling up是with复合结构,意思是"随着比赛一场接一场地输",因此根据语境及句子所要表达的意思可知答案选B.
点评 本题考查动词短语.动词短语题是高考经常考到的内容,它注重考查考生在语境中正确使用词汇的能力,要求考生平时要多积累相关动词短语,做题时还要结合语境及句子所要表达的意思做出正确的选择.
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