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4.The first American settlers picked up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans ______ a new life.( )A. | in favor of | B. | in honor of | C. | in case of | D. | in search of |
分析 第一批美国定居者带着他们仅有的少量财富远涉重洋的去追寻新的生活.
解答 答案:D in favour of 赞同; in honour of 为了纪念..;in case of 万一; in search of 追寻. 联系前后语境,The first American settlers…traveled across oceans,可得知,第一批美国定居者历经辛苦是为有更好的生活,in search of (追寻)符合句意,故选D.
点评 本题考查介词短语的语义辨析,考生在平时的学习中应注意积累相应的短语和词汇,并牢记其意思.在做题时,将短语的意思和题干相结合,从语法、句子结构尤其是句意上去判断,句意通顺,符合逻辑,即正确答案.
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