题目内容
18.Many young people left their hometown for big cities _________ better jobs.( )A. | in favor of | B. | in front of | C. | in search of | D. | in honorof |
分析 许多年轻人离开家乡到大城市去找寻更好的工作.
解答 答案:C in favor of 赞同; in front of 在..前面; in search of 寻找; in honour of 为了..纪念. 联系前后语境,年轻人离开家乡的目的就是为了更好的发展,in search of(寻找),符合句意,故选C.
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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