Question

The owner of the shop asked his assistant to ____ the pears that can be thrown away.

A．help out

B．sort out

C．work out

D．figure out

Answer 1

B

试题分析：句意：商店的老板请助理把可以扔掉的梨分出来。help out帮助摆脱困境；sort out挑选出；work out算出；figure out算出。根据句意故选B。
点评：本题难度适中。动词短语辨析是近几年高考常考的内容，需要考生平时加强背诵短语的意义及用法，命题者还考查学生对语境的理解。这里主要考查的含有out与不同的动词构成的短语的意义及用法。
即学即练：I feel it my duty to____ anyone in trouble.
A. help out     B. sort out          C. work out        D. figure out
解析：A。句意：帮助有困难的人是一种责任。