题目
Although Asian-Americans only 2.4 percent of the nation's population, they constitute 17.1 percent of the undergraduates at Harvard and 27.3 percent at the University of California at Berkeley.A. make upB. make forC. make outD. make over
Although Asian-Americans only 2.4 percent of the nation's population, they constitute 17.1 percent of the undergraduates at Harvard and 27.3 percent at the University of California at Berkeley.
A. make up
B. make for
C. make out
D. make over
题目解答
答案
A. make up
解析
步骤 1：理解句子结构
句子的主干是“Although Asian-Americans _ only 2.4 percent of the nation's population, they constitute 17.1 percent of the undergraduates at Harvard and 27.3 percent at the University of California at Berkeley.”，其中“Although”引导让步状语从句，主句中“they constitute”表示“他们占”。
步骤 2：分析选项
A. make up：弥补；编造；占（比例）
B. make for：朝……走去；有利于；导致
C. make out：辨认出
D. make over：转让；移交；修改
步骤 3：选择正确选项
根据句子的语境，需要表达的是“亚裔美国人占全国人口的2.4%”，因此选项A“make up”符合语境。
句子的主干是“Although Asian-Americans _ only 2.4 percent of the nation's population, they constitute 17.1 percent of the undergraduates at Harvard and 27.3 percent at the University of California at Berkeley.”，其中“Although”引导让步状语从句，主句中“they constitute”表示“他们占”。
步骤 2：分析选项
A. make up：弥补；编造；占（比例）
B. make for：朝……走去；有利于；导致
C. make out：辨认出
D. make over：转让；移交；修改
步骤 3：选择正确选项
根据句子的语境，需要表达的是“亚裔美国人占全国人口的2.4%”，因此选项A“make up”符合语境。