题目

Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. Each expression can be used only once. prepare for be bound to stand up for in favor of speculate about in the company of in the form of be liable to invest…with in succession (1) Because women often restrict their diet in an effort to control weight, they may not consume enough iron-rich food and experience an iron deficiency. (2) Some reform advocates ignore the impact of class size on student achievement, and they are what they call as a priority: teacher effectiveness. (3) Because of easy access to the Internet, the new breakthrough to create something truly creative happen anytime now. (4) Indeed, if teachers want to how far students might get in life, a better measurement than grades might be how hard the students try. (5) Nature has these animals a capacity for not showing fear. (6) During the weeks of discussion, delegations from groups who are interested in the resolution may call on representatives to their point of view. (7) Plato was a superb writer, and his works are part of the world's great literature. Most of his existing work is dialogs and letters. (8) Young people should enter into a broad flexible training program, through which they can learn a lot and be their future careers. (9) The young man is very happy and proud to be the old professor because he always feels great when talking with him. One day they passed more than 20 villages , and some of these are said to have stretched for six miles or more.

Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. Each expression can be used only once.

prepare for   be bound to  stand up for  in favor of  speculate about   in the company of   in the form of   be liable to   invest…with   in succession
(1)

Because women often restrict their diet in an effort to control weight, they may not consume enough iron-rich food and           experience an iron deficiency.
(2)

Some reform advocates ignore the impact of class size on student achievement, and they are           what they call as a priority: teacher effectiveness.
(3)

Because of easy access to the Internet, the new breakthrough to create something truly creative           happen anytime now.
(4)

Indeed, if teachers want to           how far students might get in life, a better measurement than grades might be how hard the students try.
(5)

Nature has           these animals           a capacity for not showing fear.
(6)

During the weeks of discussion, delegations from groups who are interested in the resolution may call on representatives to           their point of view.
(7)

Plato was a superb writer, and his works are part of the world's great literature. Most of his existing work is           dialogs and letters.
(8)

Young people should enter into a broad flexible training program, through which they can learn a lot and be           their future careers.
(9)

The young man is very happy and proud to be           the old professor because he always feels great when talking with him.

One day they passed more than 20 villages          , and some of these are said to have stretched for six miles or more.

题目解答

答案

  • (1)
    are liable to
  • (2)
    in favor of
  • (3)
    is bound to
  • (4)
    speculate about
  • (5)
    invested;with
  • (6)
    stand up for
  • (7)
    in the form of
  • (8)
    prepared for
  • (9)
    in the company of
  • (10)
    in succession

解析

本题考查固定短语的语境化运用能力，需根据句意选择恰当短语并调整形式。解题核心在于：

  1. 理解句意，明确空格处逻辑关系；
  2. 匹配短语含义，注意短语的固定搭配和语境适用性；
  3. 语法匹配，如被动语态、非谓语形式等。

(1) are liable to

句意：女性因节食控制体重，可能摄入铁质不足食物，容易缺铁。
be liable to表示“易于、可能”，符合语境中“可能患病”的逻辑。

(2) in favor of

句意：改革者认为“教师效能”是优先事项。
in favor of表示“支持、赞同”，此处强调将某事物列为优先。

(3) is bound to

句意：互联网便利下，新的突破必定很快出现。
be bound to表示“必定、必然”，符合“即将发生”的推测。

(4) speculate about

句意：若想推测学生未来成就，可观察其努力程度。
speculate about表示“推测、猜想”，符合学术研究的假设性讨论。

(5) invested; with

句意：自然赋予动物不显露出恐惧的能力。
invest...with表示“赋予、赐予”，需用被动语态。

(6) stand up for

句意：代表团游说代表支持其观点。
stand up for表示“支持、维护”，符合游说行为的语境。

(7) in the form of

句意：普拉图的作品以对话和书信形式存在。
in the form of表示“以...形式”，直接对应句中“dialogs and letters”。

(8) prepared for

句意：培训项目帮助年轻人为未来职业做准备。
prepare for表示“为...做准备”，符合职业规划语境。

(9) in the company of

句意：年轻人因总能与教授有精彩对话，而与教授在一起感到自豪。
in the company of表示“与...在一起”，强调陪伴关系。

(10) in succession

句意：他们连续经过20多个村庄。
in succession表示“连续、相继”，修饰动作的连续性。