add up to dumb . . . down in the company of lay . . out make room for pick . . . up plunge into wipe . . . out 1. The cheerful guy who wore virtual reality glasses _____ the virtual world. 2. It has been the tradition in China that elderly people live in a familiar environment preferably _____ their children. 3. Chinese isn't a subject that can be _____ in a month,and you can't accomplish your goal of mastering the language unless you work at it for years.4. He _____ the map across the table and took another look at it. 5. The live music,the wild dancing,and the amazing lights all _____ an exciting theatrical experience. 6. Since space is limited,we sometimes have to say goodbye to old things in order to _____ new items. 7. The magazine has a reputation for being very thorough,although critics claim that it has been _____ in recent years to cater to the mass market. 8. This marks another historic step toward _____ the absolute poverty that has plagued the nation for centuries.
add up to dumb . . . down in the company of lay . . out make room for pick . . . up plunge into wipe . . . out
1. The cheerful guy who wore virtual reality glasses _____ the virtual world.
2. It has been the tradition in China that elderly people live in a familiar environment preferably _____ their children.
3. Chinese isn't a subject that can be _____ in a month,and you can't accomplish your goal of mastering the language unless you work at it for years.
4. He _____ the map across the table and took another look at it.
5. The live music,the wild dancing,and the amazing lights all _____ an exciting theatrical experience.
6. Since space is limited,we sometimes have to say goodbye to old things in order to _____ new items.
7. The magazine has a reputation for being very thorough,although critics claim that it has been _____ in recent years to cater to the mass market.
8. This marks another historic step toward _____ the absolute poverty that has plagued the nation for centuries.
题目解答
答案
1.plunged into 投入
2.in the company of 陪伴
3. picked up 拾起
4.laid . . out 展开
5.add up to 增加
6.make room for 给……腾出空间
7.wiped out 抹去；淘汰
8.dumbing down 使沉默
解析
本题考查动词短语的语境应用能力，需根据句意选择恰当的短语并注意时态、语态的匹配。解题核心在于：
- 理解句意，明确空格处所需动作；
- 匹配短语含义，注意短语的固定搭配；
- 调整短语形式，如时态、语态等。
1. The cheerful guy who wore virtual reality glasses _____ the virtual world.
关键点：句意为“戴上VR眼镜后，他投入了虚拟世界”。plunge into 表示“全身心投入”，且需用过去式 plunged。
2. It has been the tradition in China that elderly people live in a familiar environment preferably _____ their children.
关键点：句意为“老人更愿意和子女住在一起”。“和某人一起”用 in the company of，符合固定搭配。
3. Chinese isn't a subject that can be _____ in a month...
关键点：句意为“汉语不能在短时间内掌握”。pick up 有“学会（语言）”之意，且需被动语态 picked up。
4. He _____ the map across the table and took another look at it.
关键点：句意为“他把地图摊开再看一遍”。lay out 表示“展开”，需用过去式 laid out（注意不规则变化）。
5. The live music, the wild dancing, and the amazing lights all _____ an exciting theatrical experience.
关键点：句意为“这些元素共同构成了一场表演”。add up to 表示“合计、构成”，需用原形 add up to。
6. Since space is limited, we sometimes have to say goodbye to old things to _____ new items.
关键点：句意为“腾出空间给新物品”。make room for 是固定短语，需用原形。
7. The magazine has a reputation for being very thorough, although critics claim that it has been _____ to cater to the mass market.
关键点：句意为“杂志为了迎合大众市场而降低了水准”。wipe out 表示“抹去（特色）”，需用现在完成时 has been wiped out。
8. This marks another historic step toward _____ the absolute poverty that has plagued the nation for centuries.
关键点：句意为“消除贫困”。dumb down 有“降低”之意，此处用动名词 dumbing down。