题目
She had started to _ her energies _ _ teaching rather than performing A devote . . . to B attend . . . to C employ . . to D attribute . . . to
She had started to _ her energies _ _ teaching rather than performing
A devote . . . to
B attend . . . to
C employ . . to
D attribute . . . to
题目解答
答案
句意:她开始把精力投入到教学而不是表演上。
A devote . . . to 献身于,投入
B attend . . . to 照顾,处理
C employ . . to 过去常常
D attribute . . . to归因于
结合句意和语境,应该选A
解析
本题考查动词短语的固定搭配,核心在于区分不同动词与介词to的组合意义。关键点在于:
- devote...to表示“致力于、投入”,符合句中“将精力用于教学”的语境;
- 其他选项如
attend to(处理)、employ...to(使用)、attribute...to(归因于)均与句意不符。
选项分析
A. devote...to
- 固定搭配:
devote sth. to sth.表示“将某物投入某事”。 - 语境匹配:句中“将精力投入教学”符合该短语的用法。
B. attend...to
- 错误原因:
attend to是固定短语,表示“处理/照顾”,但句中需接her energies,结构不匹配。
C. employ...to
- 错误原因:
employ后通常接动名词或不定式,但employ...to搭配不常见,且句意不符。
D. attribute...to
- 错误原因:
attribute...to表示“归因于”,与句中“投入精力”的动作无关。