He _________ desperately in vain for something to say to break the silence.


  1. A.
    thought about
  2. B.
    cast about
  3. C.
    talked about
  4. D.
    set about
B
試題分析:選項(xiàng)A“想到”; 選項(xiàng)B“想法設(shè)法”; 選項(xiàng)C“談?wù)摗保?選項(xiàng)D“著手,開始做”。 cast about for sth“試圖找到某物” 。句意:他拼命地想找到某些話題來打破沉默。
考點(diǎn):考查固定短語的意義
點(diǎn)評(píng):固定短語是近幾年高考熱點(diǎn),尤其是動(dòng)詞短語,需要考生平時(shí)多積累。
即學(xué)即練:He _________learning Chinese at age ten.
A. thought about        B. cast about           C. talked about D. set about
解析:D set about + doing句意:他在十歲時(shí)開始學(xué)中文。
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