1. ______ the few who have failed in their examination, all the other students in the hall are in very high spirits.
A．In spite that B．But for C．For the sake of D．Apart from

2. The decline in moral standards, which has long concerned social analysts, has at last ______ the attention of average Americans.
A．clarified B．cultivated C．captured D．characterized

3. Our neighbor Uncle Johnson is a stubborn man. Needless to say, we tried ______ to make him change his mind.
A．in short B．in secret C．in danger D．in vain

參考答案及解析：

1. D。譯文：除了那些考試不及格的，大廳里的其他學(xué)生興致都很高。in spite that 不過(guò)。but for要不是。for the sake of 因?yàn)�。apart from除去。

2. C。譯文：社會(huì)分析學(xué)家長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)關(guān)注道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的降低，最終引起了美國(guó)普通民眾的注意。clarify使清楚，澄清。cultivate耕作；培養(yǎng)。capture俘獲，奪取。characterize以……為特征。這里capture the attention of 等同于catch the attention of引起……的注意。

3. D。譯文：我們的鄰居約翰遜叔叔是個(gè)固執(zhí)的人。不用說(shuō)，我們想讓他改變主意是白費(fèi)力氣了。in short簡(jiǎn)而言之，總之。in secret偷偷的，暗暗的。in danger危險(xiǎn)的。in vain徒勞的，白費(fèi)力氣的。