Question

He was so____ a key university that he would work until late into the night.

A．curious about

B．a(chǎn)nxious about

C．desperate for

D．concerned about

Answer 1

C

試題分析：句意：他是如此渴望去重點(diǎn)大學(xué)以致于他學(xué)習(xí)到深夜。be curious about對(duì)……好奇；be anxious about 為……擔(dān)心；be desperate for 極度渴望；be concerned about關(guān)心，掛念。根據(jù)句意故選C。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本題難度適中。動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)是近幾年高考的熱點(diǎn)，不僅在單選還會(huì)出現(xiàn)在完形和短文改錯(cuò)中，主要考查對(duì)短語(yǔ)的意義和用法的掌握，同時(shí)要求考生正確理解語(yǔ)境。
即學(xué)即練：I'm very_______ the speech contest because I am not ready for it.
A. curious about      B. anxious about      C. desperate for      D. concerned about
解析：B。句意：因?yàn)槲疫�沒(méi)有準(zhǔn)備好，我對(duì)此次演講比賽十分憂慮。