排除法
当不能一眼选出正确答案时，可根据题干句子的意思来分析各选项，按照句子结构的需要或其它信息排除干扰选项，从而提高答题的准确率，能排除的选项越多，准确率就越高。如：
(1). The soldier found ________ a hero when he returned to his hometown and was greeted with warm welcome.
A. himself something of B. himself something about C. himself anything of D. himself nothing of
【答案】A
【解析】在以上备选项中，something of表示“有几分”；nothing of表示“丝毫没有”；anything of只用于疑问句中。故可首先排除B和C，又根据句子意思表达的是一种肯定意义，因而A项是正确答案。
(2). I have announced on many occasions that I will proceed with my goal, _______________.
A. however difficult may it be B. however it may be difficult C. how difficult it may be D. however difficult it may be
【答案】D
【解析】从题干分析，要求完成的部分是一个让步状语从句，应该使用陈述语序。四个选项中A 的语序不对，B结构不正确，可先排除这两项。再把C、D两项进行比较，可按however +adj/adv的句式结构得知C项缺少了其词的强调式，故正确答案惟有D。
(3). __________ everything his fiends had done for him, he refused to help them and so they were very disappointed in him.
A. In return of B. In spite of C. Because of D. As a result of
【答案】B
【解析】本题的四个选项按其语法结构都可以，是复合介词+名词的形式，然而从题干语义上“尽管他朋友事事都帮他，然而他却不帮朋友，因而大家对他都失望了”分析，则首先可以排除C 、D两项，剩下的A项表示“回报”之义，惟有B项符合题义。
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