Question

He has behaved in the most extraordinary way recently. I wonder what can_____ his actions.

A．account for

B．answer for

C．search for

D．reach for

Answer 1

A

试题分析：句意：他最近的行为非常特殊，我纳闷什么能解释他的行为。account for对……做出解释；answer for因……而惩罚；search for寻找；reach for去取。根据句意故选A。
点评：本题难度适中。动词短语辨析是近几年高考常考的内容，需要考生平时加强背诵短语的意义及用法，命题者还考查学生对语境的理解。
即学即练：The teacher set the papers he was marking on one side and _____his cigarettes and matches.
A. accounted for     B. answered for      C. searched for      D. reached for
解析：D。句意：这位教师停下手中批改的试卷，伸手去拿香烟和火柴。