职称英语考试

【单选题】 The standards set four years ago in Seoul will be far below the athletes' capabilities now.
A．capacities
B．strengths
C．possibilities
D．abilities

网考网参考答案：D
网考网解析：
capability：能力，力量。又如：Now we have the capability of defending our country. all thanks to our own efforts. The country has the capability to defeat any aggressor. ability：能力，本领。From each according to his abilities，to each according to his work. ability和 capability在意义上有相同的一面，因而在一定语境中可以互换。可以看出，ability和 capability在搭配上是有差别的，前者只可跟to搭配，但后者既可跟to又可跟of搭配。二者的形容词分别是able和capable：I ought to be able to live on my salary. She was perfectly capable of taking care of herself. 注意：capable只能跟of而不能跟to搭配。不难看出，词的意义不决定句法结构。strength：力量；优点。Their military strength has gone down because their air force has proved to be an effective force. 此句中的strength可由capacity替代而不改变句子的意义。possibility：可能性。 查看试题解析出处>>