32．His disasters were_______ to what he had done wrong．
A．despite
B．in spite of
C．down
D．due
［答案与译文］D．他遭灾难的原因是曾经干过坏事。
［辨析及搭配］根据句中的to，可否定A和B。 A．despite不管；尽管；不论。直接带短语，例句：Despite the pouring rain，he went to his post as usual．尽管大雨倾盆，他照常去上班。B．in spite of与A同义。In spite of the pouring rain，he went to his post as usual．C． down往下；沿着。D．due to因为；由于……而起。例句： Due to his illness he was lying in bed．因为生病，他躺在床上。
33．No one can_______ any citizen's legal right．
A．be done with
B．draw on
C．derive from
D．deprive of
［答案与译文］D．谁也不能剥夺公民的合法权利。
［辨析及搭配］A．be done with了结了；完成了。 B．draw on戴（穿）上；吸收；引诱。例句：The jailer drew the prisoner on to tell his story．看守诱导囚犯把事情说出来。C．derive from得来（自）；由……获得。例句： Anyone can derive a lot of pleasure from making friends．任何人都能从结交朋友中获得许多乐趣。D．deprive of剥夺；夺去
34．economic economical 两者都是形容词，但词义不同。
economic意为“经济上的”，“经济学的”；而economical意为“节约的”，“节省的”，常用于“be economical of”结构。例如：
economic growth经济增长
an economical person节俭的人
典型考题：Being _______ of money，she managed to save enough for a holiday．
A．economic
B．economical
C．economics
D．economies
答案为B。句意：由于节省，她设法储够了度假的钱。economics经济学，经济情况；economies节约，节省，节俭。
