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Columbus’s discovery of the “New World” took place _______.
A.on purposeB.by accidentC.by designD.by mistake
B

试题分析:句意:哥伦布偶然发现了新大陆的。on purpose有目地的;by accident偶然; by design故意地; by mistake错误地。根据句意故选B。
点评:本题难度适中。固定短语是近几年高考的热点,主要考查对于它们的意义及用法,对它们的考查不仅出现在单选还会在完形和短文改错中出现。需要考生牢记它们的意义及用法。
即学即练:Please excuse my opening your letter ________.
A. on purpose   B. by accident     C. by design        D. by mistake
解析:D。句意: 请原谅我误拆了你的信。
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