问题
选择题
(2013·江西六所重点中学一模)—Tom has played a lot of computer games recently.
—Yes, that might ________ his failure in the midterm examinations.
A．account for
B．answer for
C．ask for
D．stand for
答案
答案：A
选A 考查动词短语辨析。句意：“汤姆最近玩太多电脑游戏了。”“是的，这也许是他期中考试失利的原因。”account for“是……的说明 (或原因)”，符合句意。 answer for“对……负责，因……受到谴责”；ask for“要求，请求”；stand for“代表”。