高考真题

　　1．(2011·北京)With new technology, pictures of underwater valleys can be taken ________ colour.

　　A. by

　　B. for

　　C. with

　　D. in

　　[解析]句意：有了新技术，水下山谷的图片可以从颜色方面被拍摄。by 经由，通过；for 为了，对于；with 随着，带有；in 在……方面。

　　[答案]D

　　2．(2011·浙江)I always wanted to do the job which I'd been trained ________.

　　A. on

　　B. for

　　C. by

　　D. of

　　[解析]句意：我一直想干我为之接受过培训的工作。be trained for sth.“为……接受培训”。其他三项不符合题目要求。

　　[答案]B

　　3．(2011·福建)________ good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dishes.

　　A. Far from

　　B. Apart from

　　C. Instead of

　　D. Regardless of

　　[解析]句意：除了好的服务外，这家餐馆还提供不同种类的传统福建美食。far from 离……远；远非；apart from 除……之外(还)；instead of 代替，而不是；regardless of 不管。由句意可知B项正确。

　　[答案]B

　　4．(2011·天津)He was a good student and scored ________ average in most subjects.

　　A. below

　　B. of

　　C. on

　　D. above

　　[解析]below average 在平均水平以下；on average 平均来说；above average 在平均水平以上。由 he was a good student 可知D项正确。句意：他是一个好学生，大部分科目得分都在平均水平以上。

　　[答案]D

　　5．(2011·安徽)Sometimes proper answers are not far to seek ________ food safety problems.

　　A. in

　　B. to

　　C. on

　　D. after

　　[解析]句意：有时，关于食品安全问题的答案不难找到。介词短语 to food safety problems 修饰 answers。answer 常与介词 to 搭配，意为“……的答案”。

　　[答案]B

　　6．(2011·江苏)We'd better discuss everything ________ before we work out the plan.

　　A. in detail

　　B. in general

　　C. on purpose

　　D. on time

　　[解析]句意：我们最好详细地把一切讨论一下之后再制定计划。in detail 详细地；in general 一般说来；on purpose 故意地；on time 准时。由句意可知A项正确。

　　[答案]A

　　7．(2011·重庆)Shirley, a real book lover, often brings home many books to read ________ the library.

　　A. in

　　B. for

　　C. by

　　D. from

　　[解析]句意：雪莉，一个真正的图书爱好者，经常从图书馆往家带书看。bring sth. from sp.“从某个地方带……”，符合句意。故D项正确。

　　[答案]D

　　8．(2011·湖北)When asked about their opinions about the schoolmaster, many teachers would prefer to see him step aside ________ younger men.

　　A. in terms of

　　B. in need of

　　C. in favour of

　　D. in praise of

　　[解析]本题考查介词短语。句意：当被问起对于校长的看法时，许多老师更愿意校长给年轻点的人让位。in favour of 意为“支持，有利于”，同 step aside 搭配起来意为“给……让位”。

　　[答案]C

　　9．(2011·四川)Nick, it's good for you to read some books ________ China before you start your trip there.

　　A. in

　　B. for

　　C. of

　　D. on

　　[解析]句意：尼克，在你启程去那里之前，读一读关于中国的书比较好。on China“关于中国方面的”，即书的内容是介绍中国情况的。而 of China 则可能表示“来自中国的”或“中国出版的”等意思。故答案为D。

　　[答案]D

　　10．(2011·山东)I'm sorry I didn't phone you, but I've been very busy ________ the past couple of weeks.

　　A. beyond

　　B. with

　　C. among

　　D. over

　　[解析]句意：对不起，我没给你打电话，但是在过去的几周里我一直很忙。beyond超过，超出；在(向)……的那一边；with 与，和；具有；among 在……之间；over 在此表示“在……期间，经过(一段)时间”。

　　[答案]D

　　11．(2010·四川)Tired, Jim was fast asleep with his back ________ a big tree.

　　A. in

　　B. below

　　C. beside

　　D. against

　　[解析]句意：因为很劳累了，Jim 背靠着一棵大树，熟睡着。in 在……里面；below 在……下面；beside 在……旁边；against 顶着，倚着；反对，符合句意。

　　[答案]D

　　12．(2010·江苏)So far we have done a lot to build a low-carbon economy, but it is ________ ideal. We have to work still harder.

　　A. next to

　　B. far from

　　C. out of

　　D. due to

　　[解析]句意：到目前为止，我们已做了许多来创建一种低碳经济，但是离理想的还差得很远。我们还要更加努力地工作。A项表示“紧邻，在……近旁”；B项表示“远非；几乎相反”；C项表示“从……出来；脱离”；D项表示“由于”。根据句意可知选B。

　　[答案]B

　　13．(2010·浙江)I guess we've already talked about this before but I'll ask you again just ________.

　　A. by nature

　　B. in return

　　C. in case

　　D. by chance

　　[解析]句意：我猜我们以前早就谈论过这件事了，以防万一我还要再问问你。by nature 天生地；in return 作为回报；in case 以防万一； by chance 偶然地。

　　[答案]C

　　14．(2010·江西)We give enough time, space and love we can spare, and ________， dogs give us their all.

　　A. in all

　　B. in fact

　　C. in short

　　D. in return

　　[解析]句意：我们把能给予的时间、空间和爱都花在狗身上，作为回报，狗也向我们奉献出一切。in all 总共；in fact 事实上；in short 简言之；in return 作为回报，符合句意。

　　[答案]D

　　15．(2010·福建)More and more high-rise buildings have been built in big cities ________ space.

　　A. in search of

　　B. in place of

　　C. for lack of

　　D. for fear of

　　[解析]句意：因为缺乏空间，在大城市建起了越来越多的高层建筑。A项是“寻找”；B项是“代替”；C项是“因缺乏……”；D项是“唯恐，以免”。由句意知C项为正确答案。

　　[答案]C

　　16．(2010·湖北)It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money ________ favours to them.

　　A. in preference to

　　B. in exchange for

　　C. in place of

　　D. in agreement with

　　[解析]句意：公务员以为人们做好事作为交换向人们要礼物或金钱是违法的。in preference to 优先于；in place of 代替；in agreement with 与……相一致；in exchange for 交换，符合句意。

　　[答案]B

　　17．(2010·北京)Would you mind not picking the flowers in the garden? They are ________ everyone's enjoyment.

　　A. in

　　B. at

　　C. for

　　D. to

　　[解析]句意：别采花园里的花好吗？这些花是供大家观赏的。for enjoyment“供观赏”，介词 for 表示目的。

　　[答案]C

　　18．(2010·辽宁)I agree to his suggestion ________ the condition that he drops all charges.

　　A. by

　　B. in

　　C. on

　　D. to

　　[解析]句意：我同意他的建议，条件是他降低所有费用。on condition that“条件是”，引导条件状语从句。

　　[答案]C

　　19．(2010·江西)Nowadays some hospitals refer to patients ________ name, not case number.

　　A. of

　　B. as

　　C. by

　　D. with

　　[解析]句意：现在一些医院提到病人时用名字而不是病例编号。by name“凭名字”为固定搭配，符合句意。

　　[答案]C

　　20．(2010·天津)My father warned me ________ going to the West Coast because it was crowded with tourists.

　　A. by

　　B. on

　　C. for

　　D. against

　　[解析]句意：我父亲警告我不要去西海岸因为游客太多太挤。warn sb. against doing sth.“警告某人不要干某事”为固定搭配，故D项正确。

　　[答案]D

　　21．(2010·重庆)The dictionary is what I want, but I don't have enough money ________ me.

　　A. by

　　B. for

　　C. in

　　D. with

　　[解析]句意：这就是我想要的字典，可是身上没有带够钱。从本句的语境来看，是表示身上没有带足够的钱，而介词 with 常用来表示“随身”之意，同“on me”，故选D。

　　[答案]D

　　22．(2009·山东)It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot ________ easy reach.

　　A. near

　　B. upon

　　C. within

　　D. around

　　[解析]句意：在厨房里把你常用的东西放在容易够着的地方会节省时间。within one's reach“在某人够得着的地方”；beyond/without one's reach“在某人够不着的地方”。

　　[答案]C

　　23．(2009·宁夏·海南)Everybody was touched ________ words after they heard her moving story.

　　A．beyond

　　B．without

　　C．of

　　D．in

　　[解析]句意：听完她感人的故事后，人人都感动得说不出话来。beyond words“说不出话来”，beyond 意为“超出……的范围，非……可及”。

　　[答案]A

　　24．(2009·辽宁)Children need friends ________ their own age to play with.

　　A．of

　　B．for

　　C．in

　　D．at

　　[解析]句意：孩子需要与他们同龄的朋友玩耍。of one's own“某人自己的”，为固定搭配。

　　[答案]A

　　25．(2009·湖南)Most Americans would prefer to keep their problems __________ themselves and solve their problems ________ themselves.

　　A．to; by

　　B．by; to

　　C．for; to

　　D．in; on

　　[解析]句意：大部分美国人愿意有问题自己担着而且靠自己来解决。keep sth. to oneself“保守……不对别人说”；by oneself“独自地”，相当于 alone。

　　[答案]A

　　26．(2009·江苏)This special school accepts all disabled students, ________ educational level and background.

　　A. according to

　　B. regardless of

　　C. in addition to

　　D. in terms of

　　[解析]句意：这所特殊的学校接收所有残疾学生，不管他们的教育水平和背景如何。according to 据……所说，按……所载；根据；regardless of 不顾，不管；in addition to 除……之外(还)；in terms of 按照，从……方面来说。根据句意B项正确。

　　[答案]B

　　27．(2009·福建)—How amazing it is that astronauts are exploring outer space!

　　—It's a challenge, I guess, ________ man against nature.

　　A. of

　　B. for

　　C. by

　　D. about

　　[解析]句意：—宇航员们在探测外太空，多么神奇呀！—我想，这是人类对大自然的挑战。challenge 常与 of 连用，of 表示coming from，“来源于”。

　　[答案]A

　　28．(2009·天津)The art show was ________ being a failure; it was a great success.

　　A. far from

　　B. along with

　　C. next to

　　D. regardless of

　　[解析]句意：此次美术展绝非失败，而是巨大的成功。far from 远非，毫不，简直不，符合句意；along with 和……一起；next to 紧挨着；regardless of 不管。

　　[答案]A

　　29．(2009·上海)Four Chinese models were ________ the 14 people awarded prizes on Friday at the World Supermodel Competition.

　　A. among

　　B. between

　　C. along

　　D. beside

　　[解析]句意：在周五的世界超级模特大赛上，四位中国模特跻身14位获奖选手之列。among 在(三者或三者以上)之间；between 在(两者)之间；along 沿着；beside 在……旁边。根据句意A项正确。

　　[答案]A

　　30．(2009·重庆)Try on this red skirt; you will look great ________ it.

　　A. on

　　B. by

　　C. in

　　D. for

　　[解析]句意：你试穿一下这件红色裙子； 你穿着它会很好看的。英语中介词 in 表示“穿着，戴着”的意义时，表状态，常用在名词后作定语或表语，如：the man in a blue hat 戴着蓝礼帽的那个男人；Susan is in yellow today.苏珊今天穿了一身黄色的衣服。

　　[答案]C

　　31．(2009·北京)The wine industry in the area has developed in a special way, ________ little foreign ownership.

　　A. by

　　B. of

　　C. with

　　D. from

　　[解析]句意：这个地区的酿酒业发展得很特别，几乎没有外资。with 相当于 having，故选C。

　　[答案]C

　　32．(2009·四川)A great person is always putting others' interests ________ his own.

　　A. below

　　B. above

　　C. in

　　D. on

　　[解析]句意：伟人总是把他人利益放于个人利益之上。put sth. above sth.“把……放在……之上”，此处强调高于某物。

　　[答案]B

　　33．(2009·陕西)He invited me to a dance after the show ________ Christmas Eve.

　　A. at

　　B. on

　　C. in

　　D. by

　　[解析]句意：圣诞前夜他邀请我在演出之后去跳舞。on Christmas Eve 在圣诞前夜。

　　[答案]B

　　34．(2009·湖北)You'd sound a lot more polite if you make a request ________ a question.

　　A. in search of

　　B. in the form of

　　C. in need of

　　D. in the direction of

　　[解析]句意：如果你以问题的形式提出要求，那么会显得更有礼貌。in search of 寻找，寻求；in the form of 以……形式；in need of(＝in want of) 需要；in the direction of 朝着……方向。根据句意B项正确。

　　[答案]B

　　35．(2009·湖北)His efforts to raise money for his programme were ________ because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets.