专题五 │ 新题预测
()18.________ the rising birth rate and immigration, the declining death rate also resulted in the population growth.
A．In addition to
B．In terms of
C．In consequence of
D．In spite of
18．A 考查介词短语辨析。句意：除了出生率的上升，移民、死亡率的下降也是人口增长的因素。in addition to “除了……之外(还有)”。 2017届高三英语二轮复习精品课件（湖北专用）：第1模块 多项选择 专题5
介词短语
专题五 介词短语
专题五 介词短语
专题导读 专题五 │专题导读
介词短语为历年湖北高考中涉及较多的考点。湖北卷每年至少有一道试题考查介词短语的用法。此类试题有如下特点：(1)题干结构呈复杂化、综合化的特点，题干用词都在20词左右；(2)考查的大多是in构成的介词短语，而且短语的词数在增加；(3)试题难度不大，主要考查介词短语的主要意义。在复习备考中，要善于归纳常见介词构成的介词短语的含义，要注意甄别考点的变化。 真题典例 专题五 │真题典例 ()1.[2011·湖北卷] When asked about their opinions about the schoolmaster, many teachers would prefer to see him step aside________younger men.
A．in terms ofB．in need of
C．in favor of
D．in praise of
1．C 考查介词短语辨析。句意：当被问及对这个学校的校长有什么看法时，很多老师都支持年轻人，而宁愿他让位。in praise of表扬；in terms of就……而言；in need of需要。根据语境只有C项“支持”符合语义表达。 专题五 │真题典例 ()2.[2011·福建卷] ________
good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dishes.
A．Far from
B．Apart from
C．Instead of
D．Regardless of
2．B 考查介词短语辨析。far from远非；apart from除了……外；instead of代替；regardless of尽管。句意：除了好的服务外，这家餐馆还提供不同种类的福建传统菜。 专题五 │真题典例 ()3.[2011·江苏卷] We'd better discuss everything________ before we work out the plan.
A．in detail
B．in general
C．on purpose
D．on time
3．A 考查介词短语辨析。A 项意为“详细地”；B项意为“一般来说，大体上”；C项意为“故意地”；D项意为“准时”。根据句意“制订计划前，我们最好详细地讨论一切问题。”可知选择A项。 专题五 │真题典例 ()4.[2010·湖北卷] It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money________favors to them.
A．in preference to
B．in place of
C．in agreement with
D．in exchange for
4．D 考查介词短语辨析。句意：对公务员来说，以给人们好处来索要礼物或金钱是违法的。in exchange for表示“交换”。in preference to 优先于，in place of代替 ，in agreement with符合，一致。 专题五 │真题典例 ()5.[2009·湖北卷] His efforts to raise money for his program were ________because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets.
A．in place
B．in sight
C．in effect
D．in vain
5．D 考查介词短语辨析。句意：谁也不愿意从自己的口袋里掏一分钱，看来他募捐的努力都白费了。根据句意可知D项“徒劳的”符合句意表达。A项意为“就位”，B项意为“看得见”，C项意为“生效”。 专题五 │真题典例 ()6.[2010·浙江卷] 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
6．C 考查介词短语辨析。句意：我想我之前已经跟你谈论过这件事，但是以防万一，我再问你一次。by nature 天生地；in return作为回报，作为交换；in case 万一，以防；by chance偶然地。 专题五 │真题典例 ()7.[2010·福建卷] More and more highrise buildings have been built in big cities________space.
A．in search of
B．in place of
C．for lack of
D．for fear of
7．C 考查介词短语辨析。句意：因为缺乏空间，大城市建起越来越多的高楼大厦。A项意为“寻找”； B项意为“代替”；C项意为“因缺乏”；D项意为“生怕，以免。”根据句意只有A项符合表达。 专题五 │真题典例 ()8.[2009·全国卷Ⅱ] Jenny nearly missed the flight________doing too much shopping.
A．as a result of
B．on top of
C．in front of
D．in need of
8．A 考查介词短语辨析。从语境的逻辑关系看，这里表示由于购物时间太长，詹妮差点误了航班，选A项表示“由于”。 专题五 │真题典例 ()9.Many Chinese universities provide scholarships for students________financial aid.
A．in favour of
B．in honour of
C．in face of
D．in need of
9．D 考查介词短语辨析。句意：许多中国大学向那些需要经济帮助的学生提供奖学金。in favour of支持；in honour of为了纪念；in face of面对；in need of需要。 专题五 │真题典例 ()10.[2010·江苏卷] The doctor is skilled at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients, so he has a very good________.
A．expectation
B．reputation
C．contribution
D．civilization 10．B 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个医生精于心脏病的治疗，并且从不收取病人的任何礼物，因此他的口碑很好。reputation 意为“名声”，符合句意表达。expectation期望；contribution贡献；civilization文明。 专题五 │ 新题预测
()1.In China, all the students work hard at school ________ going to university for higher education in the future.
A．in the habit of
B．in the hope of
C．in search of
D．in honor of 新题预测
1．B 考查介词短语辨析。句意：在中国，所有的学生在校努力学习，希望将来上大学。in the habit of 以……的习惯；in the hope of怀着……的希望；in search of 寻找；in honor of尊敬；为了纪念。 专题五 │ 新题预测
()2.________the fact that not enough exercise isn't good for people's health, taking too much exercise can also be harmful.
A．In place of
B．Instead of
C．In spite of
D．In terms of
2．C 考查介词短语辨析。句意：虽然没有足够的锻炼不利于人们的健康，但是锻炼过度也有危害。语境表示对比，因此选C项in spite of表示“尽管，虽然”。in place of代替，取代；instead of代替，而不是；in terms of从……方面来说，用……的话，按照。 专题五 │ 新题预测
()3.—Are you free after school? —Sorry, I've planned to treat a friend of mine to dinner________for his help.
A．in terms
B．in honor
C．in turn
D．in return
3．D 考查介词短语辨析。语境：“放学后你有空吗？”“对不起。我已经打算请我的朋友吃饭以答谢他的帮助。”in return回报。 专题五 │ 新题预测
()4.________money, the man was very rich, but he was not happy at all.
A．In spite of
B．In favor of
C．In terms of
D．In need of
4．C 考查介词短语辨析。此处in terms of意为：提到，谈到。句意：说到钱，那人很富有，但他根本不幸福。 专题五 │ 新题预测
()5.—The kindhearted lady is popular with her neighbors, right? —Yes, she is ready to help others without expecting anything ________.
A．in store
B．in return
C．in charge
D．in turn
5．B 考查介词短语辨析。语境：“那位好心的女士很受邻居们的欢迎，对吧？”“是的，她总是乐于帮助别人而不期望任何回报。”in return回报。 专题五 │ 新题预测
()6.________ has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem.
A．Despite that
B．Despite of what
C．In spite of what
D．Though what
6．C 考查介词短语辨析。句意：尽管为了给公众提供更多的公交车，近来已经做了许多事情，可是公共交通工具的短缺仍然是一个很严重的问题。despite与in spite of都是介词，意思一样，意为“尽管”，其后的宾语从句中缺少主语，故用what来引导。而though是连词，意为“尽管”。依据语意可知选C。 专题五 │ 新题预测
()7.The government would give away 2 billion dollars ________ to the oil and gas industry to strengthen environmental protection.
A．in detail
B．in turn
C．in charge
D．in total
7．D 考查介词短语辨析。句意：政府会给石油天然气工业发放总计20亿美元，以加强环境保护。A项意为“详细的”，B项意为“依次轮流；反过来”，C项意为“负责”，D项意为“总计”。依据语意可知选D。 专题五 │ 新题预测
()8.Tim lost his job two months ago; ________， he was seriously injured in a traffic accident last week.
A．in the first place
B．to make matters worse
C．on the contrary
D．in other ways
8．B 考查介词短语辨析。句意：Tim两个月前丢了工作；更糟糕的是，上周他在一起交通事故中受伤严重。A项意为“首先”，B项意为“更糟糕的是”，C项意为“相反的”，D项意为“在其他方面”。依据语意可知选B。
专题五 │ 新题预测
()9.Children are taught to respect everyone，________race, sex or age.
A．in terms of
B．in the face of
C．regardless of
D．in place of
9．C 考查介词短语辨析。句意：教育孩子要尊重任何人，不论种族、性别与年龄。A项意为“在……方面”，B项意为“面对”，C项意为“不论”，D项意为“取代”。依据语意可知选C。 专题五 │ 新题预测
()10.You've made some efforts in your studies, but it's________ my expectation.
A．out of
B．far from
C．in place of
D．because of
10．B 考查介词短语辨析。句意：在学业上你已经做出了一些努力，但是远远没有达到我的期望。A项意为“出来”，B项意为“远非”，C项意为“代替”，D项意为“因为”。依据语意可知选B。 专题五 │ 新题预测
()11.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
11．B 考查介词短语辨析。句意：以提问的形式来表达自己的请求，这样听起来更有礼貌。因此选B表示“以……的形式”。A项意为“寻找”，C项意为“需求”，D项意为“往……的方向”。 专题五 │ 新题预测
()12.________the recent bad weather, the project is several weeks behind schedule.
A．Apart from
B．Owing to
C．Instead of
D．But for
12．B 考查介词短语辨析。apart from除了；owing to由于；instead of代替；but for要不是。句意：由于近来的气候恶劣，工程进度推迟了几个星期。根据句意可知，应选B项。 专题五 │ 新题预测
()13.Because of the limited time, he didn't go into details on the subject.He only spoke________.
A．in common
B．in general
C．in particular
D．in public
13．B 考查介词短语辨析。句意：由于时间有限，对于那个话题他没有展开，只是概括地说了一下。in general是in detail(详尽地)的反义词。in common共同，共有；in particular尤其地，特别地；in public公开地，当众。 专题五 │ 新题预测
()14.Many developing countries are unwilling to pursue their economic development ________ destroying the environment despite there being several financial crises.
A．at the risk of
B．at the cost of
C．at the end of
D．at the mercy of
14．B 考查介词短语辨析。句意：尽管有金融危机，许多发展中国家不愿意以破坏环境为代价来发展他们的经济。at the risk of冒险……；at the cost of以……为代价；at the end of在……的末端；at the mercy of受……的摆布。B项符合题意。 专题五 │ 新题预测
()15.When she first arrived in China，she wondered what the future might have________for her，but now all her worries are gone.
A．in need
B．in time
C．in preparation
D．in store
15．D 考查介词短语辨析。句意：当她第一次来中国时不知道即将到来的未来会是怎样的，但是现在所有的担忧都消失了。in store表示“储藏；就要来到，即将发生的”，符合题意。 专题五 │ 新题预测
()16.If he is determined to do what he wants to do, he will do so ________ what others think of him.
A．on account of
B．in spite of
C．regardless of
D．in case of
16．C 考查介词短语辨析。 句意：假如他决心做他想做的事，他就会去做，而不管别人怎么看待他。这里用regardless of 表示“不管，不顾”。on account of 因为；in spite of 尽管；in case of 以防万一。 专题五 │ 新题预测
()17.Hundreds of millions of people there contributed generously________ the starving people's
appeal.
A．in response to
B．in case of
C．in charge of
D．in favor of
17．A 考查介词短语辨析。句意：数百万人慷慨解囊，作为对那些饥民的请求的回应。in response to意为“对……做出回应”。