高三英语词法精练：介词与介词短语（二）

　　The house still needed a lot of work, but ___ the kitchen was finished.

　　A. instead                   B. altogether                      C. at once                  D. at least

　　Let’s learn to use the problem we are facing ________ a stepping-stone to future success.

　　A. to                     B. for                    C. as                            D. by

　　If you really have to leave during the meeting, you’d better leave ____ the back door.

　　A. for     B. by     C. across     D. out

　　Leaves are found on all kinds of trees, but they differ greatly         size and shape.

　　A. on

　　B. from

　　C. by

　　D. in

　　Scientists are convinced    the positive effect of laughter   physical and mental health.

　　A. of; at     B. by; in     C. of; on       D. on; at

　　Are you ready for Spain?

　　Yes. 1 want the girls to experience that______they are young.

　　A. while                       B. until                        C. if                            D. before

　　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

　　-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  

　　A great person is always putting others’ interests _________ his own.

　　A. below     B. above    C. in    D. on

　　He suddenly saw Sue _____ the room. He pushed his way ____ the crowd of people to get to her.

　　A. across, across        B. over, through 

　　C. over, into   D. across, through 

　　－When do we need to pay the balance?

　　－__________ September 30.

　　A. In                             B. By

　　C. During                     D. Within

　　—Can he take charge of the computer company?

　　—I’m afraid it’s        his ability.

　　A. beyond             B. within               C. of                    D. to

　　Four Chinese models were ______ the 14 people awarded prizes on Friday at the World Supermodel Competition.

　　A. among

　　B. between

　　C. along

　　D. beside

　　Everybody was touched        

　　words after they heard her moving story.

　　A. beyond                   B. without

　　C. of                           D. in

　　--- Why do you suggest we buy a new machine?

　　--- Because the old one has been damaged ___________.

　　A. beyond reach 

　　B. beyond repair

　　C. beyond control  

　　D. beyond description

　　I was ___ the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived.

　　A. in                           B. to                           C. at                           D. on

　　The minister didn't show up at all although the dinner party was held       

　　.

　　A. with his name          B. for the name of him

　　C. in the name of him   D. under his name

　　_____ the help of our teachers, we ______ the problem.

　　A Under; took no trouble in solving                    B In; had no trouble at solving

　　C On; kept no troubles to solve                         D With; had no difficulty solving    

　　A WHO study finds half of all deaths in Africa are children，and people _________   age 60 make ____________half of all deaths around the world.

　　A. under; up        B. below; of         C. at；for            D. under; into

　　school and university, many students choose to spend their several months on crash course in English after graduation from middle school.

　　A. During                       B. In between                  C. Through                     D. Over

　　附加题（翻译）

　　春天，山上开满了美丽的野花。 (grow)

　　参加体育活动是劳逸结合的重要方式之一。(balance  n.)

　　据说中国将在医疗(medical care)方面有重大的改革。(report)

　　这项研究成果将极大地有利于沙漠地区的农业发展。(benefit)

　　他没能抓住这篇文章的主旨大意。(fail)

　　参考答案与解析

　　D

　　instead代替，相反；altogether一起；at once立刻，马上；at least至少。题意是“这房子还需要做很多工，不过厨房至少已经完工了。”故选D项。

　　C

　　use…as…把什么东西用做……。

　　B

　　by表示“通过”，for 表示“目的”，across 表示“横穿”，out 表示“在外面”。

　　D  

　　介词in表示“在......方面。句意：“人们发现树上长着各种各样的叶子，但它们的大小、形状大不相同。differ from与…..不同，与本题题意符合。

　　C 

　　be convinced of 确信。effect on……，有关于------方面的影响。

　　A

　　while可以作“当…的时候，趁着…”讲，符合题意“趁着这些女孩年轻，我想让她们去体验一次”；而until是“直到…才”；if是“如果，是否”；before是“从前，在…之前”的意思，都不合题意。

　　D

　　根据题意，当她第一来中国，她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。此题有一定难度，但可以选择排除法。In store学生比较熟悉的意思是储藏，这里考查第二层意思：就要来到，即将发生的。A

　　应答句中的I guess是插入语，因此所填介词与challenge连用，表所属，用of，选A。

　　B

　　put other’s interests above one’s own意思是把别人的利益放在自己的利益至上。

　　D 

　　他突然看见Sue走到了房间那边。他挤过人群向她走过去。本题测试介词的用法。across和 through分别表示从表面上和内部穿过。over表从上面越过；into表进入。

　　B

　　句意：我们需要何时付清余额？在九月三十日以前。In 只有加一段时间才能表示“多长时间以后”,而这里是这一天所以不对;during和within不符合语境,且有中式英语的印记.

　　A

　　根据说话人的语气“I’m afraid”可以看出应该是在能力之外。beyond：（范围，限度）超出；within：在…能力之内；of one’s ability：具有某人那样的能力。

　　A

　　among是指在三个或三个以上的…之间，between是在两者之茧。

　　A

　　without表示在没有什么的情况下。故正确答案是：A

　　B

　　beyond是介词，意为“（程度）超出”，beyond repair是“无法修理”。 题意是“因为旧机器已经烂得无法再修理了。”故选B。

　　D

　　on the point of doing sth. 是固定词组，意思是“正要、打算”。全句意思是“当他的信到的时侯，我正要打电话给他”。

　　C

　　D

　　A

　　B

　　附加题答案

　　 In spring, beautiful wild flowers grow all over the hills.

　　Taking part in sports is one of the important forms to keep balance between work and play.

　　It is reported that there will be a great reform in medical care in China.

　　The findings of the research will greatly benefit the agricultural development in this desert area.

　　He failed to grasp the main idea of the passage.