(2010﹒福建﹒T27)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
【答案】D
【解析】A. 寻找 B. 代替; C. 因缺乏 D. 生怕, 以免。句子的完整意思应该是：大城市建起越来越多的高楼大厦, 因为缺乏空间。,
(2010﹒江西﹒T29)We give dogs time, space and love we c an spare, and _____, dogs give us their all.
A in all B in fact C in short D in return
【答案】D
【解析】in all 共计 in fact实际上 in short 简而言之 in return 以作为回报。
(2010﹒江西﹒T34)Nowadays some hospitals refer to patients ______ name, not case number.
A of B as C by D with
【答案】C
【解析】方式方法可以用by也可以用with, by n(方式), with 修饰词 n(工具).
(2010﹒江苏﹒T29)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
【答案】B
【解析】far from 表示not at all . next to 表示仅次于 due to表示因为,由于
(2010﹒上海﹒T25)Sean has formed the habit of jogging the tree-lined avenue for two hours every day.
A. between B. along C. below D. with
【答案】B
【解析】根据句意 “Sean已经形成了每天沿着绿荫大道慢跑两小时的习惯”, 表示 “沿着”时, 应该选B。
(2010﹒上海﹒T30)In ancient times, people rarely travelled long distances and most farmers only travelled the local market.
A. longer than B. more than C. as much as D. as far as
【答案】D
【解析】根据动词travel可判断此处应填关于路程的介词词组, 本题即为as far as。as far as远到...
(2010﹒天津﹒T13)My father warned me going to the West Coast because it was crowded with tourists.
A. by B. on C. for D. against
【答案】D
【解析】句意：我父亲警告我不要去西海岸, 因为那里挤满了游客。句中谓语动词warned和介词against搭配, 构成warn sb. against doing sth. 相当于warn sb. not to do sth, 意思是 “警告某人不要干某事”。
(2010﹒四川﹒T5)Tired, Jim was fast asleep with his back a big tree.
A. in B. below C. beside D. against
【答案】D
【解析】句意为： “累了, 吉姆背倚着树, 很快就睡着了。”against此处意为： “倚着, 靠着”；below “在……下方”；beside “在……旁边”；in “在……里面或（时间）……之后”。
(2010﹒辽宁﹒T31)I agree to his suggestion ______the condition that he drops all charges.
A. by B. in C. on D. to
【答案】C
【解析】句意：我同意他的建议, 条件是他放弃所有指控。介词on 和the condition that一起相当一个连词, 引导条件状语从句, 意思是 “条件是, 以……为条件”。
(2010﹒北京﹒T29)Would you mind not picking the flowers in the garden? They are everyone’s enjoyment.
A. in B. at C. for D. to
【答案】C
【解析】for enjoyment为了寻求乐趣。例如：We work in the garden for enjoyment. 我们为寻求乐趣而在园子里劳作。
(2010﹒重庆﹒T22)The dictionary is what I want, but I don’t have enough money me.
A. by B. for C. in D. with
【答案】D
【解析】I don’t have enough money with me 意思是我没有随身带那么多钱。
(2010﹒浙江﹒T7)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
【答案】C
【解析】分析四个选项的意思：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。根据句意：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。
(2010﹒湖北﹒T30)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
【答案】D
【解析】先理解短语的意思. In preference to(优先于)；in place of(代替)；in agreement with(同意, 与…一致)；in exchange for(交换)。其实辨析这几个介词短语的难度不大, 只需要认识每一个短语中的核心词preference, exchange, place, agreement的意思即可, 猜测较为容易。
(2011﹒江苏﹒T32)We’d better discuss everything ______before we work out the plan.
A. in detail B. in general C. on purpose D. on time
【答案】A
【解析】句意：在我们制定计划之前，我们最好详细地讨论每件事。In detail详细地；in general通常，大体上；on purpose故意地；on time准时，按时。
(2011﹒全国卷I﹒T30)The form cannot be signed by anyone ______ yourself.
A. rather than B. other than C. more than D. better than
【答案】B
【解析】
(2011﹒福建﹒T22)____ good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dished.
A. Far from B. Apart from C．Instead of D．Regardless of
【答案】B
【解析】除了优质的服务外，这个饭店提供了不同种类的传统的福建菜。apart from表“除……以外”，符合语意。far fr
om“远离，远非”；instead of“代替，而不是”；regardless of“不管，不顾”。
(2011﹒全国卷II﹒T14)This shop will be closed for repairs ____ further notice.
A. with B. until C. for D. at
【答案】B
【解析】句意：在另行通知前，这家店将停止整顿。until further notice表示“在另行通知前”。
(2011﹒北京﹒T35)With new technology, pictures of underwater valleys can be take ______ color.
A. by
B. for C. with D. in
【答案】D
【解析】In color表示“使用彩色”。固定搭配。句意：随着科技的发展，水下沟壑的图片可以做成彩色的。
(2011﹒上海﹒T25)Graduation is a good time to thank those who have helped you ______ the tough years.
A. through B. up C. with D. from
【答案】A
【解析】句意：一年中，毕业的时候是感谢那些曾经帮助过你的最好时机。
(2011﹒湖北﹒T30)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 favor of D. in praise of
【答案】C
【解析】句子意思是，当在问及对这个学校的校长有什么看法时很多老师宁愿他闪到一边去支持年轻人。in praise of表扬，in terms of就…而言，in need of需要。
(2011﹒山东﹒T30)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
【答案】D
【解析】通过前半句“I’ve been very busy”现在完成时，可知搭配用的时间状语为“在过去的几周里”，固定搭配用介词“over the past couple of weeks=in the past couple of weeks”. 句意为：很抱歉没给你打电话，可是这几个星期我一直很忙。
(2011﹒安徽﹒T25)Sometimes proper answers are not far to seek______ food safety problem.
A. in B. to C. on D. after
【答案】B
【解析】句意为：有时不容易找到解决食品安全问题的适宜的办法。本题考查名词后的介词的固定搭配。此句中主语为answers，意为“解决办法”，作此意时后跟介词to或towards，故选B项。
(2011﹒浙江﹒T5)I always wanted to do the job which I’d been trained ______.
A. on B. for C. by D. of
【答案】B
【解析】语义：我经常想做我之前为之受过培训的工作，for表示目的，意为“为了…”，符合题意。
(2011﹒四川﹒T8)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
【答案】D
【解析】on 表示关于，some books on China意为“关于中国的一些书”。句意为：“Nick，你在去中国旅行之前最好读一些关于中国的书。”故选D。
(2011﹒天津﹒T11)He was a good student and scored _________ average in most subjects.
A. below B. of C. on D. above
【答案】D
【解析】句意为：他是一个好学生,大多数科目得分高于平均水平。above average高于平均数；below average低于平均数；on average平均起来，一般说来。
(2011﹒重庆﹒T24)Shirley, a real book lover, often brings home many books to read __________ the library.
A. in B. for C. by D. from
【答案】D
【解析】句意为“Shirley，一个读书爱好者，经常从图书馆带些书回家去读”。
(2012﹒福建﹒T26)China has been pushing the reform of public hospitals ____all its citizens.
A. in charge of B. for the purpose of C. in honor of D. for the benefit of
【答案】D
【解析】
(2012﹒福建﹒T33)Nothing is so easy as parents raise their expectations of their children too high.
A. of B. to C. by D. for
【答案】D
【解析】句意为：没有什么比父母亲过多的提高对孩子的期望值更容易的了。for parents“对于父母亲来说”，不定式是真正的被比较成分。本句的关键是找到关键点，一方面的nothing is so…as结构，另一方面就是不定式的成分界定。
(2012﹒浙江﹒T14)Brown said he was by no means annoyed;_____ he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood.
A. all in all B. for one thing C. on the contrary D. by the way
【答案】C
【解析】根据句意：布朗说他一点儿都不恼火。相反（on the contrary）他很高兴能够被透彻理解。All in all总而言之；for one thing其一；by the way顺便讲一下，均不符合语境，故排除。解题的关键是对词组by no means=never（决不）的理解。
(2012﹒浙江﹒T6) all the animals I've ever had, these two dogs arc the most sensitive to the spoken word.
A. From B. Of C. For D. With
【答案】B
【解析】 two dogs所属与all animals，故用介词of表示这种关系，如：many of us, 我们其中的许多人，故答案B符合语境。From从；for为了；with有，均不符合语境，故排除。
(2012﹒安徽﹒T25) You can change your job, you can move house,but friendship is meant to be life.
A. of B. on C. to D. For
【答案】D
【解析】mean在此表示“预定，指定”。The gift is meant for you. 这份礼物是给你的。 He was meant for [to be ]an electrician. 本来是准备把他培养成电工的。
(2012﹒辽宁﹒T27) The Well Hotel stands in a quiet place the main road a
t the far end of the lake.
A. to B. for C. off D. out
【答案】C
【解析】off 意思是“离开...,隔着...”，表示与……隔着一定的距离。
(2012﹒四川﹒T14) This training program can give you a lift at work, ____ increase your income by 40%.
A. as well as B. so long as C. so much as D. as soon as
【答案】 A
【解析】本题考查介词as构成的短语用法区别。A意为“除…之外（还有）；和”；B意为“只要”；C意为“与…一样多”（不用于肯定句）；D意为“一…就”。此题句意为：这个培训计划除了可以提高你的收入40%之外，还能够让你在工作方面得到提升。根据句意选A。
(2012﹒陕西﹒T11) An agreement seems to be impossible because the majority of the committee members are ______________ it.
A . against B. for C .to
D. with
【答案】A
【解析】所填介词与系动词be构成固定句型，意思是：反对，选A。be for支持，赞成；be to到达；be with和……在一起，都与句意不符。
(2012﹒北京﹒T34) Do you think this shirt is too tight ____ the shoulders?
A. at B. on C. to D. across
【答案】D
【解析】
(2012﹒全国卷II﹒T16)100℃ is the temperature ______ which water will boil.
A. for B. at C. on
D.
of
【答案】B
【解析】此处是介词前置的定语从句，temperature是先行词，根据介词短语at the temperature可知用at which，which代替temperature。句意：100度是水沸腾的温度。
(2013﹒安徽﹒T23)It’s much easier to make friends ______ you have similar interests.
A. unless B. when C. even thou
gh D. so that
【答案】B
【解析】本题可以把四个选项分别放到空处，其中只有选项B能使语意通顺，为正确答案；其他三个选项的意思分别是“除非”，“即使”，“以便”，都不合乎句意，排除。句意为当你们有相似的爱好的时候，交朋友就容易的多。
(2013﹒北京﹒T26)I have an appointment Dr.
Smith, but I need to change it.
A. to B. off C. with D. from
【答案】 C
【解析】have an appointment with sb是固定短语，意思是“与某人有约会”。句意为我跟史密斯医生有个约会，但我得改了。
(2013﹒福建﹒T29)Mrs. Smith finds it hard to clear up the mess, as her children are always ____ whenever s
he tries t
o.
A. in the way B. on watch C. in sight D. on the line
【答案】 A
【解析】in the way妨碍、挡道；on watch值班、监视；in sight在即、
看得见；on the line处于危险中、模棱两可。通过上下文意思可知是孩子们妨碍史密斯夫人的工作，所以先A。句意为史密斯夫人发现很难收拾这混乱的局面，因为无论什么时候她试图去做的时候，孩子们总是妨碍她的工作。
(2013﹒安徽﹒T22)Before you pay a visit to a place of interest, look in your local library a book about it.
A. on B. at C. for D. to
【答案】 C
【解析】介词for 经常用来表示目的，为正确答案；其他几个介词均有此意，排除。句意为在你参观一个名胜之前，在当地图书馆里查找一本相关的书。
(2013﹒湖北﹒T30)An artist who was recently traveling on a ferry to the southern island discovered ______ a long lost antique Greek vase.
A. at random B. by chance C. in turn D. on occasion
【答案】 B
【解析】at random任意地，随便地；by chance偶然地，意外地；无意之中；碰巧；in turn轮流地；相应地；on occasion有时， 间或。句意为一个艺术家最近乘坐渡轮到那个南方岛屿旅游，他无意之中竟然发现失传已久的古希腊花瓶。
(2013﹒江苏﹒T26)I am always delighted when I receive an email from you . the party on July 1 st I shall be pleased to attend .
A. On account of B. In response to C. In view of D. With regard to
【答案】 D
【解析】A. On account of因为，由于B. In response to 对……做出回应C. In view of 考虑到，鉴于D. With regard to关于，至于。根据句意，选择D。句意为当我收到你的电子邮件时，总是很高兴的。关于7月1日的聚会，我将非常高兴参加。
(2013﹒辽宁﹒T25)___________everyone here, I wish you a pleasant journey back to your country.
A. By means of B. On behalf of C. In search of D. For fear of
【答案】 B。
【解析】A. by means of通过……手段 B. on behalf of代表 C. in search of寻找 D. for fear of为了避免，唯恐。根据句意可知，选择B。句意为代表在场的每一个人，我祝您归国旅途愉快。
(2013﹒山东﹒T34)The Smiths are praised _______ the way the
y bring up their children.
A. from B. by C. at D. for
【答案】D
【解析】A项from“从，来自于”；B项by“通过，被”；C项a
t“在”；D项意为“因为，为了”，此处表示原因，符合句意。句意为史密斯夫妇因为他们教育孩子的方法而受到了称赞。
(2013﹒陕西﹒T24)The manager wants to see changes in the comp
any, and I am sure he will .
A. in particular
B. in turn C. in charge D. in time
【答案】 D
【解析】四个选项的意思分别是“特别，尤其”，“依次，轮流”，“负责”，“及时；不久”，根据句意，答案明显是D。句意为经理想看到公司的变
化，我相信不久他会看到的。
(2013﹒新课标I﹒T34)It was a real race time to get the project done. Luckily, we made it.
A. over B. by C. for D. against
【答案】 D
【解析】题干中的it显然是形式主语，真正主语是不定式to get the project done。根据句意，可知完成这个项目要争分夺秒，所以某种意义上是在和时间赛跑。a race against time是固定短语，意思是“和时间赛跑”，故最佳答案是D。句意为完成项目真正是在和时间赛跑。幸运的是，我们赢了。
(2013﹒浙江﹒T14)It will be a great help if you go to the store and get what we need for dinner. _______, I’ll set the table.
A． As a result B. On the whole C. In the meanwhile D. As a matter of fact
【答案】C
【解析】根据上下文句意之间的逻辑关系，应该是“与此同时”选C。句意为如果去店里买些我们晚饭需要的东西，这会有很大的帮助，与此同时，我将摆好桌子。
(2013﹒上海﹒T25)— I'm looking for a nearby place for my holiday. Any good idea?
— How
about the Moon Lake? It is ______ easy reach of the city.
A. by B. beyond C. within D. from
【答案】C
【解析】本题四个选项都为常见介词，A. by表“通过；经由；在附近；在……之前”；B. beyond表“超过；在……的那一边”；C. with
in表“在……之内”；D. from表“来自；从……起”。由题干中的关键信息a nearby place可知，要推荐离城市不远的地方度假。而短语介词within easy reach of意思是“在…附近，距离…不远”，所以为正确选项。
(2014﹒安徽﹒T31)What we expect from you is working hard hardly working.
A. less than B. rather than C. as well as D. as much as
【答案】B
【解析】介词动词less than少于…；rather than而不是…；as well as…和…同…也…并；as much as…多达…；句义：我们对你的期待是努力工作而不是几乎不工作。根据句义说明B正确。
(2014﹒北京﹒T23)Jane is in a hurry because the train to the airport leaves _______ half an hour.
A. by B. in C. for D. until
【答案】B
【解析】本题的关键是the train to the airport leaves火车将要离开；在这句话里使用了一般现在时代替将来时，表示按照车站的时间表列车进出。实际上本句是一个将来时，四个选项里只有“in 一段时间”可以和将来时连用。句意：Jane很着急，因为去机场的火车半小时以后就要出发了。故B正确。
(2014﹒大纲卷﹒T29)September 30 is the day ______ which you must pay your bill.
A. by B. for C. with D. in
【答案】A
【解析】介词by到…时为止；通过；for为了，因为；with和…；in在…里面；句义：你必须在9月30日这一天之前付账单的。根据句义可知本句中的by表示到…时为止。故A正确。
(2014﹒福建﹒T22)Our club is open to everyone ____ age, sex or educational background.
A. due to B. except for C. along with D. regardless of
【答案】D
【解析】Due to由于，因为；except for除…之外（强调整体与局部的关系）；along with和…一起；regardless of不管…不顾…（侧重于不考虑，不关注…）；句义：不管年龄，性别或教育程度，我们俱乐部向所有人开放。根据句义可知D项符合上下文语境。
(2014﹒湖北﹒T30)Check carrots, potatoes, onions and any other vegetables ______and immediately use or throw away any which show signs of rotting.
A. in demand B. in store C. on loan D. on sale
【答案】B
【解析】A需要；B储存，将要发生；C借用，借贷；D廉价出售；句意：检查一下我们存储的胡萝卜，土豆，洋葱和其他的蔬菜，立刻把那些有腐烂迹象的用掉或者扔掉。根据句意可知是检查存储好的蔬菜。故B正确。
(2014﹒江苏﹒T22)Tom always goes jogging in the morning and he usually does push-ups too to stay____.
A. in place B. in order C. in shape D. in fashion
【答案】C
【解析】in place有序，在适当的位置；in order井井有条；in shape健康的，状态良好的；in fashion流行的，时尚的；句意：为了保持健康，每天早晨Tom总去慢跑，也经常做引体向上。根据句意可知Tom锻炼的目的是为了保持健康。故C正确。
(2014﹒江西﹒T25)Starting your own business could be a way to achieving financial independence .___, it could just put you in debt.
A. In other words B. All in all C. As a result D. On the other hand
【答案】D
【解析】A换句话说；B总得说来；C结果是；D另一方面；句义：自己做生意也许是获得经济独立的一个很好的方法，另一方面，它也可能让你负债。根据句义说明这是一件事情的两个方面，所以D项符合上下文串联。
(2014﹒江西﹒T33)It is unbelievable that Mr. Lucas leads a simple life __his great wealth .
A. without B. despite C. in D. to
【答案】B
【解析】 without没有，要不是；despite尽管，不管；in在…里面；在…上等；句义：真是难以相信啊！尽管Lucas先生有很多钱，但他还过着如此简单的生活。根据句义说明上下文之间存在这转折关系，选项中只有B项与之相符。故B正确。
(2014﹒陕西﹒T14)The Scottish girl _____ blue eyes won the first prize in the Fifth Chinese Speech Contest.
A. by B. of C. in D. with
【答案】D
【解析】本题中的with表示有，佩戴；其余三个介词都没有这个用法。句义：能够长着蓝眼睛的苏格拉女孩在第五届汉语演讲比赛里得到了第一名。故D正确。
