常用搭配

1.Tom asked____ you, but I told him nothing.
A. for B. after C. of D. /
答案：B
解析：ask for最常用的意项是是“要求”。它也可以表示“要求和某人说话”的意思。 ask after则表示“问某人的情况、问候”的意思。这里选 ask after贴切。
2.As soon as I got _____, I felt sick.
A. on board the ship B. on the board of the ship
B. C. onto board the ship D. onto the board of the ship
答案：A
解 析：on board 是一个固定的词组，相当于副词aboard，表示“在船上、车上、飞机上等”，不可以拆开使用。另外，它还可以表示“作为某队或组织的成员出席或工作”， 如“ The mew trainee was welcomed on board.（新教练被欢迎上任。）” board一词可以作名词，意为“板”、“委员会”，作动词意为“上船”等。
3.He doesn’t care_____ what people think of him.
A. about B. of C. for D. to
答案：A
解 析：care的意思是“关心”。常用词组有care about，“关心、看得重要”； care for，“想要”。例如“ Would you care for tea ？”，用于否定句和疑问句中，“照料”，与take care of相近，如“ She cared for the old women for years.” Care后可接不定式，常用在礼貌的建议中，如“ Would you care to wait here ？”。
4.This cake_____ sugar, butter and flour.
A. constitutes B. consists C. composes D. contains
答案：D
解 析：A、B、C选项都有“构成”的意项，但用法不一样。Constitute是动词，用法与form相似，如“50 states constitute the USA.”。consist是动词，常用词组 consist of 意思是“由---组成”，如“This cake consists mainly of sugar, butter and flour.”。另外，consist in表示“由于、存在于”，如“ The charm of Paris does not consist only in its beauty.”。 Compose 常用be composed of，意思是“由---组成”，如“The cake is composed mainly of sugar, butter and flour.”。 contain的意思是“包含”，后面直接接宾语。
5.I looked everywhere for my bicycle but had to go home without it______.
A. on end B. in the end C. at the end D. by the end
答案：B 解析有：on end ，“倒立”，如“to stand on end ”；“连续地”，如“They talked for hours on end. ”。In the end，“最后、终于”。
6.We are late,_____, we are lost.
A. however B. as a matter of fact C. nevertheless D. moreover
答案：D
解析：moreover ，副词，“而且”。as a matter of fact 是固定搭配，意为“事实上”，如“As a matter of fact, I don’t care.”。nevertheless，副词，“然而”。
7.The great bridge was named_____ its designer.
A. of B. with C. after D. from
答案：C
解析：name是动词，“取名”。name after意为“以------命名”。
8.The train_____ about three hours late.
A. pulled B. pulled down C. pulled on D. pulled out
答案：D
解析：pull，动词，“拖、拉”，与push（推）是一组反义词，在门的两边写的就是这两个动词。pull down，“拆毁、拉倒”； pull on，“穿上”； pull out，“（车、船等）驶出”。
9.You will never guess whom I ____ on the street yesterday.
A. ran over B. ran out of C. ran into D. ran up to
答案：C
解析：run over ，“压过、碾过”。run out of，“用尽”，如“ We have run out of petrol（汽油）” run into ，“撞见、偶然遇见”。run up to，“径直走到、跑到”。
10.I think I turned off the light but I’ll go back and _____.
A. be sure B. make sure C. feel sure D. be certain
答案：B
解 析：sure，形容词，“确信”，用法较多。 be sure常用于句首引导一个祈使句，意思是“别忘了”，如“ Be sure to set the alarm clock ”。make sure的意思是“检验”，“确保”，下面就第二个意项举例：“ Make sure you get here before 8.”。 certain也可表示“确信、肯定的”意思，与sure的区别在于：可以有“He’s certain/sure to come. ”、“I’m certain/sure he’ll come. ”，但只能是“It is certain that he’ll come.”。
11.______ the birth-control policy, the growth of population has slowed down.
A. Thank B. Thanking C. With thanks to D. Thanks to
答案：D
解析：thanks to,“由于”，相当于because of或 due to。有时带有讽刺的意味，如“We lost the game thanks to your stupidity（愚蠢）.”
12.I wouldn’t trust ______ that.
A. him in doing B. to him in doing C. him to do D. to him to do
答案：C
解 析：trust，动词，“信任、委托”，常用trust+ obj.、trust in/to+ obj.、trust+that、trust+ obj.+ to do，如“She trusted to luck instead of studying for the test.”。也可作名词，不可数。
13.Her speech touched _____ the issue of employee benefits.
A. / B. with C. on D. up
答案：C
解析：touch on，“涉及”、“提到”。
14.It_____ that the mysterious visitor was an old friend of my grandmother.
A. turned up B. turned off C. turned on D. turned out
答案：D
解 析：turn up，“出现”，如“ Did the lost ring ever turn up? 。Turn off，“关闭”、“拐弯”，如“ to turn off the highway and take the local road ”。turn on：“打开”。 turn out，“原来”，表示以前不知道后来发现是，常用 turn out to和题中的句型，如“ He turned out to be a friend.”。
15.Please give me five pounds’______ of this chocolate.
A. worth B. worthy C. worthwhile D. value
答案：A
解 析：worth，名词，“价值”。也可作介词，常用be worth doing/be worth+ obj.。worthy ，形容词，“有价值的”，常用worthy of +obj.，如“ an effort worthy of praise”。 Worthwhile，形容词，“值得的”。
16.I ______ the telephone and wrote down the message.
A. hanged up B. hung up C. hanged D. hung
答案：B
解析：hang有两种过去时和过去分词形式，当表示“绞死”的意思时，过去时和过去分词为 hanged、 hanged，当表示其它意项时会别是hung、hung。hang up的意思是“挂断电话”，所以这里选B。
17.The government will not _____ the severest measures against the terrorists.
A. hesitate taking B. hesitate to take C. hesitate in taking D. hesitate take
答案：B
解 析：hesitate，动词，意为“犹豫”，不及物，通常用hesitate to do。如“ If you need any help, don’t hesitate to ask me .”其名词形式是hesitation ，另有hesitatingly，副词。
18.Too many people are indifferent _____ others’ troubles.
A. with B. to C. of D. about
答案：B
解析：indifferent，形容词，“漠然的、冷淡的”，常用indifferent to。
19.This brand(品牌)of dog food is a bit expensive, but it is really_____ the others.
A. superior to B. inferior to C. superior with D. inferior with
答案：A
解析：superior，形容词，“高级的”、“高层的”、“优越的”，也看作名词，指“上级”。名词形式是superiority。其反义词是 inferior，名词是inferiority。
20.If you cheat, you will be found out _______.
A. by and by B. step by step C. sooner or later D. off and on
答案：C
解 析：by and by和 step and step都表示“逐渐”的意思，其中后者更强调“一步一步地”。 sooner or later的意思是“迟早”。 off and on也可写成 on and off ，意思是“不时地、断断续续地”，如“The light was flashing on and off.”。