1. The train leaves at 6:00 p.m. So I have to be at the station __________ 5:40 p. m. at the latest. (NMET 1997)
A. until B. after
C. by D. around
2. __________ production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year. (NMET 2000)
A. As B. For
C. With D. Through
3. The home improvements have taken what little there is __________ my spare time. (NMET 2001)
A. from B. in
C. of D. at
4. I wanted two seats __________ Madame Curie for Friday night, so I rang the cinema to see if I could book two tickets. (1998上海卷)
A. of B. about
C. to D. for
5. __________ most students, she was always well prepared and never came to class late. (1998上海卷)
A. Like B. As
C. For D. To
6. The number of the employees has grown from 1,000 to 1,200. This means it has risen __________ 20 percent. (1999上海卷)
A. by B. at
C. to D. with
7. The sunlight came in __________ the windows in the roof and lit up the whole room. (2001上海卷)
A. through B. across
C. on D. over
8. Luckily, the bullet narrowly missed the captain __________ an inch. (2002上海卷)
A. by B. at
C. to D. from
9. The conference has been held to discuss the effects of tourism __________ the wildlife in the area. (2003上海卷)
A. in B. on
C. at D. with
10. Rose was wild with joy __________ the result of the examination. (2001上海春)
A. to B. at
C. by D. as
11. Marie Curie took little notice __________ the honors that were given to her in her later years. (2002上海春)
A. of B. on
C. about D. from
12. ―What do you want __________ those old boxes?
―To put things in when I move to the new flat. (2002北京)
A. by B. for
C. of D. with
13. They had a pleasant chat __________ a cup of tea. (2003北京)
A. for B. with
C. during D. over
14. ―You are so lucky.
―What do you mean __________ that? (2002北京春)
A. for B. in
C. of D. by
15.In order to change attitudes__________ employing women, the government is bringing in new laws. (2004北京春)
A. about B. of
C. towards D. on
16. You can’t wear a blue jacket __________ that shirt ― it’ll look terrible. (2004湖南卷)
A. on B. above
C. up D. over
17. __________ two exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this weekend. (2004北京卷)
A. With B. Besides
C. As for D. Because of
18. It was a pity that great writer died __________his works unfinished. (2004福建卷)
A. for B. with
C. from D. of
19. I feel that one of my main duties __________ a teacher is to help the students to become better learners. (2004广东卷)
A. for B. by
C. as D. with
20. The accident is reported to have occurred __________the first Sunday in February. (2004上海卷)
A. at B. on
C. in D. to
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【答案及解析】
1. C。by 意为“不迟于(not later than / before)”，表示“在5:40前我必须到达车站。”until 与肯定句连用表示结束的时间，即“我不得不一直呆在车站直到5点40分(就不要在车站了)”。after(在…之后)和 around (大约)与语境不符。
2. C。为 with 复合结构，表原因。
3. C。have taken 后是一个宾语从句，其正常的语序是 what little of my spare time there is，由于调换了词序，增加了难度。句意为：房屋装修占去了我仅有的一点业余时间。
4. D。seat 指车上、戏院、音乐厅等的“座位”; Madame Curie 是电影名称; 表示“某部电影座位(票)”，用 for。又如 book two seats for the concert 订两张音乐会的票。
5. A。介词 like 意为“像…一样”。句意为“像大多数学生一样，她总是做好准备，上课从来不迟到。”。as作为…; for / to sb 对于某人来说。
6. A。表示增加或减少了多少，要用介词 by。
7. A。表示某物体从内部“穿过”窗户要用 through。across 指从平面的一边“横过”到另一边; over 指“越过”某个障碍物。
8. A。介词 by 表示程度。又如 The carpet is too short by three feet.(那地毯短了3英尺)。本题句意为：幸运的是，子弹在距离船长一英尺的地方与他擦肩而过，没有射中他。
9. B。表示“对…的影响”用 effect on。
10. B。at 表示原因。be wild with joy at?意为“为…而欣喜若狂”。at 常接在某些表示情感变化的形容词或动词等后面表示原因。
11. A。take notice of (注意)是固定短语。
12. D。由下文可知，是问箱子的用途。with 表示“用”某种工具。
13. D。over (=while doing / having / eating, etc.)意为“在(做)…期间”。本题取自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》P.1046的 over 词条的原句。句意为：我们一边喝茶一边愉快地聊天。
14. D。What do you mean by that? 意为“你那么说是什么意思?”。
15. C。an attitude towards / to…为固定搭配。
16. D。因为over可表示“附于某人或某物之上并将之部分或全部遮住”，而其余三者都无此用法。on在…的表面上(与某物接触); above高于; up向上。
17. A。因为to worry about是宾语补足语，选项中只有with才能接“宾语+宾补”(复合宾语)。此处用with的复合结构表示原因。
18. B。因为unfinished是宾语his works的补足语。选项中只有with能接“宾语+宾补”，此处用with的复合结构作伴随状语。
19. C。因为as 在表示职业、身份的名词前，意为“作为”。表示“被”的by、表示“和…一起”的with很易排除; 而for是用以引出不定式的逻辑主语，请比较：It is a duty for a teacher to help....
20. B。表示具体的某一天、星期几，或者具体某天或星期几的上午、下午或晚上，用介词on。表示钟点或时刻用at，还有at noon, at night, at daybreak/dawn。表示年、季度、月份、星期等不是具体的某一天，都用in。
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