1. The train leaves at 6:00 p.m. So I have to be at the station _______ 5:40 p. m. at the latest.
A. until B. after C. by D. around
2. _______ production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.
A. As B. For C. With D. Through
3. The home improvements have taken what little there is _______ my spare time.
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.
A. of B. about C. to D. for
5. _______ most students, she was always well prepared and never came to class late.
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.
A. by B. at C. to D. with
7. The sunlight came in _______ the windows in the roof and lit up the whole room.
A. through B. across C. on D. over
8. Luckily, the bullet narrowly missed the captain _______ an inch.
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.
A. in B. on C. at D. with
10. Rose was wild with joy _______ the result of the examination.
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.
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.
A. by B. for C. of D. with
13. They had a pleasant chat _______ a cup of tea.
A. for B. with C. during D. over
14. ―You are so lucky.
―What do you mean _______ that?
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
1. We need fifty more people________ our team to do the job.
A. but B. as well C. except D. besides
2. Kate’s little brother kicked the ball to the river; she took great trouble to get it _____the river.
A. on B. from C. from on D. over from
3. The last time we had a family reunion was ________ my brother’s wedding ceremony four years ago.
A. in B. at C. during D. over
4. It’s really hot _____January in
A. in B. during C. for D. to
5. Between 1975 and 1977, the number of overseas visitors increased ________27%.
A. by B. for C. to D. in
6. The traveller didn’t know ________ which direction to go.
A. in B. at C. to D. /
7. In the experiment we kept a watchful eye ________ the developments and recorded every detail.
A. in B. at C. for D. on
8. I object________ punishing a whole group for one person’s fault.
A. against B. in C. at D. to
9. You should have been more patient ________ that customer; I’m sure that selling him the furniture was a possibility.
A. of B. with C. for D. at
10. Reading ________ the lines, I would say that the Government are more worried than they will admit.
A. behind B. between C. along D. among
●答案与解析●
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。
1. D。比较：besides表示“除……外，还有”；but 和 except表示“除……外，不再有”；as well表示“也”。
2. C。get sth from 意为“从……取得某物”，on the river指“河上”。注：介词 from 后可接介词短语，又如：The cat jumped out from under the bed. 猫从床下跳出来。
3. B。at one’s wedding ceremony 指“在某人的婚礼上”。
4. C。for在此表示“对…来说”。若用in，则指哈尔滨一月的天气很热，这与事实不符。
5. A。表示增加或减少的比例通常带介词by，若用to则表示增加或减少到某一数字。
6. A。表示“朝……方向去”，用介词in而不用to。
7. D。keep an eye on 为固定词组，意为“密切注视”。
8. D。object to (doing) sth(反对做某事)，其中的to为介词。
9. B。be patient with sb 意为“对……有耐心”。
10. C。read between the lines 为习语，指读出字里行间的言外之意。