能否突破词组关是高考成败的关键,主要原因是词组意思并不能望文生义,按照字面意思来翻译,而是它们本身就有自己固有的含义,必须牢固掌握。而另外一个原因是词组考查角度迥异,可以考查词组的意思(尤其是生僻含义),也可以考查词组的搭配(在不同语境下使用不同的搭配),还可以考查意思相近不同词组之间的相互转换。下面笔者根据高考考纲的要求,以问题的形式对高考热门词组逐一扫描,希望帮助高三考生克服这些词组瓶颈,轻松迎战高考。

　　1. be about to do...when...正要做某事时;正在那时

　　Was he about to go out ____ it began to rain?

　　A. when B. while C. as D. until

　　蕴涵知识点:此题主要考查词组的相互搭配,be about to do...常与when搭配,这里的when表示"正在那时",与这个词组类似的还有:be going to do…when…, be to do…when…, be doing…when…等。

　　2. add to增加

　　His returning home safe and sound ____ his pleasure.

　　A. adding B. adds to

　　C. adds up to D. adding up

　　蕴涵知识点:这道题主要考查相似词组意义的辨析,add to指增加上去的对象,而add up to则指加起来合计的总数。

　　3. be admitted to录取;接受

　　This cinema is only ____ for the people above 18.

　　A. intended B. admitted

　　C. allowed D. agreed

　　蕴涵知识点:此题我们习惯于思维定势,望文生义,选择B。如果用be admitted to这个词组,我们常用somebody作主语,此句就应该改写成:Only the people above 18 are admitted to the cinema.此外allow的主语也常是somebody,而agree常与with连用才能接somebody作宾语。

　　4. advise sb. to do...劝告某人做……

　　They are ____ to give up smoking, but they don't do so.

　　A. suggested B. persuaded

　　C. advised D. considered

　　蕴涵知识点:advise后面常接sb. to do... ,suggest只能接sb. doing... ,而persuade sb. to do…表示结果,指"说服"已经成功,有了结果,必须注意三者之间的区别。

　　5. be after寻找

　　Although they have been ____ the book for a long time, it seems to be nowhere to be found.

　　A. for B. against

　　C. after D. before

　　蕴涵知识点:根据下面"无处可寻"我们知道"他们正在寻找那本书",所以用be after。be for表示"赞成", be against表示"反对"。

　　6. after you你先走

　　-Is this Mr. White's office, Mary?

　　-Yes, ____ .

　　A. that's all right

　　B. it doesn't matterC. after you

　　D. make yourself at home

　　蕴涵知识点:Mary小姐很可能是Mr. White的秘书,所以她让客人先走。

　　7. let alone更不用说

　　He has never appeared, ____ come to see me.

　　A. now that B. let alone

　　C. in case D. as long as

　　蕴涵知识点:此题主要考查几个特殊连词短语之间的区别,let alone表示"更不用说",now that表示"既然", in case表示"以防万一",as long as表示"只要"。

　　8. be always doing...一直做……

　　He is ____ scolding his child, which is not a good way to educate him.

　　A. often B. usually

　　C. frequently D. always

　　蕴涵知识点:always可以与进行时态连用,表达厌恶或赞扬等感情色彩,而与它有差不多意思的often、usually和frequently则常没有这种功能。

　　9. anything but远远不是

　　I have never heard a worse voice than hers. She is ____ but a good singer.

　　A. something B. everything

　　C. nothing D. anything

　　蕴涵知识点:根据第一句,我从未听过比她更糟糕的声音了,我们可以判断出她决不是个好歌手,所以用anything but。

　　Key:1-5 ABACC 6-9 CBDD

　　10. as (so) long as只要

　　I'm happy ____ you are happy.

　　A. in case B. so far as

　　C. now that D. as long as

　　蕴涵知识点:这里只能用as long as表示"只要"的意思。

　　11. draw one's attention吸引某人的注意力

　　She ____ my attention to that fact.

　　A. beat B. shook

　　C. drew D. sent

　　蕴涵知识点:这里只能用draw my attention来表示"吸引我的注意力"。

　　12. fix one's attention on/upon sth.集中注意力在……

　　With his attention ____ on the blackboard, he didn't notice me when I came in.

　　A. fixing B. fixed

　　C. to fix D. fix

　　蕴涵知识点:此句是fix one's attention on/upon sth.的变式,由于是被动语态,所以必须用过去分词。

　　13. on average平均起来;一般说来

　　We fail one student per year ____ average.

　　A. on B. of

　　C. atD. with

　　蕴涵知识点:on average是固定搭配,不能选择其他介词。

　　14. give away赠送;出卖

　　He wanted to pretend to be an American but his accent ____ him away.

　　A. put B. threw C. gave D. took

　　蕴涵知识点:这里put. . . away是"把……放好"的意思;throw. . . away则表示"扔掉……;浪费……";give. . . away是"赠送……;出卖……"的意思,这里符合题意,take. . . away则表示"把……拿走"。

　　15. look forward to (doing) sth.盼望做某事

　　The girl looks forward to seeing him as much as he to ____ to his hometown. A. return B. returns

　　C. returned D. returning

　　蕴涵知识点:句子的后半部分是he (looks forward)to...的省略,由于to在这里是介词,所以必须用doing,类似的还有stick to..., pay attention to...等。

　　16. bear one's wish承载某人的希望

　　I have tried my best but I am afraid I still can't ____ his wish.

　　A. stand B. put

　　C. bear D. make

　　蕴涵知识点:stand与bear都可以表示"容忍",后面加不好的事物,但bear除此之外还可以加好的事物,表示"承载"。

　　17. become known as...作为……而出名

　　Because of his efforts he became ____ as a singer star at last.

　　A. known B. know

　　C. knowing D. to know

　　蕴涵知识点:become在这里是连系动词,become known as. . .经常作为固定词组进行考查。

　　18. belong to属于

　　The fire destroyed the cars ____ to the workers who worked in the company.

　　A. belong B. belonged

　　C. belonging D. belongs

　　蕴涵知识点:特别需要强调的是,belong to没有被动语态,所以我们应该使用现在分词作定语来修饰名词。

　　19. be well known for...以……而闻名

　　He has written some novels, but he is ____ known for his plays.

　　A. more B. better C. much D. most

　　蕴涵知识点:特别需要强调的是,我们常用well以及它的比较级和最高级修饰动词know,而不用much以及它的比较级和最高级。

　　Key: 10-14 DCBAC 15-19 DCACB

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