本期重点:介词短语和固定搭配
介词短语就是由多个词构成的介词,如because of,in spite of等;固定搭配则指习语和一些常见的固定用法,即由名词、形容词、动词等和介词或者副词构成的短语,如influence on, different from, rely on 等。无论是介词短语还是固定搭配,考点常常对准介词,出现介词误用的情况;除此之外,对固定搭配的考查也常常涉及搭配中的冠词和名词单复数等问题,如将in contrast误用为in the contrast,keep one’s words误用为keep one’s word等等。
一、例题精析:
例1: But to sociologists, to be
human is to be cultured, because of culture is the common world S7.______
of experience we share with other members of our group.
解析:分析句子的结构可知,because of 后面是一个完整的句子。当表示原因时because of 后跟名词,because 后跟句子,所以此处的of应该去掉。
例2:If you are sending your CV electronically, check the
formatting by sending it to yourself first. Keep up S8_________
the format simple.
解析:keep up意为“坚持,维持”;keep表示“保持”,可以在后面加宾语及其补足语。
例3:As we know, smoking not only gives harm to smokers’ health, 1. __________
but also non-smokers who live with them.
解析:此处考查固定搭配do harm to,意为“对…有害”,所以此处的gives应改为does。
例4:There may be sound medical reasons for accepting electrical
shock treatment, but such reasons are totally dependent in the balance of 75. ____risks and benefits for the patients.
解析:dependent on 意思为“依靠,依赖”,而没有dependent in 这种用法。所以这里应该将in改为on。