介词的用法精讲

 　　介词的用法精讲

　　◆典型陷阱题分析◆

　　1. “You went late _______ the stadium¹ yesterday evening, didn’t you?” “Yes, my wife was a little late _______ the supper.”

　　A. to, with            B. for, with

　　C. for, for            D. at, for

　　【陷阱】容易误选 B 或D。

　　【分析】答案应选 A。第一空填to 比较好理解，因为此处的late为副词，用以修饰 go to the stadium 中的动词go；而第二句的 with 则是许多同学不容易想到的，相反，更多地可能是想到 for，现将两者区别如下：be late for表示做某事迟到，而be late with 表示做某事做晚了(=be late in doing sth)。比较：

　　We were late for dinner. 我们吃饭迟到了。

　　We were late with dinner [=in having dinner]. 我们吃饭吃得迟。

　　句中 my wife was a little late with the supper 的意思是“我妻子准备晚饭稍迟了一点”。

　　2. We were all worried over _______ you were sick.

　　A. that                 B. which

　　C. what                D. the fact that

　　【陷阱】容易误选 A 或 B。

　　【分析】答案应选 D。按英语习惯，除except, but 等极个别介词外，英语介词后通常不能直接跟 that 从句作宾语。遇此情况，通常是在 that 从句前加上 the fact，此时 the fact 用作介词宾语，而其后 that 从句则用作 the fact 的同位语。

　　请看类似试题（答案选均D）：

　　(1) They knew nothing about ______ he was a thief.

　　A. that                 B. which

　　C. what                D. the fact that

　　(2) She must face up to _______ she is no longer young.

　　A. that                 B. which

　　C. what                D. the fact that

　　(3) What he said at the meeting referred to _______ he was interested in the project.

　　A. that                 B. which

　　C. what                D. the fact that

　　(4) Their belief is proved by the fact that the death penalty² prevents murder.

　　A. that                 B. which

　　C. what                D. the fact that

　　(5) The writer is not satisfied³ with _______ buses are too crowded.

　　A. that                 B. which

　　C. what                D. the fact that

1 stadium   

n.露天大型运动场

参考例句：

• The new football stadium can hold eighty thousand people.新的足球场可以容纳八万人。
• The stadium is being used for a match.那个露天运动场正在进行一场比赛。

2 penalty   

n.处罚，刑罚，罚款

参考例句：

• If you knock the ball with your hand in football,you will suffer a penalty.如果在踢足球时你用手碰到球，你将受到处罚。
• One of those arrested could face the death penalty.被捕的那些人中有一人可能被判死刑。

3 satisfied   

adj.满意的，满足的；清偿过的；确信的，毫无疑问的v.使满意( satisfy的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• She's never satisfied with what she's got. 她对自己的所得从不感到满足。
• He had a self-satisfied smirk on his face. 他脸上挂着得意扬扬的笑容。