2014年高考英语二轮复习单项填空拉分题（较难题目）特训：介词和介词短语1.Somelawyershavelongcalledforchangestotheselawswhichtheythinkare________inthe21stCentury.A.inplaceB.onthewayC.bythewayD.outofplace2.Envyistheartofcountingtheotherfellow'sblessingsyourown.A.otherthanB.ratherthanC.betterthanD.morethan3.Theofficialsaidrescuerswereworking_______tofindthemissingminersinthecoalmineblast.A.roundtheclockB.intheclockC.aroundthetimeD.inthemeantime4.Nothingissoeasyas______parentstoraisetheirexpectationsoftheirchildrentoohigh.A.ofB.forC.byD.to5.HerfluencyinEnglishgaveheranedge_______othergirlswhensheappliedforthejob.A.thanB.inC.ofD.over6.Naturalmaterialswillbreakdownaperiodoftime.A.forB.throughC.overD.on7.abilityandwisdom,itseemsthatthegirlhasmorethanshecanpossiblymakeuseof.A.AstoB.ExceptforC.OwingtoD.Togetherwith8.anycriticismyoucanmake,he’sstillanexcellentpopsinger.A.AlthoughB.DespiteC.BeyondD.Unless9.It’squitemehowHarrymanagedtokeepastraightfaceduringtheseperformances.A.forB.behindC.againstD.beyond10.beinglatefortheimportantconference,thesecretarywasfired.A.InreferencetoB.InexchangeforC.IncaseofD.Onaccountof11.Currently,someoverseasuniversitiesaresimplysellingdiplomastoChinesestudents__________theiracademicperformance,soChinashouldcheckinaregularbasis.A.onaccountofB.inadditiontoC.regardlessofD.inrelationto12.—WhatmadeJohnwild_____joy?—Beingadmittedtohisdreamuniversity.A.withB.byC.atD.for13.—Whendidyoulasthear_______Jay?—Hephonedmethismorning,andweagreed_______atimeandplacetomeet.A.of;toB.about;withC.from;withD.from;on14.Sometimesproperanswersarenotfartoseek_______foodsafetyproblems.A.inB.toC.onD.after15.Withnewtechnology,picturesofunderwatervalleyscanbetaken_______color.A.byB.forC.withD.in16.Expertshavebeenwarning_______ofthehealthriskscausedbypassivesmoking.A.atatimeB.atonetimeC.forsometimeD.forthetime17.—Ithinkheistakinganactivepartinsocialwork.—Iagreewithyou_______.A.inawayB.onthewayC.bythewayD.intheway18.Ihaveofferedtopaintthehouse_______aweek’saccommodation.A.inexchangeforB.withregardtoC.bymeansofD.inplaceof19.WhenshefirstarrivedinChina,shewonderedwhatthefuturemighthave_______forher,butnowallherworriesaregone.A.inneedB.intimeC.inpreparationD.instore20.Ibegantofeel_______inthenewschoolwhenIsawsomefamiliarfaces.A.athomeB.atheartC.atwillD.atsight21.Thisspecialschoolacceptsalldisabledstudents,_______educationallevelandbackground.A.accordingtoB.regardlessofC.inadditiontoD.intermsof22.Itisillegalforapublicofficialtoaskpeopleforgiftsormoney_______favorstothem.A.inpreferencetoB.inplaceofC.inagreementwithD.inexchangefor23.Whenaskedabouttheiropinionsabouttheschoolmaster,manyteacherswouldprefertoseehimstepaside_______youngermen.A.intermsofB.inneedofC.infavorofD.inpraiseof24.—whenhasthecountrybeenopentointernationaltrade?—_______1978,Isuppose.A.SinceB.InC.FromD.After25.Elizabethhasalreadyachievedsuccess_______herwildestdreams.A.atB.beyondC.withinD.upon26.Let’slearntousetheproblemwearefacing_______astepping-stonetofuturesuccess.A.toB.forC.asD.by27.Thewineindustryintheareahasdevelopedinaspecialway,_______littleforeignownership.A.byB.ofC.withD.from28.Everybodywastouched_______wordsaftertheyheardhermovingstory.A.beyondB.withoutC.ofD.in29.Tired,Jimwasfastasleepwithhisback_______abigtree.A.inB.belowC.besideD.against30.Thisshopwillbeclosedforrepairs_______furthernotice.A.withB.untilC.forD.at参考答案1.D2.B3.A4.B5.D6.C7.A8.B9.D10.D11.C12.A13.D14.B15.D16.C17.A18.A19.D20.A21.A22.D23.C24.A25.B26.C27.C28.A29.D30.B
