高考题中的动词词组辨异

 
   动词词组是高考常考考点，笔者现将近年来各地高考英语试卷中考到的动词词组加以归纳分析，以期对同学们有所帮助。

1. Most of us know we should cut down on fat, but knowing such things isn’t much help when it_____shopping and eating.

  A．refers to        B．speaks of         C．focuses on     D．comes to

解析：D come to意为“到达；共计；苏醒；说到”，refer to意为“提到；涉及；参考”，focus on意为“集中于；聚集于”，speak of意为“提及”。

2．The computer system_____suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.

  A．broke down     B．broke out          C．broke up      D．broke in

解析：A break down意为“出故障”，break out意为“突然发生；爆发”，break up意为“打碎；分解”，break in意为“闯人；插嘴”。

3. We’re trying to ring you back, Bryan, but we think we_____your number incorrectly.

  A．looked up         B．took down         C．worked up      D．brought about

解析：B take down意为“拿下；记下；拆卸”，look up意为“向上看；查找”，work out意为“算出；解决；制定出”，bring about意为“使发生；致使”。

4．She_____Japanese when she was in Japan. Now she can speak it freely.

  A．picked out         B．made out           C．worked out     D．picked up

解析：D pick up意为“拾起；搭载；学会”，pick out意为“选出；拣出；分辨出”，make up意为“组成；编造；弥补；化妆”。

5．It’s already 10 o’clock. I wonder how it_____that she was two hours later on such a short trip.

  A．came over          B．came out           C．came about     D．came up

解析：C come about意为“发生”，come over意为“过来”，come out意为“出来；出版”，come up意为“上来；走近”。

6．The building around the corner caught fire last night. The police are now_____matter.

  A．getting through     B．working out           C．looking into    D．watching over

解析：C look into意为“调查”，see through意为“看穿；识破”，work out意为“算出；解决；制定出”，watch over意为“看守；监视”。

7. As I grew up in a small town at the foot of a mountain, the visit to the village_____scenes of my childhood.

  A．called up           B．called for             C．called on      D．called in

解析：A call up意为“打电话给（某人）；使回忆起”，call for意为“要求；去接（某人）；去取（某物）”，call on意为“拜访；请求”，call in意为“请来”。

8. Although the wind has_____,the rain remains steady, so you still need a raincoat.

  A．turned up           B．gone back            C．died down      D．blown out

解析：C die down意为“变弱；平息”，turn up意为“（把音量）开大，出现”，go back意为“回去”，blow out意为“吹灭”。

9. —How are you managing to do your work without an assistant?

—Well, I_____somehow.

A．get along            B．come on              C．watch out       D．set off

解析：A get along意为“进行（工作）；（工作、与人相处等）有进展”，come on意为“快点；加油”，watch out意为“注意；小心”，set off意为“出发；动身”。

10．After he retired from office, Rogers_____painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

  A．took up             B．saved up              C．kept up         D．drew up

解析：A take up意为“占用（时间或空间）；开始（学习）；从事（某项活动）”，save up意为“储蓄；贮存”，keep up意为“继续；维持”，draw up意为“拟定；起草”。

11．For all these years I have been working for others. I’m hoping I’ll_____my own business someday.

  A．turn up              B．fix up                 C．set up         D．make up

解析：C set up意为“建立；创立”，fix up意为“安排；修补；修理；解决；谈妥”，turn up意为“出现；使……变大”。

12. —Four dollars a pair? I think it’s a bit too much.

—If you buy three pairs, the price for each will_____to three fifty.

  A．come down           B．take down              C．turn over      D．go over

解析：A come down意为“下降；倒塌；病倒；传下来”，take down意为“拿下；记下；拆卸”，turn over意为“打翻；移交给；反复考虑；翻阅”，go over意为“检查；复习”。

13. I was still sleeping when the fire_____,and then it spread quickly.

  A．broke out             B．put out                  C．came out      D．got out

解析：A  put out意为“伸出；熄灭”，go out意为“（灯、火等）熄灭”。

14. —The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.

—Don’t worry. We have already_____two thirds of it.

A．got down             B．got through               C．given in      D．given away

解析：B get through意为“用光；通过（考试）；接通（电话）；正式通过”，get down意为“下来；，使沮丧；写下”，give in“投降；让步”，give away意为“分发；泄露；捐赠”。

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