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英语中介词to的固定搭配(英语中介词to的用法总结)
介词是一种表示名词和句中其他词之间关系的词,在英语中能和动词、名词、形容词等词搭配,表示种种不同的意思,使用时灵活多变,不易掌握,介词to也不例外。四级考试中,介词to的用法是测试重点之一,应引起特别注意。本文以历年四级真题为依据,总结了介词to的几种常见搭配,并附上历年四级考试中相关的考题,供考生练习。
一、与某些动词一起构成特定搭配
英语中由“动词+ 介词to”构成的动词短语数量很大,而在四级考试中,经常被测试到的此类动词短语也很多,可分为两类:
1.“实义动词+ 介词to”结构
adapt to……(适应于……)
devote…… to ……(专心于,致力于)
add …… to ……(增加,添加)
entitle …… to ……(给……权利、资格等)
adhere to ……(追随,依附,坚持)
expose…… to ……(暴露在……之下)
adjust to ……(调整,调节)
lead to ……(导致……,招致……)
amount to ……(达到;意味着)
object to ……(反对)
appeal to ……(恳求;呼吁)
owe …… to ……(欠……;对……负有……)
apply to……(应用,运用;向……申请)
react to……(对……做出反应)
attach…… to ……(系上,附加于,使附属)
refer to……(论及,参照;委托)
attend to ……(倾听;照顾,料理)
resort to ……(诉诸于……)
attribute to……(把……归因于,认为是……的结果)
respond to……(……做出反应)
belong to ……(属于)
see to……(负责,留意,照料)
compare ……to……(与……比较;将……比作为) stick to ……(坚持)
confess to……(坦白,坦承)
subject …… to ……(使遭受……,使蒙受……)
conform to……(顺从,与……一致)
turn to ……(翻到;向……求助)
contribute to ……(有助于,促使)
yield to……(屈服于)……
历年四级考题中与上述短语相关的考题很多,下面仅列出一些典型的例子(选项中以黑体字为正确答案):
(1 ) This is the nurse who ________ to me when I was in hospital.(CET-4 , 03.6 ,52)
A. entertained B. accompanied
C. attended D. shielded
(2 ) I would never have ________ a court of law if I hadn‘t been so desperate. (CET-4 ,02.6,66)
A. sought for B. accounted for
C. turned up D. resorted to
(3 ) He ________ to his customers and halved the price. (CET-4 ,02.1,65)
A. leaked B. yielded
C. drew D. quoted
(4 ) Eating too much fat can ________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure. (CET-4 , 01.6 ,55)
A. attribute to B. attend to
C. contribute to D. devote to
(5 ) I didn‘t know the word. I had to ________ a dictionary.(CET-4,00.6,35)
A. look out B. make out
C. refer to D. go over
(6 ) The man in the corner confessed to ________ a lie to the manager of the company. (CET-4 , 97.6 ,58)
A. have told B. be told
C. being told D. having told
(7 ) Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact ,he ________ his opinion.(CET-4 , 97.6 ,60)
A. struck at B. strove for
C. stuck to D. stood for
(8 ) There is hardly an environment on earth ________ some species of animal or other has not adapted successfully.(CET-4 ,94.6,53)
A. to which B. wherever
C. so that D. as to
(9 ) The manager assured the customer that his complaint would be seen ________ immediately.(CET-4 , 93.1 ,70)
A. to B. at C. on D. with
(10) Police have ________ to the public to come forward with any information which might help them in their inquiries. (CET-4 ,90.6,44)
A. urged B. claimed
C. appealed D. called
(11) Is it advisable to ________ our body to the sunlight ?(CET-4,90.6,62)
A. reveal B. display
C. expose D. show
2.“be+ 过去分词 /形容词 +to”结构
be addicted to……(对……上瘾)
be opposed to ……(反对)
be attached to……(附属于)
be subject to ……(易遭……的;以……为条件的)
be due to ……(归功于……,因为……)
be used /accustomed to……(习惯于……)
be objected to……(反对)……
相关的四级考题
(12) The committee is totally opposed ________ any changes being made in the plans.(CET-4 , 99.1 ,61)
A. of B. on C. to D. against
(13) Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used ________ late for his lecture. (CET-4 , 98.1 ,31)
A. to have students
B. for students‘ being
C. for students to be
D. to students‘ being
(14) The match was cancelled because most of the members ________ a match without a standard court. (CET-4 , 91.6 ,48)
A. objected to having
B. were objected to have
C. objected to have
D. were objected to having
二、与某些名词一起构成特定搭配
此类名词与to一起构成固定结构“名词+ 介词to”,可分为两类:
1.某些固有名词,如admission , access , answer , approach , barrier,key , right, solution 等;
2.由相关动词派生而来的名词,如exposure, objection, reaction , response等。
相关的四级考题
(15) The British government often says that furnishing children with ________ to the information superhighway is a top priority.(CET-4,03.9,55)
A. procedure B. protection
C. allowance D. access
(16) I have no objection ________ your story again. (CET-4 , 00.6,27)
A. to hear B. to hearing
C. to having heard D. to have heard
(17) Does everyone on earth have an equal right ________ an equal share of its resources?(CET-4 , 98.6 ,55)
A. by B. at C. to D. over
(18) The traditional approach ________ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller , more easily managed problems.(CET-4,96.6,33)
A. to dealing B. in dealing
C. dealing D. to deal
(19) The doctor told Penny that too much ________to the sun is bad for the skin. (CET-4 , 95.1 ,57)
A. exposure B. extension
C. exhibition D. expansion
(20) It was difficult to guess what her ________ to the news would be. (CET-4 , 91.6 ,42)
A. impression B. reaction
C. comment D. opinion
(21) They have been trying to arrive at a practi-cal solution ________ the problem.(CET-4 ,90.6,49)
A. in B. to C. on D. with
三、与某些形容词一起构成特定搭配
此类形容词后接介词to,构成特定搭配,可分为三类:
1.某些固有形容词,如contrary, cruel,
equivalent, indifferent, parallel , relevant , second , sensitive,similar 等;
2.形容词superior, inferior , senior , junior 等,这些词虽然都是原级形容词,却含有比较意味,后面都不能用than表示比较,而必须用to;
3.由相关动词派生而来的形容词,如addicted, applicable , comparable,preferable等。
相关的四级考题
(22) Some plants are very ________ to light ; they prefer the shade.(CET-4 , 04.1 ,70)
A. sensible B. flexible
C. objective D. sensitive
(23) Color and sex are not relevant ________ whether a person is suitable for the job. (CET-4 , 03.9 ,45)
A. on B. for C. to D. with
(24) A dark suit is ________ to a light one for evening wear.(CET-4 , 03.6 , 60 )
A. proper B. suitable
C. favorable D. preferable
(25) Physics is ________ to the science which was called natural philosophy in history.(CET-4 , 97.1 ,24)
A. alike B. equivalent
C. likely D. uniform
(26) Cancer is second only ________ heart disease as a cause of death.(CET-4 , 96.1 ,30)
A. of B. to C. with D. from
(27) Beethoven is my favorite musician. I regard him as ________ other musicians.(CET-4 , 94.1 ,55)
A. more superior to
B. more superior than
C. superior to
D. superior than
(28) What you have done is ________ the doctor‘s orders.(CET-4 ,90.1,63)
A. attached to B. responsible to
C. resistant to D. contrary to
四、用于特定的介词短语中
含有介词to的介词短语也有很多,具体
as to ……(关于)
thanks to ……(多亏……,由于……)
in addition to(加之,除了……之外)
to one‘s abilities(capabilities, potential……)(尽某人所能)
in contrast to……(与……对照)
to one‘s surprise (amazement , relief ……)(令人感到……)
in response to(对……做出反应)
to some degree(extent)(在某种程度上)
owing to……(因为)
with reference to ……(关于,至于)
previous to ……(在……之前)
with /in regard to……(关于,至于)
prior to……(先于……;比……重要)
with respect to ……(关于,至于)……
相关的四级考题
(29) ________ the enormous flow of food from the entire globe ,these countries have for many years not felt any population pressure.(CET-4 , 03.9 ,46)
A. Thanks to B. By means of
C. In line with D. With regard to
(30) The British constitution is ________ a large extent a product of the historical events described above. (CET-4 , 00.6 ,50)
A. within B. to C. by D. at
(31) Being a pop star can be quite a hard life,with a lot of travelling ________ heavy schedules. (CET-4 , 99.6.50)
A. as to B. in relation to
C. owing to D. with regard to
(32) Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full ________. (CET-4 , 97.6 ,35)
A. capacity B. strength
C. length D. possibility
(33) It is useful to be able to predict the extent ________ which a price change will affect supply and demand. (CET-4 , 97.1 ,29)
A. from B. with C. to D. for
五、用于特定句型中
介词to还可以用于某些特定句型中,但此类句型不多,常见的只有两例:
when it comes to……(当提到……,当论及……)
see (to it ) that ……(留意……,负责……,务必……)
相关的四级考题
(34) Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores,and this is especially true ________ it comes to classroom tests. (CET-4,
96.1,36)
A. when B. since
C. before D. after
(35) He is late again today. I‘ll ________ that he will not be late tomorrow. (CET-4 ,94.1,66)
A. be sure B. see to it
C. hope for D. make it to
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