名词作介词宾语
1 ?, g: h( C' k1 ~9 P 大部分介词的宾语都是由名词(包括代词)充当的，如：under the tree, during the day, 这一考点在题中多次出现 , S/ n1 h5 C/ V4 W& o8 W. z- [) c
例题： & v2 n: X5 g9 t
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The development of mechanical timepieces spurred the search for ----with which to regulate them. / E$ T" E1 |2 n9 B2 x$ R
(A) more accurate than sundials E% q6 q% X3 a. ^ G
(B) more accurate sundials
5 _9 I9 P' l* g! B9 s5 |4 e (C) sundials more accurately 1 ~' n" G, [6 u
(D) more accurately than sundials 4 |5 M) r, {( \& M/ j. R
答案：B
- Z9 P" t9 |* P2 [5 E, n5 A/ X 解释：search for缺少宾语, 只有B是表达无误的名词词组, 可以作宾语；其他选项的比较形式都有错。
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Different species of octopuses may measure anywhere from two inches to over thirty feet in long. h4 ]& l) m2 ?5 I; C
应改为：in length.
; ?/ U6 c; @; m 解释：long 是形容词, 不能单独接在介词之后, 其名词形式length与in构成介宾短语, 表示长度 |
发表于 2012-8-14 23:32:39
