縱觀各地的中考英語試題,有關短語動詞的考題比比皆是,主要涉及時態(tài)和語態(tài)、詞語辨析、非謂語形式等。英語中的短語動詞在意義上視作一個整體看待,當作一個普通的實義動詞使用。其構成方式一般有以下六類。
一、動詞+介詞型:常見的有l(wèi)ook for, look after, send for, ask for, laugh at, hear of/from等,這類短語動詞的賓語只能放在介詞后。例如:
Mrs Green is out. I have to ____ her baby. (2008北京市中考題)
A. look aroundB. look up
C. look forD. look after
【答案與簡析】選D。look after意為“照看”,前面的is out即指“孩子的媽媽不在”。注意有些動詞后還因跟不同的介詞而意義有變。如:agree with sb. “同意、支持某人(觀點)”,agree to sth.“同意某事”; be strict with sb.“對某人要求嚴格”, be strict in sth.“對某事要求嚴格”等。
二、動詞+副詞+介詞型:常見的有come up with, get on with, catch up with等。這類動詞短語的賓語只能放在介詞的后面。例如:
After discussing, the students ____ some good ideas to work in the project.(2008陜西省中考題)
A. put upB. set up
C. caught upD. came up with
【答案與簡析】選D。come up with意為“想出(辦法),得到(主意)等”。
三、動詞+名詞+介詞型:常見的有take care of, make use of, pay attention to, take part in等。這類動詞的賓語只能放在介詞后面。例如:
Alice is so nice that everyone likes to ____(交朋友).
(2008河北省邢臺市)
【答案與簡析】填make friends with。注意此時的with之類的介詞或副詞千萬不能遺棄。
四、動詞+副詞型:常見的有give up, pick up, think over, find out, hand in, point out等。注意:這類短語動詞的賓語如果是名詞,既可放在副詞的前面,又可放在副詞的后面;賓語如是人稱代詞、反身代詞,則放在動詞與副詞之間。例如:
The ticket is on the floor, please ____.(2008山東煙臺市中考題)
A. pick up itB. look forC. pick it upD. look it up
【答案與簡析】選C。pick up意為“拾起,撿”,代詞it須放在副詞前。
五、動詞+形容詞型:常見的有l(wèi)eave open, set free, cut open, take easy等。這類短語動詞的賓語如果是名詞,則賓語可放在形容詞的前面,也可放在后面;賓語如果是人稱代詞或反身代詞,則必須放在形容詞前面。例如:
It has a strange smell in your room. You’d better keep the window ____.(2008重慶市)
A. openB. opens C. closes D. closed
【答案與解析】選A。四個選項中,A、D是形容詞,但D不合題意(屋子里有怪味應開窗)。
六、動詞+名詞型:常見的有do sports, take photos, take pride, make a mistake等。這類短語動詞用作不及物動詞。例如:
——Would you please ____ this old man?
——Sure. Take my seat, please.(2008江蘇省揚州市)
A. prepare a room forB. make room for
C. give a room forD. take up room for
【答案與簡析】選B。四個選項中,A、C中的room作可數(shù)名詞,為“房間”,D不合題意,make room for sb.意為“給某人騰地方”,注意此時room為不可數(shù)名詞。
【鞏固練習】單項選擇。
1. He ____ the radio every morning.
A. listens toB. listensC. hears fromD. hears of
2. I think people here are friendly. Do you ____ me?
A. get along withB. agree withC. laugh atD. play with
3. Please ____ the TV. I’d like to watch the TV play.
A. turn upB. turn downC. turn onD. turn off
4. Don’t ____ your coat, Tom! It’s easy to catch a cold in spring.
A. take awayB. take offC. take downD. take out
5. Ann is so careful that she always goes over her exercises to ____ there are no mistakes.
A. look forB. think aboutC. find outD. make sure
6. ——Excuse me. Where is the Hualian Hotel?
——Take a No. 5 bus and ____ at the second stop.
A. get onB. get upC. get offD. get to
7. Both of his feet were hurt in the accident. ____ a doctor, please.
A. Send forB. Look forC. Wait forD. Care for
8. ——What is the police station’s telephone number?
——I can’t remember it. ____ in the telephone book, please.
A. Look it forB. Look it overC. Look it upD. Look at it
9. ——Thanks for ____ the ruler from the floor for me.
——That’s all right.
A. paying forB. playing withC. pointing toD. picking up
10. The doctor ____ Mary carefully. There was something wrong with her eyes.
A. looked upB. looked overC. looked forD. found out
11. Tom is ill in hospital and his mother is ____ him.
A. looking forB. looking overC. looking atD. looking after
12. ——Hello, can I speak to Mr. Green?
——____, please. He is coming.
A. Hold onB. Keep onC. Go onD. Come on
13. ——Look! The bus is coming.
——But there are too many people in it. I’m afraid we can’t ____ it.
A. get offB. get downC. get onD. get over
14. It’s really not easy to catch up with my classmates. Whenever I want to ____, my
teacher always encourages me to work harder.
A. go onB. turn downC. give back D. give up
15. Tom, please help me ____ the picture on the wall.
A. put upB. put outC. put off D. put into
16. The plane to Hong Kong ____ at this time of day.
A. gets toB. leaves forC. takes awayD. takes off
17. Could you tell me more about Shanghai? I’m ____ going there for a holiday soon.
A. looking upB. thinking aboutC. trying outD. finding out
18. ——____ all your things, Tom! I hate them here and there.
——OK, Mum.
A. Put upB. Put onC. Put downD. Put away
19. When the headmaster came into the hall, all the students ____ to welcome him.
A. sat downB. went outC. stood upD. turned up
20. Every morning, he ____ newspapers from house to house.
A. gets outB. sets upC. gives outD. puts off
Key:1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.B 11.D 12.A 13.C 14.D 15.A 16.D 17.B 18.D 19.C 20.C