高考英語典型陷阱語法題:介詞的用法

　　◆典型陷阱題分析◆

　　1. “You went late _______ the stadium yesterday evening, didn’t you?” “Yes, my wife was a little late _______ the supper.”
　　A. to, with            B. for, with
　　C. for, for            D. at, for
　　【陷阱】容易誤選 B 或D。
　　【分析】答案應選 A。第一空填to 比較好理解，因為此處的late為副詞，用以修飾 go to the stadium 中的動詞go；而第二句的 with 則是許多同學不容易想到的，相反，更多地可能是想到 for，現將兩者區別如下：be late for表示做某事遲到，而be late with 表示做某事做晚了(=be late in doing sth)。比較：
　　We were late for dinner. 我們吃飯遲到了。
　　We were late with dinner [=in having dinner]. 我們吃飯吃得遲。
　　句中 my wife was a little late with the supper 的意思是“我妻子準備晚飯稍遲了一點”。

　　2. We were all worried over _______ you were sick.
　　A. that                 B. which
　　C. what                D. the fact that
　　【陷阱】容易誤選 A 或 B。
　　【分析】答案應選 D。按英語習慣，除except, but 等極個別介詞外，英語介詞后通常不能直接跟 that 從句作賓語。遇此情況，通常是在 that 從句前加上 the fact，此時 the fact 用作介詞賓語，而其后 that 從句則用作 the fact 的同位語。

　　請看類似試題（答案選均D）：

　　(1) They knew nothing about ______ he was a thief.
　　A. that                 B. which
　　C. what                D. the fact that

　　(2) She must face up to _______ she is no longer young.
　　A. that                 B. which
　　C. what                D. the fact that

　　(3) What he said at the meeting referred to _______ he was interested in the project.
　　A. that                 B. which
　　C. what                D. the fact that

　　(4) Their belief is proved by the fact that the death penalty prevents murder.
　　A. that                 B. which
　　C. what                D. the fact that

　　(5) The writer is not satisfied with _______ buses are too crowded.
　　A. that                 B. which
　　C. what                D. the fact that