5.——Can he take charge of the computer company?
——I’m afraid it’s __his ability.
A. beyond B. within
C. of D. to
答案DCCDA。上面五个题目都涉及了介词beyond的用法,即“超出……”的语义,需要留意的是它所应用的不同语境。
例六 请回答下面五个题
1. Luckily,the bullet narrowly missed the captain ________an inch.
A.by B.at C.to D.from
2. ——You are so lucky.
——What do you mean _______that?
A.on B.in C.of D.by
3. We hadn’t planned to meet. We met _________ chance.
A.of B.in C.for D.by
4. No one helped me . I did it all ______ myself .
A.for B.by C.from D.to
5.——When do we need to pay the balance?
——_____September 30.
A. In B. By
C. During D. within
答案ADDBB。同样都是选择介词by,但它的含义不同。第1题说的是“变化,差距,幅度”,第2题是“就……来说”,第3题是“由于,……的结果”,第4题是“单独做事”,第5题是“时间(在……之前)”。当然“by”的语义不止于此。
(三)同一范畴内不同介词使用上的区别
由于在同一个范畴可以有多个介词来表示一个意念,如:表示时间的in,at,on,by,during;表示空间的on,over,above;under,below等,因此,在使用时要注意基本区别,这往往也是考试时要考查到的内容。
例一 请回答下面两个题目
1. He suddenly saw Sue __ the room. He pushed his way___ the crowd of people to get to her.
A. across, across
B. over, through
C. over, into
D. across, through
(南开中学 段胜利)