题目内容
He made up his mind to devote his life _____ pollution ______happily.
A.to prevent; to live | B.to prevent; from living |
C.to preventing; to live | D.to preventing; from living |
C
解析试题分析:考察固定搭配和不定式用法。本句中含有固定搭配devote…to…致力于,把…花在…之上;其中的to是介词,后面要接动名词的形式。第二空考察的是不定式在句中作目的状语。句意:为了生活的幸福,他下定决心要把他的一生都用在预防污染上。故C正确。
考点:考察固定搭配
点评:任何一种语言都有大量的固定搭配词组,英语也不例外。那些约定俗成的词组我们必须对其高度重视,认真对待。实质上,这类题属于记忆性的考查,因为固定的搭配必定产生固定的意思,一旦记住了它的搭配和意思,解题就不会困难。在平时的学习中,对于固定用法的积累是非常必要的,在考试中遇到类似题目,拿过来直接用就可以。多阅读文章,从中学习有用的固定用法。不定式做状语是不定式的常规用法。

When Charles Strattion was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P. T. Barnum, and thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles’ parents along with him, and they traveled around the world together.
He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a new name, general Tom Thumb. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act, and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.
Tom’s act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty-five.
Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a school teacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married.
The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town. They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about two thousand guests. Crowds filled the street of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding carriage. The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon, just before going to live in Tom’s house in Connecticut.
Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country held Tom Thumb’s weddings. In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.
【小题1】“the talk of the town” means .
A.they were in the newspaper |
B.people spread many rumors about them |
C.they were the most popular things happening |
D.they were discussed in a city meeting |
A.People gave it too much of their attention. |
B.It helped people cheer up in a dark time |
C.It was funny and ridiculous |
D.Tom and Lavinia were stupid. |
A.He became a billionaire at twenty-five |
B.He learned how to sing, dance, and act at a very young age. |
C.He met with President Lincoln during his honeymoon |
D.He married a school teacher. |
A.the wooden plate would make it sound as of Tom were tap dancing |
B.it made Tom feel taller |
C.the eight-foot-tall man was the only tall person Tom trusted |
D.the difference between them would make Tom look even smaller |
A.Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine |
B.People are always disappointed during wartime |
C.Entertainment can serve an important purpose |
D.People should be married even if they are small |