8. Harold found it almost impossible to break the contract he ______ with his manager.

A. made　　　　　 B. had made　　　　 C. has given　　　　 D. would have give　

7. New ______ may be thrown upon the cause of cancer by research______ is now in progress.

A. information, what　　 B. light, that　　 C. opinion, which　　 D. things, what

6. At the gate of our school there is a slogan which reads, “Solid foundation will be_____ for the future development of the students.”

A. lain　　　　　 B. lay　　　　　　 C. laying　　　　　 　D. laid

5. -Why does she always ask you for help?

　 -There is no one else ______ , is there?　　 (北京卷)

　 A. who to turn to　　 B. she can turn to　　 C. for whom to turn　　 D. for her to turn

4. The passengers were robbed ______ all their money.

　 A. of　　　　 B. off　　　　 C. from　　　　 D. away　　

3. In order to change attitudes ______employing women, the government is bringing in new laws.

　 A. about　　　　 B. of　　　　 C. towards　　　　 D. on　 (北京，安徽卷)

2. The rescue team made every ______ to find the missing mountain climber.

A. force 　　　　　B. energy　　　 C. effort　　　 D. possibility　 (上海春招)

1. The role computers ______ in our everyday life is of great importance.

A. make　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　 C. bring　　　　　 D. play

在短文改错中，命题者或偷梁换柱，鱼目混珠，或增减成分，混淆是非。

例如：① My teacher advised me to keep my diary.　　　 (全国卷)

② We have a lot on common and have a lot to talk about.　　 (福建卷)

③ It is not surprising that the Silver Ghost was regarded “the best car in the world”. (安徽卷)

④ We will have plenty of spare time to visit the area and have a fun.(安徽卷)

⑤ My mother was a career woman and had her own problems to take care, but when I needed her, she was always there.(湖北卷)

解析：例①中考查词组keep a diary“写日记”；例②中考查词组have…in common“有共同点”；例③考查regard…as…“把…当作…”；例④考查短语have fun“玩得开心”；例⑤考查词组take care of“照料”。答案：① 把my改成a，② 把on改成in，③ 在regarded后加 as. ④去掉a，⑤ 在care后加of。

由此看来，在近几年各地的高考真题中，对此类知识的考查频率是相当高的，且题型多样，分布面广，单项选择、完形填空和短文改错均有出现。因此在平时的学习中，应多留意、多积累“动词+名词(+介词)”这一习惯或固定搭配，丰富自己的词汇。

　“破镜重圆” 演练平台

1. The great __47__in exceptional children shown in public education over the past thirty years shows the strong feeling in our society that all citizens, whatever their special conditions, have a right to get the opportunity to fully develop their abilities. (江西金太阳百所名校示范卷五)

　A. interest　　 B. joy　 C. surprise　 D. disappointment　 (考查show interest in这一结构，show变成过去分词作后置定语，答案A)

2. I feared the marriage might be in trouble, so I made up a(n) ______to go to their door and check on them.(北京西城抽样测试)

A. apology　　　 B. trouble　　　 C. excuse 　　　D. regret (考查make up an excuse“编造借口”，答案C)

3. Why, you fool, he used his voice and asked for them. I’ve been___53___ that on all my customers today, but I know for sure I’d catch you.

　 A. trying　　 B. proving　 C. practicing　　 D. examining　 (考查try sth. on sb “用某事耍某人”，答案A)

4. As for this, there is a great difference between human beings and insects. The former _37_every possible effort to avoid being discovered, while the latter…　 (重庆卷)

A. do　　　　 B. take　　　 C. make　　　 D. try　 (考查make an effort to do，“努力做某事”，答案C)

　 　提示：在解完形填空时，我们一般都从上下文语境考虑，但当无法从上下文语境来判定的时候，我们不妨从句子结构和短语搭配上着手，往往有意想不到的收获。