介词英语中称为“preposition”是由“前缀pre-（在……前部）+position（位置）”构成的，所以又叫前置词。一般放在名词、代词或动名词的前面。介词是虚词，主要用来表示人、物、事件等与其他人、物、事件之间的关系,如空间位置、时间先后、因果关系、方式方法等。介词与其宾语构成介词短语。可作介词宾语的主要有名词、代词、动名词（或动名词短语）、名词性从句等。
分类特点例词
简单介词即一个介词
about, across, after, against, among, around, at, below,
beyond, during, in, on等等。
合成介词
由两个介词构成合成
词
into, onto, throughout, upon, within
短语介词由短语构成
according to, because of, instead of, up to, due to, owing
to, thanks to等等。
双重介词由两个介词搭配而成from among(从...中), from behind(从......后面), from under, till after(直到…后), in between 在中间,每间隔；在两者之间；每间隔等等。
分词介词由现在分词转化而来
considering(就……而论), including，regarding，
concerning等。
兼类介词
由形容词直接转化而
来
like, unlike, near, next, opposite等等。
介词不能独立在句中做成份，介词后必须与名词、代词、或动名词构成介词短语在句中充当一个成分，
表示人、物、事件等与其它人、物、事件等之间的关系。
介词短语的功
能
例句
作定语They didn’t find the solution to the problem.
作状语We have breakfast at seven.（表时间）
They were late for the meeting because of the heavy rain.（表原因）What do you mean by doing such a thing?（表方法）
Nothing in the world could live without air or water.（表条件）
作表语When I paid a visit to you yesterday, you were not at home.
作宾语补足语I found the old building in a bad condition.
介词是英语中最活跃的词类之一，使用频率相当高，其用法跟冠词一样复杂。但根据近年来高考命题的情况来看，考生需要掌握以下内容。
1.表示相似概念的介词短语
介词短语区别例子
in the end at the end of by the end of in the end作“最后”、“终于”解，
单独作句子成分，后不接介词of；at the
end of 表示“在……末梢”，
“到……尽头”，既可指时间，也可
以指地上或物体。不可单独使用；by
the end of 作“在……结束时”，
“到……末为止”解，只能指时间。
不可单独使用。
①In the end they reached a place of
safety.
②At the end of the road stands a
beautiful garden.
③They decided to have an English
evening at the end of this week.
④By the end of last month he had
finished the novel.
in the corner on the corner at the corner in the corner 表示在角落里，in指角的
内面；on the corner表示“在角上”，
on指的不是内面，也不是外面，而含
内外兼有之意；at the corner指“在拐
角处”，at指的是拐角外附近的外面。
①The lamp stands in the corner of
the room.
②I met with him at the street
corner.
③He sat on the corner of the table.
2.表进行概念、表被动的关系的介词短语
构成例子
at+名词at dinner/table在吃饭at work在工作at war交战at cards 在玩牌at work 在办公at play 在玩耍at rest在休息at school在上学 at press正在排印
at church在做礼拜
beyond+名词beyond belief难以置信beyond control不听管教。beyond compare无可比拟beyond description难以形容beyond expression无法表达beyond suspicion无可怀疑
in+名词或in +名词+of+名词in the army在当兵in need of需要in action在运转
in progress在进行in operation在运行中in use 开始使用
in sight看得见in store贮藏着in course of construction正在兴建当中。in (good) repair维修良好的in course of shipment. 定的货正在运输途中。
in charge of 负责 in the charge of 由……负责
in possession of 拥有 in the possession of 被……拥有
on+名词on business办事/出差on holiday/vacation/leave在休假on watch值班on duty值勤/日。
on guard在值勤on strike在罢工
on sale出售on loan借贷
on the move 在移动，搬迁，离开on the march在行军
on the air在广播on fire在燃烧。
on trial在试用on show/display/ exhibition在展出
under+名词under control在控制之中under discussion在讨论underdevelopment在发展中under observation在观察中under test在被测试under construction在建设中under fire在炮火中under examination在检查/调查中under consideration在考虑中under repair在修理中
under arrest被逮捕under attack受到袭击
under medical treatment在治疗中under study在研究中
其他against one’s opinion反对某人的见解for one’s opinion同意某人的见解above reproach无可指责，无可非议above suspicion不受怀疑above criticism无可指责at the mercy of在……支配下；任由……摆布
for sale供出售for rent供出租within sight看得见3.常见同一形容词与不同介词搭配时意义上的差别
常见形容词搭配意义absent
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(be) absent in 不在这里而在……
afraid
(be) afraid of 担心，害怕……
(be) afraid for 为……而担心angry
(be) angry with sb. 对某人生气
(be) angry at/about sth. 因某事而生气anxious
(be)anxious for sth 急于想得到
(be)anxious about sth./sb. 对某事/某人担心different
(be) different from 与……不同
(be) different to 不关心familiar
(be) familiar with 精通，熟悉
(be) familiar to 为……熟知（悉）
good (be) good at 擅长于(be) good for 对……有益(be) good to 对……友好/态度好
popular
(be) popular with sb. 受……欢迎
(be) popular for 因……而流行strict
(be) strict with sb. 对某人要求严格
(be) strict in sth. 对某事要求严格4.容易混淆的含有介词固定搭配的词组
类型举例
差一冠词，大相径庭in front of（在……前面)——in the front of（在……前部）
in charge of（负责）——in the charge of（由……负责）
out of question（毫无疑问）——out of the question（不可能）at table（在吃饭；在吃饭时）——at the table（在桌子旁边）
有无介词，意义不同know sb.认识某人——know about sb.了解某人
shoot sb.击中某人——shoot at sb.向某人射击
search sb.搜身——search for sb.搜寻某人
believe sb.相信某人的话——believe in sb.信任某人的人格benefit sb.使某人受益——benefit from sb.从某人那里得到益处
画蛇添足，误加介词serve the people为人民服务（容易在serve后加for）enter the room进入房间（容易在enter后加into）follow me跟在我后面（容易在follow后加behind）marry sb.与某人结婚（容易在marry后加with）
go abroad出国（容易在go后面加to）
liv e upstairs住在楼上（容易在live后面加in）
母语思维，误用介词be caught in the rain被雨淋着（不用by）
leave for some place动身去某地（不用to）
set an example to sb.为某人树立榜样（不用for）
in the direction朝着……方向（不用to）
do a favor for sb.帮某人一个忙（不用to）
different from和……不同（不用with）
with the help of在……的帮助下（不用under）
steal sth. from sb.偷某人的东西（不用of）
read sth. to sb.给（为）……读（念）……（不用for）
1.Everybody was touched _________ words after they heard her moving story.
A. beyond
B. without
C. of
D. in
【解析】答案为A 。beyond words表示“在言语之外”，即不能用言语来表达，也就是“无法形容”了。句意是“听到她的感人故事之后，他们感动得无法用语言来形
容”。
2.Try on this red skirt; you will look great it.
A. on
B. by
C. in
D. for
【解析】答案为C。Sth. be on sb. “衣服穿在某人身上”；sb. be in sth“某人穿着什么衣服”。由此可知答案为C。
3.—How amazing it is that astronauts are exploring outer space!
—It’s a challenge, I guess, man against nature.
A. of
B. for
C. by
D. about
【解析】答案为A。应答句中的I guess是插入语，因此所填介词与challenge连用，表所属，用of，选A。
4.He invited me to a dance after the show Christmas Eve.
A. at
B. on
C. in
D. by
【解析】答案为B。此处介词位于具体节日（日期）前，用on。
5.The wine industry in the area has developed in a special way, ________ little foreign ownership.
A. by
B. of
C. with
D. from
【解析】答案为C。句意：这个地区的白酒业以一种特殊的方式在发展着，具有很少的外国所有权。with：具有，带有，表伴随。
6.Children need friends their own age to play with.
A of
B for
C in
D at
【解析】答案为A。考查名词的双重所有格。friends of their own age意思是“跟他们自己年龄相同的朋友”，选A项符合句意。其他选项不能构成所有关系。
7.It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot _______ easy reach.
A. near
B. upon
C. within
D. around
【解析】答案为C。句意：厨房中把常用的物品放在够得着的地方能节省时间。within easy reach在容易达到……的地方；在……的附近。
8.A great person is always putting others’ interests _________ his own.
A. below
B. above
C. in
D. on
【解析】答案为B。put other’s interests above one’s own意思是把别人的利益放在自己的利益之上。
9.Most Americans would prefer to keep their problems themselves, and solve their
problems
______ themselves.
A. to; by
B. by; to
C. for; to
D. in; on
【解析】答案为A。句意：大多数美国人宁愿让他们面对自己的问题并自己解决他们的
问题。by oneself表示“单独地，独自地”的意思。
10.Jenny nearly missed the flight ______ doing too much shopping.
A. as a result of
B. on top of
C. in front of
D. in need of
【解析】答案为A。as a result of意为“由于……的结果”。
11.The art show was _______ being a failure; it was a great success.
A. far from
B. along with
C. next to
D. regardless of
【解析】答案为A。句意：艺术表演远非是失败的；它是一个巨大的成功。far from意为“远离(远远不)”；along with意为“与……一道(又)，连同……一起, 随同……
一起，沿[顺]着”；next to意为“次于(紧跟在……之后的)”；regardless of意为
“不顾，不惜”。由句意可知选A。
12.This special school accepts all disabled students, __ educational level and background.
A. according to
B. regardless of
C. in addition to
D. in terms of
【解析】答案为B。according to意为“根据”；regardl ess of意为“不管，不顾”；in addition to意为
“另外”；in terms of意为“就……而言”。句意：这所特殊学校接收所有的残疾学生，不管
他们的教育水平和背景如何。
13.You’d sound a lot more polite if you make a request ______ a question.
A. in search of
B. in the form of
C. in need of
D. in the direction of 【解析】答案为B。以问题方式向对方提出请求显得更有礼貌。in the form of意为“以……
方式”符合句意。in search of意为“寻找”；in need of意为“需要”；in the direction
of意为“朝……方向”。句意：如果你以问题的形式提出要求，那么会显得更
有礼貌。
14.His efforts to raise money for his program were ______ because, no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets.
A. in place
B. in sight
C. in effect
D. in vain
【解析】答案为D。根据下文no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets 可知为集资做出的努力都白费了，应选择in vain。in place“和平地”，in sight“在
视程内”，in effect“实际上”。
2010年
1.Would you mind not picking the flowers in the garden? They are everyone's enjoyment.
A. in
B. at
C. for
D. to
【解析】答案为C。for enjoyment为了寻求乐趣。例如：We work in the garden for enjoyment.我们为寻求乐趣而在园子里劳作。
2.It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money ____________favors to them.
A. in preference to B . in place of C. in agreement with D. in exchange for 【解析】答案为D。in preference to （优先于）；in exchange for （交换）；in place of (代替)；in agreement with （同意，与……一致）。句意：政府官员为某人提供便利
或帮助，以换取礼物或金钱，这种行为是非法的。
3.So far we have done a lot to build a low-carbon economy, but it is ________ideal. We have to
work
still harder.
A. next to
B. far from
C. out of
D. due to
【解析】答案为B。“到目前为止我们为打造低碳经济已经做了很多努力，但是这远远不够。我们还要继续努力。”题目中的“ideal”是指“完美的，理想的”，“far from ideal”
“离完美还很远，远远不够”，“far from” 一般加名词或者形容词，表示“离……
很远，或者达不到……状态”。“next to” “靠近”，意义相反。“out of” “出
于”，相当于“with”；“due to”后面一般跟名词，解释为“由于”，相当于”
“because of”。
4.We give dogs time, space and love we can spare, and , dogs give us their all.
A. in all
B. in fact
C. in short
D. in return
【解析】答案为D。in return作为回报；作为回应；回答。in all 共计in fact实际上in short 简而言之。
句意：我们挤出时间，腾出空间，割舍我们的爱给狗，而狗以其全部回报我们。
5.Nowadays some hospitals refer to patients name, not case number.
A. of
B. as
C. by
D. with
【解析】答案为C。by以……的方式。句意：现在有些医院以名字来称呼病人，而不是以病号来称呼。
6.My father warned me _______ going to the West Coast because it was crowed with tourists.
A. by
B. on
C. for
D. against
【解析】答案为D。句中谓语动词warned和介词against搭配，构成warn sb. against doing
sth. 相当于warn sb. not to do sth，意思是“警告某人不要干某事”。句意：我
父亲警告我不要去西海岸，因为那里挤满了游客。
7.The dictionary is what I want, but I don’t have enough money me.
A. by
B. for
C. in
D. with
【解析】答案为D。I don’t have enough money with me 意思是“我没有随身带那么多钱”。
8.More and more high—rise buildings have been built in big cities space.
A. in search of
B. in place of
C. for lack of
D. for fear of
【解析】答案为C。in search of意为“寻找”；in place of意为“代替”；for lack of意为“因缺乏”；for fear of意为“生怕，以免”。句意：因为缺少空间，越来越多的高层建
筑在许多大城市建了起来。
9. I agree to his suggestion ______the condition that he drops all charges.
A. by
B. in
C. on
D. to
【解析】答案为C。介词on 和the condition that一起相当一个连词，引导条件状语从句，意思是“条件是，以……为条件”。句意：我同意他的建议，条件是他放弃所
有指控。
10.Tired, Jim was fast asleep with his back a big tree.
A. in
B. below
C. beside
D. against
【解析】答案为D。against此处意为“倚着，靠着”；below“在……下方”；beside“在……
旁边”；in“在……里面（时间）……之后”。句意：累了，吉姆背倚着一棵大
树，很快就睡着了。
11.I guess we've already talked about this before but I'll ask you again just ________.
A. by nature
B. in return
C. in case
D. by chance 【解析】答案为C。分析四个选项的意思：by nature 天生地；in return作为回报，作为交换；in case 万一，以防；by chance偶然地。句意：我想我之前已经跟你谈论
过这件事，但是以防万一，我再问你一次。
12.Sean has formed the habit of jogging the tree-lined avenue for two hours every day.[
A. between
B. along
C. below
D. with]
【解析】答案为B。根据句意“Sean已经形成了每天沿着绿荫大道慢跑两小时的习惯”，表示“沿着”时，应该选B。
2011年
1.This shop will be closed for repairs _________further notice.
A. with
B. until
C. for
D. at
【解析】答案为B。主句中be closed是延续性动词，until在肯定句中表示谓语动作延续到表示的时间为止。句意：商店将停业修缮，直到开业再作通知。
2.With new technology, pictures of underwater valleys can be taken_________ color.
A. by
B. for
C. with
D. in
【解析】答案为D。in color有颜色即彩色的，固定搭配。句意：采用新技术，水下峡谷的照片可以拍成彩色的。
3.Graduation is a good time to thank those who have helped you ______ the tough years.
A. through
B. up
C. with
D. from
【解析】答案为A。through the tough years，表示经历/度过了艰苦的岁月。句意：毕业的时候是你感谢那些曾经帮助你度过那些艰苦岁月的人们的好机会。
4.When asked about their opinions about the schoolmaster, many teachers would prefer to see him
step aside ________ younger men.
A. in terms of
B. in need of
C. in favor of
D. in praise of
【解析】答案为C。根据句中的step aside “让位”可知老师们的观点更倾向于年轻的人来担任校长这一职位。本句意思是：当被问及对校长的看法时，很多老师更希望
看到校长让位而支持比他更年轻的人。in terms of 就……而言；in need of 需要；
in favor of支持，赞成；in praise of歌颂；赞美。
5.I’m sorry I didn’t phone you, but I’ve been very busy_______ the past couple of weeks.
A. beyond
B. with
C. among
D. over
【解析】答案为D。通过前半句“I’ve been very busy”现在完成时，可知搭配用的时间状语为“在过去的两周里”，固定搭配用介词“over the past couple of wee ks=in the
past couple of weeks”。句意：对不起，我没给你打电话，因为在过去的两周里我
一直很忙。
6.Sometimes proper answers are not far to seek________ food safety problem.
A. in
B. to
C. on
D. after
【解析】答案为B。本题考查名词后的介词的固定搭配。此句中主语为answers，意为“解决办法”，作此意时后跟介词to或towards，故选B项。句意：有时不容易找到
解决食品安全问题的适宜的办法。
7.I always wanted to do the job which I’d been trained ________.
A. on
B. for
C. by
D. of
【解析】答案为B。train做动词意为“训练”，句意是“我总是想做我一直受训的工作”。
后面的定语从句说明是什么样的工作，应该是“我一直以来（完成时）为此（for）
被训练（被动式）的”，介词for表目的。
8.N ick, it’s good for you to read some books ________China before you start your trip there.
A. in
B. for
C. of
D. on
【解析】答案为D。on有“关于；论述”之意，故选D。句意：尼克，你在去中国旅行前要读一些有关中国的书籍是有好处的。
9.He was a good student and scored _________ average in most subjects.
A. below
B. of
C. on
D. above
【解析】答案为D。below average在平均分以下；of不与average搭配；on average平均；
above average在平均分以上。根据句意可确定选项。句意：他是个好学生，大多
数科目都在平均分以上。
10.Shirley, a real book lover, often brings home many books to read________ the library.
A. in
B. for
C. by
D. from
【解析】答案为D。in 意为“在……里面”；by意为“在……旁边”；for 意为“为了……”；
from意为“从……”，符合语境。句意：雪莉，一个真正爱读书的人，总是从图
书馆带很多书回家去读。
11.We’d better discuss everything ________before we work out the plan.
A. in detail
B. in general
C. on purpose
D. on time
【解析】答案为A。in detail意为“详细地，详尽地”；in general意为“大体上，总体上”；on purpose意为“故意地”；on time意为“准时”。根据句意。应该是“我
们最好在制定计划前详细地讨论所有问题。”
12._________ good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dished.
A. Far from
B. Apart from
C. Instead of
D. Regardless of
【解析】答案为B。far from意为“离……远，远非”；apart from意为“除……之外”；
instead of意为“代替，而不是”；regardless of意为“不管，不顾”。句意：除了
良好的服务以外，这家餐馆还提供不同种类的传统福建美食。
1.Please fetch the bunch of purple flowers and put it here, for purple flowers look more beautiful
a light
yellow wall.
A. against
B. in
C. under
D. at
【答案与解析】A against以……为背景。句意为：去拿一束紫色的话来放到这里，因为以淡黄色的墙为背景，紫色的花看上去更漂亮。
2.Being a movie star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of traveling owing _______ a heavy schedule.
A . for B. to C. over D. with
【答案与解析】B 考查介词搭配，owing to由于。句意为：作为一名电影明星生活相当艰苦，因为日程紧张整日穿梭。
3.Living with cancer has made her realize how important it is to take every chance to live her life
______ the fullest.
A. at
B. on
C. to
D. with
【答案与解析】C考查介词用法。句意：身患癌症让她意识到利用每一次机会把人生过得最充实是多么重要。“to the fullest”表示”最充分地”，是固定结构。
4.To a small and faraway town like this, a car accident is always considered ____interest, so
people soon gathered
around.
A. of
B. as
C. by
D. in
【答案与解析】A考查介词。of+抽象名词”相当于形容词，此处of interest 相当于形容词
interesting
5.Darli ng, don’t you think we should buy ________ new machine? The old one has been damaged ________ repair.
A. a; within
B. a; beyond
C. the; within
D. the; beyond 【答案与解析】B同时考查冠词与介词用法。一方建议另一方买一台新机器，此时泛指机器中的任意一部，故用不定冠词a；第二空表示老机器坏得不能修理了。介
词beyond表示“超出……之外”，其反义词为within。
6.—We are afraid we can't finish the task ________ a month.
—Take your time, but next month you'll have a new one.
A. within
B. by
C. among
D. after
【答案与解析】A 考查介词。within“在……里；在……之内”，后常接表示某个特定范围的名词。within a month“在一个月内”。
7. To a small and faraway town like this, a car accident is always considered ________ interest, so
people soon gathered around.
A. as
B. of
C. by
D. in
【答案与解析】B测试语境中介词的意义及用法。be of interest相当于interesting。而此处结构为consider
sth. (to be) of interest，也就是consider sth. (to be) interesting。
8.Things in the world differ __________ each other in countless ways.
A. with
B. in
C. from
D. by
【答案与解析】C 考查固定搭配。differ from为固定搭配，意思是：与……不同。句意为：在很多方面，世界上的东西都有着差异。
9.Human history is rich ______ examples of our ability to overcome and rise above difficulties.
A. with
B. of
C. on
D. by
【答案与解析】D考查介词短语。句意为：为回报我对她的帮助，她给我写了一封感谢信”，in return for表示“作为对……的回报”，故选D。
10.This company has launched several types of cars this year , and one___ appeals to the young.
A. in return
B. in particular
C. in addition
D. in turn
【答案与解析】B in particular 尤其是，特别。句意为：这家公司今年有多款车下线，这里款最吸引年轻人。in return 作为回报；in addition 此外；in turn反过来。
11.I believe we could face delays if we travel by bus, _____traffic jams.
A. thanks to
B. despite
C. regardless of D in spite of
【答案与解析】A 句意：我认为如果我们坐公共汽车，会由于交通阻塞，可能会被延误。
thanks to意为“由于”，符合语境。despite和in spite of均意为“尽管”；
regardless of意为“不管；不顾”。
12.It was ______ Jenny's timely help that we accomplished the task on time.
A. in addition to
B. according to
C. owing to
D. in relation to 【答案与解析】C 考查介词短语辨析。owing to 意思是：由于。句意为：正是由于詹妮的及时帮助我们，我们才准时完成了任务。in addition to 此外；according to
根据；in relation t o关于，涉及。
13.___________my efforts at persuasion，he wouldn’t agree.
A .Apart from B. In spite of C. Because of D. In terms of
【答案与解析】B 考查介词短语。很显然“我尽力去说服”和“他不同意”两者之间是转折关系，所以用in spite of意思是：尽管。Apart from 除了……；Because of 由
于；In terms of依照，按照。
14.________what they say about me, I’m going to continue my work.
A. In terms of
B. Regardless of
C. Instead of
D. In favor of
【答案与解析】B考查介词短语。Regardless of不顾，不管。句意为：不顾他们对我的指指点点，我将继续我的工作。in terms of 依据，按照；Instead of代替；In favor
of 赞同。
15.The stadium which was _______the club’s first chairman was built ten years ago.
A. in honor of
B. instead of
C. in favor of
D. by means of 【答案与解析】A in honor of sb./ sth.意为“为了纪念……；为了表示对……的敬意”。
16.I am heavily ________ at the moment, but I hope to be out of it when I get paid.
A. in debt
B. in trouble
C. of difficulty
D. in danger
【答案与解析】A考查介词短语辨析。句意：我现在陷入严重的债务危机中，但是我希望发了工资后会摆脱债务困扰。由后半句的“out of it when I get pai d”可知
A项正确。in debt“欠债”。in trouble“陷入困境”；in danger“陷入危险”。
17.The success of a government should be measured ________ the happiness of the people as well as the development of economy.
A. in face of
B. in place of
C. in terms of
D. in honor of
【答案与解析】C考查介词短语辨析。in terms of 依据；按照。句意为：一个政府的成功，既需要以人们的幸福也需要根据经济的发展来衡量。
18.________ trade and investment cooperation between China and Canada, culture exchange is also expected to increase.
A. In terms of
B. In addition to
C. In view of
D. In spite of
【答案与解析】B考查短语辨析。语境为：除了贸易与投资方面的合作以外，中加之间的文化交流也有望增加。In addition to 意思是：除了……之外（还有……）。
19.The new tax policy only affects people on yearly incomes over ￥120,000, _______ the very rich.
A. by the way
B. as a result
C. in other words
D. as a manner of
【答案与解析】C in other words意为：换句话说：句意为：新的税收政策只是影响了那些年收入超过120,000元的人，换句话说，也就是富裕的人。by the way
顺便说一下；as a result结果是；as a manner of作为一个方式。
20.PE will be part of the high school graduation examinations. ______, you will have to be strong
and healthy to graduate.
A. In need
B. In case
C. In no time
D. In oth er words 【答案与解析】D In other words换句话说。句意为：体育将要成为高中毕业考试的一门课程，换句话说，要想高中毕业，你得得身体强壮、健康。In need 需要哦；
In case 以防；In no time立刻，马上。