动词专项例题详解
1. —What is the traveller doing?
—He is ________ his map to make surethat he’s not getting lost.
A. looking after B. lookingup C. looking for D. looking down
【解析】句意：——这个旅行者在做什么？——他正在查阅地图以确保他没有迷路。
考查动词短语辨析。looking after 表示“照顾……”，looking up表示“查阅……”；looking for表示“寻找……”；looking down表示“俯视，向下看”。由答语“to make
sure that he’s not getting lost.”可知，他在查阅地图以保证不迷路。
2. I called the train station and_______ when the train to London would leave.
A. turn on B. find out C. take up D. make up
【解析】句意：我给火车站打了电话，查明去伦敦的火车什么时候开。
考查动词短语辨析。turn on打开； find out找出，查明；take up占据，从事；make up编造。根据上文“I called the train station”可知，此处是给火车站打电话是为了查明火车什么时候开，
3. We don’t have to ________ every newword in the dictionary.
A. warm up B. liftup C. look up D. set up
【解析】句意：我们不需要在词典中查找每个新单词。A. warm up热身；B. lift up举起；
C. look up查找；D. set up设立；根据every new word in the
dictionary可知是在词典中查找每个新单词；
4. You should ________ your problems________ your best friend.
A. talk with; about B. talk about; with C. talk to; about D. talk with; with
【解析】句意：你应该和你最好的朋友一起谈论你的问题。
考查动词短语和介词。talk to与……谈话；talk about谈论；about关于；with和；第一空后面接宾语your problems，表示谈论某事，用短语talk about；第二空后面接宾语your best friends，表示和某人一起，用介词with；
5. I’m going to write articles and__________ the editor.
A. sendit to B. send them to
C. sendit for D.send them for
【解析】句意：我将要写文章，然后把它们发给编辑。send…..to……把……寄给……；send for派人去请/拿……，结合句意，写完文章要发给编辑。此处代指复数名词articles，故用代词them，故选B。
6. —Henry, could you please lend meyour bike?
—Sure. But you must _______ tomorrow.
A. put it up B. pullit down C. throw it away D. bring it back
【解析】句意：——亨利，请把你的自行车借我行吗？——当然，但是明天你必须还给我。考查动词短语。put up张贴；pull down毁坏；throw away扔掉；bring back带回、还回。根据“could you please lend me your bike”可知是借自行车，所以应是明天把它还回来。故选D。
7. He failed ________ the bus, but hesucceeded ________ to the class on time.
A. to catch; in getting B. catching; getting C. to catch; toget D. catching; to get
【解析】句意：他没有赶上公共汽车，但他成功地准时到达了班级。考查动词。catch赶上；get到达。fail to do sth.“未能做某事”，第一空用to catch；succeed in doing sth.“成功做某事”，第二空用 in getting。故选A。
8. The family ________ watching TV.They are happy.
A. are B.is C. be D. am
【解析】句意：全家人都在看电视。他们很开心。考查be动词。本句为现在进行时，“The family”在句中指“全家人”，故be动词应用are。故选A。
9. Where ________ he ________ lastSaturday?
A. did; go B. did; went C.is; go D. was; went
【解析】句意：他上周六去哪里了？考查时态。根据“last
Saturday”可知，句子要用一般过去时；句子动词是实义动词，助动词用did，加了助动词，实义动词要用原形。故选A。
10. According to the new traffic rules,drivers must slow down and give way to people to __________.
A. pass by B. speed up C.run away D. catch up
【解析】句意：根据新的交通规则，司机必须减速慢行，礼让行人。考查动词短语。pass by过路；speed up提速；run away跑开；catch up抓住。根据“drivers must slow down and give way to people to...”及常识可知，这里指的是减速给过路人让路，用pass by。故选A。
11. Here is the mutton. Please ______.
A. cut it up B. cut up it C.cut it down D. cut down it
【解析】句意：这是羊肉。请把它切碎。考查动词短语。短语cut up：切碎，cut down砍倒，up和down是副词，当接代词it或them时，要放在up或down前；故排除B和D；结合句意可知填cut it
up；选A。
12. Anna is going on a tour of Xi’an, and she wants to _________Chinese history.
A. think of B. learn about C. look through D. pass on
【解析】句意：安娜要去西安旅游，她想了解中国历史。考查动词短语。think
of想起，思考；learn about了解；look through浏览；pass on传递。根据“Anna is going on a tour of
Xi’an, and she wants to...Chinese history”可知，打算去西安旅游，应是想要了解中国历史。
13. She wants to ________ a FatherChristmas ________ a red coat.
A. dress up as; in B. dress up; in C. dress up as; with D.dress up; with
【解析】句意：她想穿一件红色外套打扮成圣诞老人。考查介词辨析。dress
up as打扮成；dress up打扮；in穿着；with和。根据“a Father
Christmas”可知，第一个空是打扮成圣诞老人，所以用dress up as；根据“a red coat.”可知，第二个空是穿着红色外套，所以用in。故选A
14. In order to speak English better,we ______ be afraid of losing face. Because the most important thing is topractice.
A. should B. shouldn't C.mustn't
【解析】句意：为了把英语说得更好，我们不应该害怕丢面子。因为最重要的是练习。
考查情态动词，should应该；shouldn't不应该； mustn't禁止。根据后一句“Because the most importantthing is to practice. 因为最重要的是练习。”那么这里说的是不应该害怕丢面子，故选B
15. — Does he live alone in New York?
— Yes. When he is in need, he has to________ himself.
A. depend on B. get on C.turn on
【解析】句意：——他独自住在纽约么？——是的，当他有需求的时候，他不得不靠自己。
考查动词短语。dependon依靠；get on上车，出人头地；turn on打开。根据“live alone”及“he is in need”可知，句子表达“指望，依靠自己”，用动词短语“depend on”。
