CET-4中介词to的不同搭配
介词是一种表示名词和句中其他词之间关系的词，在英语中能和动词、名词、形容词等词搭配，表示种种不同的意思，使用时灵活多变，不易掌握，介词to也不例外。四级考试中，介词to的用法是测试重点之一，应引起特别注意。本文以历年四级真题为依据，总结了介词to的几种常见搭配，并附上历年四级考试中相关的考题，供考生练习。
英语中由“动词+介词to”构成的动词短语数量很大，而在四级考试中，经常被测试到的此类动词短语也很多，可分为两类：
一、 与某些动词一起构成特定搭配
1.“实义动词+介词to”结构 adapt to... (适应于??) devote ... to... (专心于，致力于) add... to... (增加，添加)
entitle ... to... (给??权利、资格等)
adhere to ... (追随，依附，坚持) stick to cling to
expose... to... (暴露在??之下) adjust to ... (调整，调节) lead to... (导致??，招致??) amount to ... (达到; 意味着) object to ... (反对)
appeal to ... (恳求; 呼吁)
owe ... to... (欠??；对??负有??) apply to ... (应用，运用；向??申请) react to... (对??做出反应)
attach... to... (系上，附加于，使附属) refer to... (论及，参照; 委托) attend to ... (倾听；照顾，料理) resort to ... (诉诸于??)
attribute to ... (把??归因于，认为是??的结果)
respond to ... (??做出反应) belong to ... (属于)
see to ... (负责，留意，照料)
compare ...to ... (与??比较；将??比作为) stick to... (坚持) confess to ... (坦白，坦承)
subject ... to ... (使遭受?，使蒙受??) conform to ... (顺从，与??一致) turn to... (翻到；向??求助)
contribute to... (有助于，促使) yield to... (屈服于)...
历年四级考题中与上述短语相关的考题很多，下面仅列出一些典型的例子(选项中以黑体字为正确答案)：
(1) This is the nurse who ________ to me when I was in hospital. (CET-4, 03.6,52)
A. entertained B. accompanied
C. attended D. shielded
(2) I would never have ________ a court of law if I hadn't been so desperate. (CET-4,02.6,66)
A. sought for B. accounted for
C. turned up D. resorted to
(3) He ________ to his customers and halved the price. (CET-4, 02.1,65)
A. leaked B. yielded
C. drew D. quoted
(4) Eating too much fat can ________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.(CET-4, 01.6,55)
A. attribute to B. attend to
C. contribute to D. devote to
(5) I didn't know the word. I had to ________ a dictionary. (CET-4, 00.6,35)
A. look out B. make out
C. refer to D. go over
(6) The man in the corner confessed to ________ a lie to the manager of the company.(CET-4, 97.6,58)
A. have told B. be told
C. being told D. having told
(7) Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he ________ his opinion. (CET-4, 97.6,60)
A. struck at B. strove for
C. stuck to D. stood for
(8) There is hardly an environment on earth ________ some species of animal or other has not adapted successfully. (CET-4,94.6,53)
A. to which B. wherever
C. so that D. as to
(9) The manager assured the customer that his complaint would be seen ________ immediately. (CET-4, 93.1,70)
A. to B. at C. on D. with
(10) Police have ________ to the public to come forward with any information which might help them in their inquiries. (CET-4,90.6,44)
A. urged B. claimed
C. appealed D. called
(11) Is it advisable to ________ our body to the sunlight? (CET-4, 90.6,62)
A. reveal B. display
C. expose D. show
2.“be+过去分词 / 形容词 +to”结构 be addicted to... (对??上瘾)
be opposed to... (反对) be attached to... (附属于)
be subject to... (易遭??的；以??为条件的)
be due to... (归功于??，因为??) be used /accustomed to... (习惯于??)
相关的四级考题如下：
(12) The committee is totally opposed ________ any changes being made in the plans.(CET-4, 99.1,61)
A. of B. on C. to D. against
(13) Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used ________ late for his lecture. (CET-4, 98.1,31)
A. to have students
B. for students' being
be objected to... (反对)...