C. for students to be
D. to students' being
(14) The match was cancelled because most of the members ________ a match without a standard court. (CET-4, 91.6,48)
A. objected to having
B. were objected to have
C. objected to have
D. were objected to having
此类名词与to一起构成固定结构“名词+介词to”,可分为两类:
二、 与某些名词一起构成特定搭配
1. 某些固有名词,如admission, access, answer, approach, barrier, key, right, solution等;
2. 由相关动词派生而来的名词,如exposure, objection, reaction, response 等。
相关的四级考题如下:
(15) The British government often says that furnishing children with ________ to the
information superhighway is a top priority. (CET-4, 03.9,55)
A. procedure B. protection
C. allowance D. access
(16) I have no objection ________ your story again. (CET-4, 00.6,27)
A. to hear B. to hearing
C. to having heard D. to have heard
(17) Does everyone on earth have an equal right ________ an equal share of its resources? (CET-4, 98.6,55)
A. by B. at C. to D. over
(18) The traditional approach ________ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.
A. to dealing B. in dealing C. dealing D. to deal
(19) The doctor told Penny that too much ________to the sun is bad for the skin.(CET-4, 95.1,57)
A. exposure B. extension
C. exhibition D. expansion
(20) It was difficult to guess what her ________ to the news would be. (CET-4, 91.6,42)
A. impression B. reaction
C. comment D. opinion
(21) They have been trying to arrive at a practi-
cal solution ________ the problem. (CET-4,
90.6,49)
A. in B. to C. on D. with
此类形容词后接介词to,构成特定搭配,可分为三类:
三、 与某些形容词一起构成特定搭配
1. 某些固有形容词,如
contrary, cruel, equivalent, indifferent, parallel, relevant, second, sensitive, similar等;
2.形容词
superior, inferior,
senior, junior等,这些词虽然都是原级形容词,却含有比较意味,后面都不能用than表示比较,而必须用to;
3.由相关动词派生而来的形容词,如addicted,
相关的四级考题如下:
(22) Some plants are very ________ to light; they prefer the shade. (CET-4, 04.1,70)
A. sensible B. flexible
C. objective D. sensitive
(23) Color and sex are not relevant ________ whether a person is suitable for the job.(CET-4, 03.9,45)
A. on B. for C. to D. with
(24) A dark suit is ________ to a light one for evening wear. (CET-4, 03.6, 60)
A. proper B. suitable
C. favorable D. preferable
(25) Physics is ________ to the science which was called natural philosophy in history.(CET-4, 97.1,24)
A. alike B. equivalent
applicable, comparable,
preferable等。
C. likely D. uniform
(26) Cancer is second only ________ heart disease as a cause of death. (CET-4, 96.1,30)
A. of B. to C. with D. from
(27) Beethoven is my favorite musician. I regard him as ________ other musicians. (CET-4, 94.1,55)
A. more superior to
B. more superior than
C. superior to
D. superior than
(28) What you have done is ________ the doctor's orders. (CET-4, 90.1,63)
A. attached to B. responsible to
C. resistant to D. contrary to
含有介词to的介词短语也有很多,具体如下:
四、 用于特定的介词短语中
as to... (关于)
thanks to... (多亏??,由于??)