例三 after the earthquake, the injured were cared _____in the local hospitals or taken by air to the hospitals of neighboring cities.

　　a. of b. for

　　c. after d. with

　　答案b。考查动词词组care for sb。

　　例四 human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree ______ they can be controlled on purpose.

　　a. with which

　　b. to which

　　c. of which

　　d. for which

　　答案b。本题表面上看是考查定语从句，而实质上却是考查使用介词的能力，即(in)to (some)the degree，到某种程度上。

　　例五 in order to change attitudes____employing women，the government is bringing in new laws.

　　a.about b.of

　　c.towards d.on

　　答案c。考查名词和介词的搭配，attitudes towards，…的态度

　　例六 people have always been curious _____how living things in the earth exactly began.

　　a. in b. at

　　c. of d. aboutX!=^0(3vh[~679[本_文_来_源_于_我_的_学_习_网高考频道高考英语 http://Www.GZU521.Com ]X!=^0(3vh[~679

　　答案d。考查形容词和名词的搭配，be curious about sth。

　　例七 _____achievement, last week’s ministerial meeting of the wto here earned a low, though not failing, grade.

　　a. in terms of

　　b. in case of

　　c. as a result

　　d. in face of

　　答案a。考查介词短语的不同含义。in terms of，从…方面来说；in case of，万一；as a result，结果；in face of，面对，面临。

　　例八 my sister was against my suggestion while my brother was ____it.

　　a. in favor of

　　b. in memory of

　　c. in honor of

　　d. in search of

　　答案a。考查介词短语的不同含义。in favor of，赞成，喜欢；in memory of，纪念，怀念；in honor of，以纪念，向......表示敬意；in search of，寻找。选项中的四个介词短语，结构相同，记忆时可以根据其中的名词favor，memory，honor，search的不同含义来加以理解和记忆。