考点5 考查介词与动词的固定搭配
英语中由介词与名词构成的固定搭配也不少，请看以下几个考例：
【考例1】What would you like to do ________ such a bad boy? (贵州安顺中考题)
A. with B. on C. at D. in
【分析】答案选A。do with为固定搭配，意为“处置”“处理”“对付”等，通常与疑问词what连用。又如：What shall I do with it? 怎样处置它好呢?
【考例2】—Susan, I’d like you to help me ________ my math.
—With pleasure. (湖南益阳中考题)
A. for B. in C. with
【分析】答案选C。help sb with sth为固定搭配，意为“帮助某人做某事”。又如：Please help me with this luggage. 请帮我搬这行李。Please help me with this maths problem.请帮我解答这道数学题。
考点5 考查常用短语介词的用法
初中英语所学的短语介词不多，值得注意的有以下一些：
as for 至于 as to 至于
because of 因为 instead of 代替，而不
according to 根据 near to 在……的附近
next to 紧挨着，紧次于 thanks to 多亏，由于
in case of 如果，万一，以防 in front of 在…前面
in need of 需要 in place of 代替(www.hxen.com)
in search of 寻找，搜找 in return for 作为……的报答
【考例】—________ the heavy rain, we didn’t go camping last Sunday.
—What a pity! (山东威海中考题)
A. Thanks to B. Because of C. Instead of D. As for
【分析】答案选B。四个复合介词的意思分别为：thanks to=多亏；because of=因为；instead of=而不是；as for=至于。比较四个选项的意思，显然只有B最符合句意。
考点6 在特定语境中考查介词的用法
在特定语境中考查介词用法时，考生一定要注意体会句子上下文的语境，尤其是抓住考题中的关键词，然后联系所给选项，从中选出最符合句意的答案来。
【考例1】—Can you see some people are waiting ________ the library?
—Yes, They are standing in a queue in front of its gate. (四川成都中考题)
A. around B. inside C. outside D. under
【分析】答案选C。根据对话中They are standing in a queue in front of its gate（他们在大门前排起了长队）可知，他们是在“外面”等，故选C。
【考例2】—It is said that a new zoo will be built in our town.
—I’m ________ it. Zoos are terrible for animals. (湖北宜昌中考题)
A. through B. besides C. against D. except
【分析】答案选C。根据对话中的Zoos are terrible for animals（动物园对动物来说太可怕了）可知，说话者反对建动物园，故选C。介词against的意思是“反对”，又如：Are you for it or against it? 你是赞成还是反对？