备受高考青睐的“ｏｕｔ”短语

李　斌

在高考中，动词历来是考查的重点，其中对动词短语的考查占有很大的比重，这类题目主要考查动词短语（词组）的含义辨析以及在特定语境中的灵活运用。通过深入研究历年来的高考试题，笔者发现以副词“out”构成的动词短语非常受“青睐”，本文通过列举历届高考题中对“out”短语的考查，透析“out”短语的用法，以期对广大考生和英语教师有所帮助和启发。

一、 单项选择题中对“out”短语的考查

1. —Its a good idea. But whos going to________the plan?

—I think Tom and Greg will. （2000北京春招）

A. set aside B. carry out

C. take in D. get through

解析： B。carry out 执行；开展；实施；set aside把……置于一旁；take in接受，吸收；get through通过。

2. We didnt plan our art exhibition like that but it________very well. (2001NMET)

A. worked out B. tried out

C. went on D. carried on

解析： A。 work out此处意为“成功；产生结果”，此外还有“算出；制定；锻炼”的意思；try out试验。

3. Can you make a sentence to________the meaning of the phrase? (2002上海)

A. show off__ B. turn off

C. bring out__ D. take in

解析： C。bring out 使显出（特性），推出（新产品）；show off炫耀；turn off关掉（水、电，气等）；take in吸收，欺骗。

4. He accidentally________he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadnt been home for a couple of weeks. (2004湖南)

A. let out B. took care

C. make sure D. made out

解析： A。let out泄露，吐露出他与妻子吵架的情况；make out看出，理解。

5. —______for the glass!

—Its OK. Im wearing shoes. (2004湖南)

A. Look out B. Walk out

C. Go out D. Set out

解析： A。look out小心。提醒对方小心玻璃。

6. We wanted to get home before dark, but it didnt quite________as planned. (2004浙江)

A. make out B. turn out

C. go on D. come up

解析： B。turn out结果是，结果证明；make out看出；go on继续；come up提出。

7. Its ten years since the scientist______on his lifes work of discovering the valuable chemical. (2004江苏)

A. made for B. set out

C. took off D. turned up

解析： B。动手，出发。句意为：自从这位科学家开始着手工作发现这一有价值的化学药品至今已经有十年了。

8. The forest guards often find campfires that have not been________completely. (2004全国Ⅲ)

A. turned down B. put out

C. put away D. turned over

解析： B。put out熄灭；campfires是“篝火”的意思，所以用put out。turn down关小（音量等）；put away放好，收起来；turn over打翻。

9. This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can________my father.

(2005湖北)

A. find out B. pick out

C. look out D. speak out

解析： B。 pick out认出，挑选出；find out找出，查明；look out注意，当心；speak out大胆地说。

10. The dictionary is being printed and it will soon______. (2005福建)

A. turn out B. come out

C. start out D. go out

解析： B。come out出版，发行，出来；turn out证明是，结果；start out出发，动身；go out外出，（灯火）熄灭。

11. What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has______. (2005山东)

A. given out B. put out

C. held up D. used up

解析： A。 give out用完，耗尽，分发；put out扑灭（火）；hold up延误；use up用光；如果选择D，应用被动语态。

12. I was sleeping when the fire________and then it spread quickly. (2006广东B)

A. broke out B. put out

C. came out D. got out

解析： A。break out（火灾、地震、战争）爆发；put out熄灭；come out出来，出版； get out（滚）出去。

13. It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly________my friend. (2007四川)

A. turn out B. bring out

C. call out D. pick out

解析： D。 pick out认出，挑选出。句意为“电影院里是那么黑，以至于我几乎认不出我的朋友来。“call out”要求来，下令罢工”。

14. The news of the mayors coming to our school for a visit was________on the radio yesterday.(2007福建)

A. turned out B. found out

C. given out D. carried out

解析： C。give out发出（热、气味等），分发，耗尽，本题中意思是“发布消息”。turn out结果是；find out发现，查明；carry out实施，执行，开展。

二、 完形填空题中对out短语的考查

1. ... I knew Dad would be angry if he__41__Id been watching movies .... (2004湖南 41)

A. realized B. found out

C. thought D. figured out

本题考查动词短语find out，发现真相。句意为“如果父亲发现我去看电影，他会生气的”。

2. ... Summer time__40__out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. (2004江苏 40)

A. took B. brought

C. carried D. turned

本题考查动词短语bring out。bring out使……出现。夏天穿着整洁的、束腰的棉布衣服，帽子低低地盖住太阳镜。其它三个选项中的动词虽然都可以和out搭配，但都要以人作主语。

3. ... A guest __36__out of our Polynesian Village resort at Walt Disney was asked ... (2004福建 36)

A. working B. checking

C. trying D. staying__

本题考查短语check out办理离开……的手续。

4. ... “Maybe I should__42__,” I thought as I moved on. I decided to keep going. (2004天津 42)

A. slow down B. drop out

C. go on D. speed up

本题考查短语drop out，意思是“退出，放弃”。

5. At last I had a chance to meet the driver. My patience had__26__and I shouted at her .... (2005全国Ⅲ26)

A. run into B. run about

C. run out D. run off

本题考查短语run out，它意为“（事物）用尽，终止，完了”。

6. ... We can only show mercy to the unfortunate man who had to stop his car soon after__40__from a country village to drive to London. (2005重庆 40)

A. passing by B. leaving out

C. setting out D. getting up

本题考查短语set out，意为“出发，动身”。pass by表示经过；leave out遗漏、漏掉; get up起床。

7. ... So I tried hard with my writing and went to college. My first novel __45__while I was at college. (2005安徽 45)

A. came on B. came in

C. came out D. came back

本题考查短语come out，意为“出版，出来，问世”。

8. ... When Demeter__41__what happened to Persephone, she became so angry that she ... (2005广东 41)

A. let out B. worked out

C. thought out D. found out

本题考查短语find out，它意为“查明（真相）”；let out泄露，放出；work out算出，结果是；think out想出。

9. ... the birds eagerly flapped their wings and__55__. She flew like the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following. (2007全国Ⅰ55)

A. looked away B. set out

C. went by D. turned back

本题考查短语 set out，它意为“起飞，出发，动身”。

10. ... Angela had to__46__out whether the students would like to do that. (2007北京 46)

A. call B. find C. carry D. point

本题考查短语find out，意为“查明，发现”。

11. ... Fireworks were lit long before the moon__36__. The big noise brought people out into the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene. (2007安徽 36)

A. let out B. gave out

C. came out D. set out

本题考查短语come out，意为“出来，升起”。

12. ... About a month later, I received a letter ... It__57__out that the young fellow that I had helped was its general manager.(2007湖北 57)

A. pointed B. turned C. worked D. found

本题考查短语turn out，意为“原来是”，当这一解释时常用it作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的that从句；point out指出；work out算出，制订出；find out查明真相。

三、 巩固练习

1. —Oh, my God! Its a sea of cars. How can you________your car?

—Thats easy. Mine is colored differently from any other one.

A. find out B. pick out

C. take out D. get out

2. —Whats the weather like today?

—A bit cloudy. But the weather report says it will________fine soon.

A. turn in B. turn out

C. turn up D. turn to

3. We are determined to________diseases if they are harmful to our lives.

A. carry out B. make out

C. wipe out D. put out

4. —Whats the matter with you?

—After the long walk, my legs________and I couldnt go any farther.

A. gave out B. gave off

C. gave in D. gave up

5. If Tim carries on working like that, hell_____sooner or later.

A. turn out B. keep out

C. hold out D. wear out

6. Now that the plan has been________out, we must________it out.

A. worked; carry B. kept; give

C. taken; put D. brought; find

7. They really have a great time too, designing everything, drawing the blue prints,______the angles and so on.

A. looking out B. taking out

C. finding out D. figuring out

8. Now he is still busy with his new book, but Ive no idea when it will______.

A. come about B. come over

C. come out D. come up

9. The terrible fire________out at midnight,but luckily it was soon________out by the people nearby.

A. found; put B. put; broke

C. broke; put D. broke; work

10. You all say that you kept the secret, but now everyone knows it, who on earth______it out?

A. put B. turn C. take D. let

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