随着高考命题由知识型向能力型的转化，对英语常用动词搭配（包括短语动词）的考查方式也日趋灵活多样。因此复习备考时针对动词搭配这一考点要活跃思维，提高解题能力。通过对近年来高考试题的研究，可以发现高考对此考点的命题主要体现在以下几个方面：
1．多在具体的语境中进行考查短语动词在常见句型结构中的灵活运用以及考查常用短语动词之间意义的辨析，常考的动词有call，get，give，look，make，put，turn等。
（1）NMET2000 The manager discussed the plan that they would like to see ______ the next year．
A．carry outB．carrying outC．carried outD．to carry out
该题考查了动词搭配“carry out the plan”在“see＋宾语＋过去分词”结构中的变异运用，将“the plan”充当定语从句的先行词，然后考查考生能否识别出来是上述结构的灵活变异，故此应选C。又如：
NMET2000（春）—It's a good idea．But who's going to ______the plan？
—I think Tom and Greg will．（B）
A．set asideB．carry outC．take inD．get through
（2）NMET’98Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to______．
A．be put upB．give inC．be turned onD．go out
该题中出现了四个常用动词搭配，反映了命题者想考查考生对短语动词或动词搭配的综合掌握能力，命题设计精致巧妙，据题意分析可知“碰巧灯灭了”而“go out”又能表示“（a fire or light） to stop burning or shining熄灭”之意，故该题应选D。
（3）NMET’97She ______his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right．
A．looked upB．looked forC．picked outD．picked up
该题考查了四个常见动词短语之间的辨析，由题意可知应选A。常形成这样的动词搭配“to look up a word in the dictionary；to look up the information／the message／the number／the time…”等。类似的高考命题还有：
NMET’95I can hardly hear the radio．Would you please______？（C）
A．turn it onB．turn it downC．turn it upD．turn in off
MET’93Readers can______ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word．（C）
A．get overB．get inC．get alongD．get through
MET’92I really don't want to go to the party，but I don't see how I can ______it．（B）
A．get back fromB．get out ofC．get awayD．get off
2．考查常见动词与名词，冠词或副词的搭配情况
（4）NMET’97If by any chance someone comes to see me，ask them to leave a ______．
A．messageB．letterC．sentenceD．notice
该题考查了常用动词leave所形成的搭配“to leave a message（留口信）”，故选A。
（5）NMET’96We decided not to climb the mountain because it was raining ______．
A．badlyB．hardlyC．stronglyD．heavily
该题考查了常用动词“rain”所形成的固定搭配“rain hard／heavily／cats and dogs”，故应选D，类似的高考命题又如：
NMET’94Here's my card．Let's keep in______．（A）
A．touchB．relationC．connectionD．friendship
（6）MET’93We've missed the last bus．I'm afraid we have no ______but to take a taxi．
A．wayB．choiceC．possibilityD．selection
该题因出现了常用的动词固定搭配“have no choice but to do sth．（除做…外别无选择）”，故选B。又如：
MET’92We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into ______．（C）
A．factB．realityC．practiceD．deed
（7）MET’91Alexander Graham Bell invented ______telephone in 1876．
A．不填B．aC．theD．one
该题考查了动词搭配“invent the＋名词”，故此题选C。该动词搭配在高考中曾三次命题测试其搭配。如：
MET’89It is well known that Thomas Edison ______the electric lamp．（A）
A．inventedB．discoveredC．foundD．developed
MET’93Charles Babbage is generally considered ______the first computer．（C）
A．to inventB．inventingC．to have inventedD．having invented
3．考查动词搭配中基本动词的特殊用法或常用动词形成固定搭配时的用法
（8）NMET’98Cleaning women in big cities usually get ______ by the hour．
A．payB．payingC．paidD．to pay
该题考查了动词“get”所形成的特殊搭配，即“get＋过去分词”，如get lost，get married，get changed，get dressed；get paid等，故应选C。
（9）NMET’96______in thought，he almost ran into the car in front of him．
A．LosingB．Having lostC．LostD．To lose
该题考查了固定搭配“lose…in thought（陷入沉思）”，故应选C。同理又如：
MET’91The speaker raised his voice but still couldn't make himself ______．（D）
A．hearB．to hearC．hearingD．heard
MET’90______more attention，the trees could have grown better．（A）
A．GivenB．To giveC．GivingD．Having given
（10）MET’93The captain______ an apology to the passengers for the delay caused by bad weather．
A．madeB．saidC．putD．passed
该题考查了常用动词“make”形成的固定搭配“make an apology to sb．（向某人道歉）”，故应选A。同理又如：
MET’93If no one______the phone at home，ring me at work．（C）
A．returnsB．repliesC．answersD．receives
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