1.一Where does Mr. John live?
一He has been in London-the end of the war.
A. by
B. at
C. in
D. since
2.一What's the weather forecast-tomorrow?
-Sorry; I don't know.
A. for
B. to
C. with
D. of
3.一Shall we go and help them with their work?
一We'd better not. They said we'd just be_ if we tried to help.
A. in the way
B. by the way
C. on the way
D. off the way
4. Don't jump-a conclusion; we don't yet know all the facts.
A. off
B.to.
C. for
D. into
5. I haven't seen you for a few days. W hat have you been up- .
A. in
B. to
C. with
D. for
6.一These boxes are too heavy for me to move.
一Here, I'll give you a hand-them.
A. for
B. to
C. with
D. by
[答案与解析]
1.D.本题通过对话考查介词词义辨析。by theendof意为“到.. .末”，atthe endof意为“在..结尾在... .末端”，常与过去完成时连用;
since，意为“自从,自..以来”，常与现在完成时连用;根据答语中谓语时态的提示，此题的答案为D。
2.A。本题通过对话考查介词的习惯用法。for意为“对于，关于”; the weather forecast天气预报。又如: Hurricane has been forecast for t
omorrow afternoon.天气预报说明天下午有飓风。
3.A。本题通过对话考查介词与名词固定搭配辨析。intheway意为“挡道”; bythe way意为“顺便说说”; on the way意为“接近”。
根据答语的意思“我们最好不去。他们说如果我们设法帮忙，就只会帮倒忙。”可知答案为A。
4.B。句意为“不要下结论;我们还不知道所有事实。”jump to a conclusion意为“ 下结论”。又如: I know I was standing near the till whe
n you came back into the shop, but don't jump to conclusions.我知道你走进店里的时候，我的确是站在小钱柜旁边，可是你可不能乱下结论呀。
5.B。up to是固定搭配，意为“正在.”。句意为“几天没见你了。你在做什么?”又如: What in the world are you up to?你到底在搞什么鬼?
6. C。固定短语give sb. a hand with sth. /to dosth.意为“帮助某人干某事”。
