问题
选择题
The scientist decided to devote his life to ____ pollution from ____ again.
A.preventing; happening
B.prevent; happen
C.preventing; happens
D.preventing; will happen
答案
答案:A
题目分析:考查devote的用法,devote one’s life to doing sth意思“贡献某人的生命做某事”,后面有介词from,介词后面跟动名词,所以选A
点评:devote的用法是高考常考内容,注意to后面跟动名词,要求考生做题时注意
即学即练:Busy as the working mother is, she still_____ a lot of time to her children.
A. devotes B. spends C. offers D. provides
选A