本站原创在电影My Blueberry Nights（《蓝莓之夜》）的主题曲The Story中有一句这样的歌词：If you don’t try, the light won’t hit your eyes； And the moon won’t rise and fall in sight,歌词大意为：如果你不试一试,光芒不会触及你的眼睛；月亮也不会升起,映入你眼帘.in sight在这里的意思是“在视线内,看得见”.又如：
In case of an emergency, you can turn to any policeman in sight. 紧急情况下,你可以向看到的任何求助.
in sight 也可以表示“临近,在望”之意.如：
After four rounds of petition, the first prize is in sight for the contestant. 经过四轮的竞争,第一名对这位参赛选手来说已经可以预见了.
in sight在上面三个句子中分别充当状语、定语和表语,其反义词组为out of sight,表示“看不见,在视野之外”.另,in sight of表示“在看得见等的地方；等在望”,如：
Linda will go on holiday at Hawaii this summer and she has booked a hotel in sight of sea. 琳达这个夏天将去夏威夷度检测,她订了一个能看见海的宾馆.
In sight of a flood, the ants are busy moving to a higher place. 洪水即将淹至,蚂蚁们忙着搬往高处.
以上是in sight的用法,我们学过很多“介词in + 名词”结构的短语,如：in advance（提前；事先）,in addition（to）（除此之外）, in all（总共）, in case（of）（以防万一）, in charge （of）（掌管；负责）, in （great） demand （需要量很大）,in need （在危难中,在困难中）,in detail（详细地）, in effect / fact / reality（实际上）, in general（一般地,通常,大体上）, in hand（在手头上,在进行中）, in nature（本质上,事实上）, in person（亲自）, in place（在合适的位置）, in public（公开地）, in return（作为回报）, in short（总而言之）, in store（必将到来；快要发生）, in surprise（惊奇地）,in the wild（在野外）, in the way（挡路）, in turn（依次地；反过来）, in time（及时；迟早）,in vain（无益地, 白白地）, in conclusion（总之）,in doubt（怀疑）,in debt（负债）,in hesitation（犹豫不决）,in wonder（在惊奇中）,in secret（秘密地）,in the long term（从长远来看）,in result（结果）,in honor （of）（为纪念,向等表示敬意）等等.
这些in短语表达力强,在句中位置灵活,可以充当句子的状语、表语及定语等,在高考英语单项选择、完形填空中经常考到,书面表达中也经常会需要用到,因此很有必要对常见的此类短语进行归纳总结,以形成整体记忆.下面我们来看看近几年高考题中这些in短语的身影.
一、考查作状语
“in+名词”短语在句中作状语,其作用相当于一个副词,用于修饰动词或整个句子,常放在句末,也可置于句首.
【经典例析1】（2011江苏卷）We’d better discuss everything____________before we work out the plan.
A. in detail B. in general
C. on purpose D. on time
【解析】答案为A.句意：在我们制定计划之前最好把一切情况都详细讨论一下.in detail 详细地；in general 笼统地；on purpose故意地；on time准时地.
【经典例析2】（2011山东卷）He had his camera ready ______ he saw something that would make a good picture.
A. even if B. if only
C. in case D. so that
【解析】答案为C.句意：他准备好了相机,以备看到什么美丽的事物随时可以拍下来.even if 即使； if only要是等就好了；in case以防万一；so that以便.in case引导状语从句.
二、 考查作表语
“in+名词”短语可与be动词连用,充当表语.
【经典例析3】（2009湖北卷）His efforts to raise money for his program were ____________
because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets.
A. in place B. in sight
C. in effect D. in vain
【解析】答案为D.句意：他为他的项目募集资金的努力都白费了,因为没有人有从自己口袋掏出一分钱的打算.in vain徒劳地,无效,符合句意.in place适当地；在适当的地方；in sight看得见的；在望；in effect实际上；生效. 三、考查作定语
“in+名词”短语作定语常常放在被修饰词的后面.
【经典例析4】（2009天津卷）Many Chinese universities provided scholarships for students
____________ financial aid.
A. in for of B. in honor of
C. in face of D. in need of
【解析】答案为D.句意：很多中国大学向需要经济援助的学生提供奖学金.in need of 需要等,在句中作定语,修饰students.in for of支持,赞成；in honor of 为纪念等；为庆祝等；in face of 面对等.
【经典例析5】（2009湖北卷） You’d sound a lot more polite if you make a request
____________ a question.
A. in search of
B. in the form of
C. in need of
D. in the direction of
【解析】答案为B.句意：如果你把请求用问题的形式提出来,听起来会有礼貌得多.in search of搜索；in need of需要；in the direction of朝等方向；in the form of以等形式.
四、 考查作补足语
“in+名词”短语有时可作补语,对宾语或主语补充说明.
【经典例析6】（2011北京卷） With new technology, pictures of underwater valleys can be taken____________ color.
A. by B. for
C. with D. in
【解析】答案为D.句意：以新技术,水下河谷的相片可以拍成彩色.in color 意为“彩色的”,符合句意.
【经典例析7】（2008湖北卷）When she first arrived in China, she wondered what the future might he____________ for her, but now all her worries are gone.
A. in need B. in time
C. in preparation D. in store
【解析】答案为D.句意：当她初次到中国的时候,她不知道等着她的是什么（糟糕的事）,但现在她的担心烟消云散.in need在危难中,在危急中；in time及时；in preparation为等准备；in store保存着, 即将发生.
练一练
单项选择.
1. （2011湖北卷）When asked about their opinion about the schoolmaster, many teachers would prefer to see him step aside____________ younger men.
A. in terms of B. in need of
C. in for of D. in praise of
2. He was told to finish his speech
； accordingly, he had to shorten his well-prepared speech.
A. in short B. in brief
C. in advance D. in detail
3. My clothes were beginning to rot； my stockings____________ were quite worn through.
A. in general B. in short
C. in particular D. in addition
4. I like to put everything____________ so that I can find it easily.
A. in time B. in place
C. in all D. in general
5. （2010江西卷） We give dogs time, space and love we can spare, and____________, dogs give us their all.
A. in all B. in fact
C. in short D. in return
6. （2010浙江卷）I guess we’ve already talked about this before but I’ll ask you again just____________.
A. by nature B. in return
C. in case D. by chance
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