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The scientist decided to devote his life to ____ pollution from ____ again.
A.preventing; happeningB.prevent; happen
C.preventing; happensD.preventing; will happen
A

试题分析: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
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