14.As a reward ________ his contribution ________ botany, John Banks had a flower named ________ him.
A. for; for; for B. for; to; after
C. for; for; after D. of; to; for
[解析]本題考查介詞的固定搭配。a reward for“對(duì)……的獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)/賞”;contribution to“對(duì)……的貢獻(xiàn)”;name after“以……命名”，均為固定搭配，符合句意“作為他對(duì)植物學(xué)貢獻(xiàn)的獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)，有一種花以 John Banks 命名”。
[答案]B
15. The charity aims to provide assistance to people ________.
A. in favour B. in particular
C. in public D. in need
[解析]in favour(of) 支持;in particular 特別，尤其;in public 當(dāng)眾，在公眾面前;in need 需要。由句意“慈善機(jī)構(gòu)旨在向那些需要援助的人提供幫助”可知D項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]D
16. Tom is very young. But ________ working ability, he's much more experienced than others.
A. in praise of B. in face of
C. in need of D. in terms of
[解析]in praise of 表?yè)P(yáng);in face of 面對(duì);in need of需要;in terms of 從……的角度，就……而言。由句意“湯姆很年輕，但就工作能力方面而言，他比別人熟練得多”可知D項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]D
17. If travel books are good, they will, ________ their specific information, give an extra introductions.
A. in response to B. in addition to
C. on account of D. in favour of
[解析]in response to 對(duì)……的反應(yīng);in addition to 除……外(還);on account of 由于，因?yàn)?in favour of 支持。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知句子譯文如下：如果旅游書籍好，除了(in addition to)提供具體的信息外，它們還可以提供特別的介紹。所以選擇 in addition to 最佳。
[答案]B
18.—How do the shops make money if they sell at such low prices?
—Manufacturers, it seems, are willing to bring down prices ________ big volume purchases.
A. under the name of B. on behalf of
C. in return for D. in preparation for
[解析]under the name of 用……做名字(不用自己的真名);on behalf of 代表，以某人名義;in return for 酬謝，答謝，作為對(duì)……的回報(bào);in preparation for 為……做準(zhǔn)備。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知對(duì)話譯文如下：—如果他們以如此低的價(jià)格銷售，商店如何賺錢呢?—好像制造商樂意調(diào)低價(jià)格來回報(bào)(in return for)大批量采購(gòu)。
[答案]C
19.Jobs are hard to get and, ________， more young people are continuing their education.
A. above all B. as a result
C. after all D. on the contrary
[解析]above all 最重要的是;as a result 結(jié)果，因此;after all 畢竟;on the contrary 正相反;由句意“很難找到工作;因此，更多的年輕人繼續(xù)學(xué)業(yè)”可知B項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]B
20.While fashion is thought of usually ________ clothing, it is important to realize that it covers a much wider domain.
A. in relation to B. in proportion to
C. by means of D. on behalf of
[解析]in relation to 與……有關(guān)系，與……有聯(lián)系;in proportion to 與……相比;by means of 通過……的方式;on behalf of 代表，象征。由句意“雖然通常認(rèn)為時(shí)尚與衣服有關(guān)聯(lián)，但意識(shí)到時(shí)尚包括更廣泛的領(lǐng)域也很重要”可知A項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]A
21. She was told to wear flat shoes ________ her back problem.
A. on account of B. regardless of
C. in terms of D. in case of
[解析]on account of 因?yàn)�，由�?regardless of 不管，不顧;in terms of 就……而言，從……的角度;in case of 萬(wàn)一。由句意“因?yàn)樗巢康膯栴}，她被告知要穿平跟鞋”可知A項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]A
22.I really don't want to go; ________， the weather is so cold outside.
A. in addition B. in fact
C. on the contrary D. in another word
[解析]in addition 另外，除此之外;in fact 事實(shí)上;on the contrary 正相反;in another word=in other words 換句話說。由句意“我真不想去，再說了，外面很冷”可知A項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]A
23.Some students still use mobile phones in class ________ what the result will be.
A. instead of B. in place of
C. in memory of D. regardless of
[解析]instead of 代替，而不是;in place of 代替;in memory of 為了紀(jì)念;regardless of 不管，不顧。由句意“一些學(xué)生仍舊在課堂上用手機(jī)，不計(jì)后果會(huì)如何”可知D項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]D
24.—When can I use your computer?
—Never! ________ should you touch it.
A. At no time B. In no time
C. At any time D. At one time
[解析]四個(gè)選項(xiàng)意思分別如下：“絕不，在任何時(shí)候都不”;“立刻，很快，馬上”;“在任何時(shí)候”;“曾經(jīng)，一度”。再結(jié)合所學(xué)知識(shí)：否定副詞置于句首，句子需要部分倒裝，例如：At no time should you give up studying.在任何時(shí)候你都不應(yīng)放棄讀書。故此選擇 at no time。
[答案]A
