2019年mpa考试英语真题——介词和介词短语1998

{01}—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：这题考查词组辨析：A. under the name of 以…的名义，B. on behalf of代表，
in return for做为回报，D. in preparation for做准备，句意是：如果这么低价卖商店怎么赚钱？---好像生产商愿意降低价格做为大量购买的回报。选C。
本题选C。
{02}          catch the first bus, he got up very early this morning. A.In order to B.In order that C.So as to D.So that 解析：短语辨析。In order to为了，to是不定式符号，后面接动词原形； In order that 为了，后面接从句；So as to以便，to是不定式符号，后面接动词原形； So that以便，后面接从句。句意：为了赶上第一趟车，今天早晨他起得非常早。In order表示行为动作的目的，so as to表示某种动作引起的结果，故选A。
本题选A。