2019年mpa考试英语真题——介词和介词短语2262

{01}He died in 1870 and his tomb reads, ‘________ his death, one of the England’s greatest writers _________ to the world.’ A.At; is lost in B.By; is lost to C.For; is a loss to D.As; gets lost to 解析：考查介词用法和固定短语。第一空的介词by…由于…be lost in…沉浸于…;be lost to…感觉不到…失去….;结合句意可知B正确。他死于1870年，在他的墓碑上写着：因为他的死，世界上失去了一位最伟大的英国作家之一。
本题选B。
{02}Looking up, I saw that some children _____ rags were looking at me silently as I ate. A.with B.by C.on D.in 解析：考察介词。此处为固定短语in rags 意为衣衫褴褛的
句意为，抬头我看到一些衣衫褴褛的孩子在我吃东西的时候，静静地看着我。
本题选D。