2019年mpa考试英语真题——介词和介词短语2814

{01}Japan lies________ the east of Asia, ______the east of China, It faces the Pacific ________the east. A.on; in; to B.in; to; on C.to; in; on D.in; on; to 解析：表示方位时， in表示在范围内，to 表示互不属于，on表示互不属于但接壤，所以答案B。
本题选B。
{02}It turned out that she won the first prize in the competition, which was      her modest expectation. A.beyond B.to C.above D.beneath 解析：介词辨析。   A．超过，越过B．到   C．在上方 D．在下方。句意：结果是他在比赛中赢得了一等奖，那是超出了 他的正常预期的。故选A。
本题选A。
{03}Some high officers were punished by law only because they were ______ what didn’t belong to them. A.in the possession of B.in possession of C.possessed D.possessing 解析：考查短语搭配。句中in possession of拥有。句意：一些高官受到法律的惩罚只是因为他们拥有不属于他们的东西。
本题选B。