2019年mpacc考试英语真题——连词532

{01}— Why was it so noisy over there?
— Mo Yan, the Nobel Literature Prize Winner, was surrounded by journalists ____ he made public appearance at today’s press conference.

A.until

B.so that

C.in case

D.the instant

解析：
试题分析：连词辨析。A直到…才：B以至于；C以防；D一…就…；句意：—为什么那里如此吵闹？—莫言，诺贝尔文学奖获得者，在今天的新闻发布会上一露面就被记者们包围了。根据句意说明D正确。
点评：连词的辨析要和句意相结合，在具体的语境中去理解运用。
本题选D。
{02} ______ his timely help, Kate overcame the hardship at last.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

A.Now that

B.Thanks to

C.Since

D.Because

解析：
试题分析：考查词义辨析。ＡC既然（后面接句子）：B多亏（后面接短语）；D因为（后面接句子）；句意：多亏他及时帮助，Kate最终才克服了困难。根据句意说明B正确。
点评：本题要注意thanks to可以表示强烈的感情色彩，可以是褒义的，也可以是贬义的。
本题选B。