13. I think that the desk in the shop differs ________ the one I have at home ________ colour and size.

　　A. from; about B. from; in

　　C. in; from D. with; on

　　[解析]differ from，“跟……不一样”;differ in“在某方面不一样”，均为固定搭配。句意：我认为商店里的这张课桌跟我家里那张在颜色、型号方面都不一样。

　　[答案]B

　　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]本题考查介词的固定搭配。a reward for“对……的奖励/赏”;contribution to“对……的贡献”;name after“以……命名”，均为固定搭配，符合句意“作为他对植物学贡献的奖励，有一种花以 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 特别，尤其;in public 当众，在公众面前;in need 需要。由句意“慈善机构旨在向那些需要援助的人提供帮助”可知D项正确。

　　[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 表扬;in face of 面对;in need of需要;in terms of 从……的角度，就……而言。由句意“汤姆很年轻，但就工作能力方面而言，他比别人熟练得多”可知D项正确。

　　[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 对……的反应;in addition to 除……外(还);on account of 由于，因为;in favour of 支持。根据语境可知句子译文如下：如果旅游书籍好，除了(in addition to)提供具体的信息外，它们还可以提供特别的介绍。所以选择 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，以某人名义;in return for 酬谢，答谢，作为对……的回报;in preparation for 为……做准备。根据语境可知对话译文如下：—如果他们以如此低的价格销售，商店如何赚钱呢?—好像制造商乐意调低价格来回报(in return for)大批量采购。

　　[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 结果，因此;after all 毕竟;on the contrary 正相反;由句意“很难找到工作;因此，更多的年轻人继续学业”可知B项正确。

　　[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 与……有关系，与……有联系;in proportion to 与……相比;by means of 通过……的方式;on behalf of 代表，象征。由句意“虽然通常认为时尚与衣服有关联，但意识到时尚包括更广泛的领域也很重要”可知A项正确。

　　[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 因为，由于;regardless of 不管，不顾;in terms of 就……而言，从……的角度;in case of 万一。由句意“因为她背部的问题，她被告知要穿平跟鞋”可知A项正确。

　　[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 事实上;on the contrary 正相反;in another word=in other words 换句话说。由句意“我真不想去，再说了，外面很冷”可知A项正确。

　　[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 为了纪念;regardless of 不管，不顾。由句意“一些学生仍旧在课堂上用手机，不计后果会如何”可知D项正确。

　　[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]四个选项意思分别如下：“绝不，在任何时候都不”;“立刻，很快，马上”;“在任何时候”;“曾经，一度”。再结合所学知识：否定副词置于句首，句子需要部分倒装，例如：At no time should you give up studying.在任何时候你都不应放弃读书。故此选择 at no time。

　　[答案]A