Question

China’s year-on-year growth in consumer price index ________ an almost eight-year high at 4.5 percent in November ________ higher prices of pork and other meat said the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.

A.hit; but for B.beat; due to C.beat; but for D.hit; due to

Answer

D

【解析】

考查动词词义辨析和介词短语辨析。句意：国家统计局周二表示，由于猪肉和其他肉类价格上涨，11月份中国消费者价格指数(CPI)同比上涨4.5%，创下近8年新高。A. hit 达 到；but for要不是；B. beat 毒 打，打败； due to由于；C. beat 毒 打，打败; but for要不是；D. hit 达到；due to由于。由“an almost eight-year high at 4.5 percent ”可知，hit“达到”符合句意。而第二个空在说明11月份中国消费者价格指数(CPI)同比上涨4.5%，创下近8年新高的原因，所以第二个空选due to。故选D项。