单选题 Adopting this method, the team raised the average yield ______ 40%.
A. at B. by C. to D. with

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] raise the yield by 40%将产量提高了百分之四十。这是增加或减少多少的倍数表达法。如果要表达的是纯增加或减少的具体数,就用介词by表示(有时by可以省略),如:raise the price by 10%。The price of tea has risen by five pence.Party member shiphas increased by 4000.Butter rose five cents in prices.如果纯增加或减少的量刚好是整倍数时,就不需用介词by,如:Foreign investments increased six times.如果要表示“增加到”或“减少到”时,需用介词to。如要表示“(从……)增加到(或减少到)”时,要用(from…)to,如:The price of tea has risen(from 20 pence)to 30 pence.