The newly-­discovered star was named a Chinese astronomer honor of his contributions

问题补充：

The newly-­discovered star was named a Chinese astronomer honor of his contributions to astronomy.

A. for；in

B. after；for

C. as；in

D. after；in

答案：

A. for；in

B. after；for

C. as；in

(答案→)D. after；in

解析：考查固定搭配。固定搭配be named after…以…命名；in honour of为了纪念…；句意：为了纪念他对航天事业的贡献，这颗刚刚被发现的星星是以一位中国宇航员的名字来命名的。故D正确。