Question

Some areas, _____ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.

A．due to

B．but for

C．in spite of

D．with relation to

Answer 1

 A

due to由于。有些語(yǔ)言專家認(rèn)為due to引導(dǎo)的短語(yǔ)，在句中只能作表語(yǔ)，如：1)His absence was due to the storm. 2)The delay was due to heavy traffic. 3)This accident was due to his carelessness.但現(xiàn)代英語(yǔ)里due to引導(dǎo)的短語(yǔ)可以作狀語(yǔ)用，如：He failed due to carelessness. Due to heavy traffic, he was late for an hour or so.