Question

It is the prevention of disease______its successful treatment that has led to the rapid increase of the world’s population.

A．rather than

B．less than

C．in addition to

D．in the direction of

Answer 1

A

短語辨析。rather than而不是；less than 少于； in addition to 除……之外；in the direction of朝……方向。句意：是疾病的預(yù)防而不是成功的治療疾病導(dǎo)致了世界人口的快速增長(zhǎng)。故選A。