Question

. ____________ the rising birth rate and immigration, the declining death rate also resulted in the population growth.

A．In addition to

B．In terms of

C．In consequence of

D．In spite of

Answer 1

A

考查短語辨析。In addition to除了；In terms of就……而言；In consequence of作為……的結(jié)果；In spite of盡管。句意：除了上升的的出生率和移民，下降的死亡率也是導(dǎo)致人口增加的原因。所以選A。