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【题目】_____ the station in India, which has the most female commercial pilots around the world, Chinese airlines are struggling with an acute female pilot shortage.

A.In contrast toB.On account ofC.With regard toD.In response to

【答案】A

【解析】

考查短语辨析。句意:全球范围内,印度有最多的女性商业飞行员,与之相反,中国的航空公司正面临女性飞行员短缺的问题。A. In contrast to与……相反;B. On account of由于;C. With regard to 至于;D. In response to回应。根据句意可知,前后是对比关系,应使用in contrast to。故选A

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