Question

【题目】Many factories have been quick to adopt AI-assisted robots for survival ________ the rising labor shortages and costs.

A. in contrast toB. in regard toC. in response toD. in preference to

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】

考查介词短语。句意：许多工厂为了生存迅速采用人工辅助机器人，以应对劳动力短缺和成本上升的问题。A. in contrast to与……形成对照；B. in regard to关于；C. in response to响应，回应；D. in preference to优先于。根据the rising labor shortages and costs.可知，许多工厂要对劳动力短缺和成本上升的问题做出“回应”。故选C。