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20．My new coat is similar ______ yours in color．（　　）
A．inB．toC．fromD．with

分析 我的新外套在颜色上和你的相似．

解答 答案是B．本题主要考查介词辨析．in在…里面；在某一段时间内；在…方面；to （表示动作或情感的对象）对于；到，向；给，予等；from（表示时间）从…； （表示原因）因为； （表示来源）来自…； （表示分离）与…分离[隔开]；with具有；和；随着；和…一致；根据句意和介词搭配判断，本题考查固定搭配be similar to 与…相似，所以答案选择B．

点评 介词辨析要在掌握各介词的基本用法和固定搭配的基础上结合语境做出符合逻辑、常理的推测．

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