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13．Research on brain activity shows imagination is generated in the right side of the brain； ______，the left side of the brain is thought to be"logical"．（　　）
A．in contrastB．in consequenceC．in a wordD．in other words

分析 关于大脑活动的研究表明想象力产生于大脑右侧，相反的，大脑的左侧则被认为是有逻辑的．

解答 答案：A
A：in contrast相反的，对比之下；B：in consequence因此，结果；C：in a word总之，简而言之；D：in other word换句话说，换言之 根据题干中"imagination is generated in the right side of the brain"和下句中"the left side of the brain is thought to be logical"可知上下句为对比关系，"in contrast"可表示转折，故正确选项为A．

点评 本题考查介词短语的词义辨析，根据对介词短语词义的把握并结合句子的逻辑关系喝句意，可选出正确选项．

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