Today,　　　rapiddevelopmentoftransportationandcommunicati...

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Today, 　　　rapid development of transportation and communication, the whole world seems to be smaller.

A. regardless of　　　　　  B. in spite of

C. instead of                   D. because of

【回答】

【解析】选D。考查短语意义辨析。句意:当今, 由于交通和通信的迅速发展, 整个世界看起来更小了。regardless of不论, 不管; in spite of尽管; instead of代替; because of因为, 由于。

知识点：介词

题型：选择题