题目
51. ______ the many potential threats to our energy grid, it is essential to have a dependable backup power supply to deliver emergency power when and where it is needed.A. GivenB. Given thatC. DespiteD. Despite that
51. ______ the many potential threats to our energy grid, it is essential to have a dependable backup power supply to deliver emergency power when and where it is needed.
A. Given
B. Given that
C. Despite
D. Despite that
题目解答
答案
A. Given
解析
本题考查词汇及短语的用法和语义理解。解题的关键在于分析句子前后的逻辑关系,然后判断各个选项是否符合该逻辑关系。
- A选项“Given”:“Given”作为介词,有“考虑到;鉴于”的意思。在句子中,“Given the many potential threats to our energy grid”表示“考虑到我们能源网格面临的众多潜在威胁”,这种表达符合句子前后的逻辑,即因为存在这些威胁,所以需要有可靠的备用电源。
- B选项“Given that”:“Given that”引导原因状语从句,后面需要接完整的句子,而题目中“the many potential threats to our energy grid”并非完整句子,所以该选项不符合要求。
- C选项“Despite”:“Despite”是介词,意为“尽管;不管”,它表达的是一种让步关系,即尽管存在某种情况,但后面的事情仍然会发生。而原句强调的是基于存在威胁这一情况,需要备用电源,并非让步关系,所以该选项不合适。
- D选项“Despite that”:“Despite”本身就是介词,后面直接接名词或名词短语,不需要“that”,所以该选项用法错误。