The technological advances of the twentieth century have been brought about     

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The technological advances of the twentieth century have been brought about         an alarming reduction of our natural resources.

A．for the price of

B．in favor of

C．in place of

D．at the expense of

答案

D

解析

试题分析：考查介词短语辨析。A项不是固定词组。B支持；赞成；C代替；D在损失…的情况下；句意：在损失我们的自然资源的代价下，20世纪的技术进步已经被带进来了。
点评：本题考查了几个重要的介词的固定搭配，要根据句子的意思来确定具体的介词短语，在平时要加强识记和理解。