_____ the lawyers, volunteers from the Libyan Red Cross Society also joined the

题型：不详难度：来源：

_____ the lawyers, volunteers from the Libyan Red Cross Society also joined the efforts in helping the Chinese go home safely.

A．Except for

B．In spite of

C．Apart from

D．Instead of

答案

C

解析

试题分析：句意：除了律师来自利比亚的红十字会也加入了帮助中国人安全回家的努力中。Except for除了，用于对前面的成分作补充说明； In spite of 尽管； Apart from除了之外还有； Instead of代替。根据句意故选C。
点评：本题难度适中。介词短语辨析的考查是近几年的高考热点，命题者主要考查对已学的知识点的回顾，需要考生牢记它们的用法及意义。
即学即练：The economy is shrinking _____ growing.
A. Except for      B. In spite of      C. Apart from    D. Instead of
解析：D。句意：经济正在萎缩而不是在增长中。