在职攻硕英语考试

【单选题】The goal is to use crops, weeds and even animal waste ______ the petroleum that fuels much of American manufacturing.
A．in terms of
B．in favor of
C．in spite of
D．in place of

网考网参考答案：D
网考网解析：
in place of表示“代替；替换”。in terms of表示“依据，按照”。in favor of表示“赞同，有利于”，如：We are in favor of her promotion to president．我们赞成她升为总裁。 in spite of表示“不因……而停止；不顾……”，如：They kept going in spite of their fears，他们毫不畏惧继续前进。 查看试题解析出处>>