(单选题)

Young people living in big cities prefer to buy new energy cars ______ the increasing oil price.

A.in response to

B.in line with

C.in exchange for

D.in favor of

参考答案：A

参考解析：

考查介词短语辨析。句意：由于油价上涨，居住在大城市的年轻人更倾向于购买新能源汽车。in response to意为“回应，响应”；in line with意为“与……一致”；in exchange for意为“作为交换”；in favor of意为“支持”。该句表达的是因为油价上涨，所以大家更倾向于省油的新能源汽车。故选A。

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