单选题 More and more people are becoming aware of the dangers facing our planet. ______, we still have a lot of work to do before our environment is safe again.

A、 Consequently
B、 In spite of the fact that
C、 Because of that
D、 Despite that

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】despite that除此之外；consequently从而，因此；in spite of the fact that尽管事实上…；because of that因为…。句意：越来越多的人渐渐意识到我们的星球面临的危机。除了意识到危机之外，我们仍可以做许多事来重塑一个安全的环境。