单选题 The corporation lost $ 5 million this quarter ______ a profit of $5.4 million last year.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 词组辨析in contrast to/with意为“与……形成对比,与……截然不同”,强调两者的不同,形成鲜明的对比,如:In contrast to/with his belief that we will fail, I"m sure that we will win. 他认为我们会失败,可是与他的想法相反,我确信我们会赢。
in connection with表示“关于,有关”,如:The police were interrogating three men in connection with the murder. 警方正在盘问三个与谋杀案有关的人;by/in comparison with意为“与……相比/比较而言”,一般指两者比较,其一比其二更大或更小,如:By comparison with London, Paris is small. 和伦敦相比,巴黎较小;with/in regard to也表示“关于,至于”,相当于regarding,如:mistakes in regard to grammar语法方面的错误。