Lead values moved up to their best level since April last year in 【the absence of】 a settlement at Australia’s broken hill lead-zinc-silver mines.
Lead values moved up to their best level since April last year in 【the absence of】 a settlement at Australia’s broken hill lead-zinc-silver mines.
A、without
B、with
C、as
D、through
【正确答案】:A
【名师解析】:选项A "without" 是正确的答案。在这个句子中,"the absence of" 表示缺少或没有某事物,这里指的是没有达成协议。因此,"Lead values moved up to their best level since April last year" 这个结果发生在没有达成协议的情况下,即 "without a settlement"。选项A "without" 正确地传达了这个意思。其他选项B "with"、C "as" 和 D "through" 都不能准确表达这个意思。
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