问题
选择题
A British scientist has predicted that parents who lose children in accidents may be able to clone “copies” to________ them within 50 years.
A.take place
B.take place of
C.take the place of
D.in place of
答案
答案:C
C 考查动词短语辨析。句意:一位英国科学家预测,在未来50年内,那些在意外中失去孩子的父母将有可能通过克隆技术得到孩子的“复制品”来替代他们。take place发生;take the place of 代替,取代;in place of 为介词短语,表示“替代”。因此选C。