问题补充:
. the warning message, more lives would have been lost in the flood.
A. Regardless of
B. In spite of
C. But for
D. Except for
答案:
A. Regardless of
B. In spite of
(答案→)C. But for
D. Except for
解析:短语辨析。A. 不管;不顾 B. 尽管;不管 C. 要不是;如果没有 D. 除了以外;要不是由于(不包括)句意:要不是这条警告消息,更多的生命会在洪水中失去。结合语境可知选C。