—Does it rain a lot in this area?— it hardly ever rains；the climate is like that of a dese

问题补充：

—Does it rain a lot in this area?

—，it hardly ever rains；the climate is like that of a desert.

A. What’s more

B. In other words

C. On the contrary

D. As a result

答案：

A. What’s more

B. In other words

(答案→)C. On the contrary

D. As a result

解析：考查交际用语。A而且；B换句话说；C恰恰相反；D结果是；句意：—这个地区下雨很多吗？—恰恰相反，几乎不下雨。这里的气候就像沙漠里的气候一样。故C正确。