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The hurricane damaged many houses and business buildings; ___________, it caused 20 deaths.

A.or else B.therefore C.after all D.besides

D

解析试题分析:考查词义辨析。A否则;B因此;C毕竟;D此外。根据上下文可知此处是提出另一种情况,前后是递进关系,所以答案选D。句意:飓风损坏了许多房屋和商业建筑;此外还造成了20人死亡。
考点:考查词义辨析。

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