Which of the following phrases can best replace the underlined part in the sentence: 'The new method is similar to traditional approaches in basic principles'?

A. resembles

B. differs from

C. compared with

D. contrasted to

核心考点：同义词替换。'similar to' 的准确替换应为表示相似性的动词。解题思路：寻找与'similar to'同义的动词短语。正确答案A：'resembles'直接表示'与...相似'。错误分析：B表示相反关系，C/D为比较结构但未明确相似性。易错点：混淆比较结构和相似性表达。

正确答案：A