题目
24. He kept those secrets for more than 50 years before he felt compelled to answer the questions that had ______ him since the war.A. hauntedB. stackedC. strainedD. horrified
24. He kept those secrets for more than 50 years before he felt compelled to answer the questions that had ______ him since the war.
A. haunted
B. stacked
C. strained
D. horrified
题目解答
答案
A. haunted
解析
本题考查词汇辨析,解题思路是理解句子的语境,明确需要一个能表达“困扰、萦绕”意思的动词,然后分析各个选项的含义,选出符合语境的选项。
- 首先分析句子“He kept those secrets for more than 50 years before he felt compelled to answer the questions that had ____ him since the war.”,句子表达的是他保守秘密50多年,直到觉得不得不回答那些从战争以来就一直困扰他的问题。
- 接着看选项:
- A选项“haunted”,其常见含义为“(鬼魂等)出没;萦绕,困扰”,“haunted him”表示“困扰他”,符合句子中问题从战争以来一直困扰他的语境。
- B选项“stacked”,意为“堆放,堆叠”,“stacked him”在语义上不符合句子逻辑,不能说问题堆放他。
- C选项“strained”,有“拉紧;使紧张;滥用”等意思,“strained him”通常表示使他紧张,但没有“一直困扰”这种持续的含义,不符合语境。
- D选项“horrified”,是“使恐惧,使震惊”的意思,“horrified him”强调的是让他感到恐惧,而原句强调的是问题一直存在并困扰他,并非单纯的恐惧。