题目
The woman and three children were now laughing and I was pleased about that, as they had looked _______ when I entered their house a few moments before.A. bruisedB. scaredC. poised
The woman and three children were now laughing and I was pleased about that, as they had looked _______ when I entered their house a few moments before.
A. bruised
B. scared
C. poised
题目解答
答案
B. scared
解析
本题考查对词汇含义的理解以及根据语境选择合适词汇的能力。解题的关键在于理解句子前后的逻辑关系,通过“now laughing”和“a few moments before”的对比,来推断出之前孩子们的状态。
- 首先分析句子,“The woman and three children were now laughing”表明现在女人和三个孩子正在欢笑,而“a few moments before”表示在我几分钟前进门的时候,前后形成了对比。
- 接着看选项:
- A选项“bruised”意为“瘀伤的;碰伤的”,如果说孩子们看起来瘀伤的,与后面欢笑的状态并没有直接的逻辑对比关系,所以A选项不符合语境。
- B选项“scared”意为“害怕的;惊恐的”,当我几分钟前进门时孩子们看起来害怕,而现在他们在欢笑,这种前后状态的变化是合理的,符合句子的逻辑,所以B选项正确。
- C选项“poised”意为“沉着的;泰然自若的”,如果之前孩子们看起来沉着泰然,那么现在欢笑就不能很好地体现出状态的变化,不符合句子想要表达的对比意思,所以C选项不合适。