题目
We need economic growth unless we ___ the world's poor to their present poverty and freeze everyone else's living standards.condemnoccupyrearutter
We need economic growth unless we ___ the world's poor to their present poverty and freeze everyone else's living standards.
condemn
occupy
rear
utter
题目解答
答案
本题考察词义辨析。句子核心是“unless”引导的条件句,表示“除非我们让世界上的穷人继续处于贫困状态,并冻结其他人的生活水平,否则需要经济增长”。
- condemn:使陷入(不幸境地),符合“让穷人继续贫困”的语境。
- occupy:占据,与句意不符。
- rear:养育,与“贫困”无关。
- utter:发出(声音),与句意完全不匹配。
综合分析,最合适的词是“condemn”,表示“使陷入贫困”。
答案:condemn