题目
As kids we get used to asking for things, but somehow we lose this ability in adulthood. We ___ all sorts of excuses and reasons to avoid any possibility of criticism or rejection.A. put up withB. grapple withC. cope with D. come up with
As kids we get used to asking for things, but somehow we lose this ability in adulthood. We ___ all sorts of excuses and reasons to avoid any possibility of criticism or rejection.
A. put up with
B. grapple with
C. cope with
D. come up with
题目解答
答案
正确答案：D。
首先分析句意，“作为孩子，我们习惯了要东西，但不知何故，我们在成年后失去了这种能力。我们___各种各样的借口和理由来避免任何可能的批评或拒绝”，结合各选项词义，A. put up with，“忍受，容忍”；B. grapple with，“扭打，努力克服”；C. cope with，“处理，应付”；D. come up with，“想出，提出”，联系句意可得出正确答案为D选项。get used to意为“习惯于…”。
完整句意为“作为孩子，我们习惯了要东西，但不知何故，我们在成年后失去了这种能力。我们想出各种各样的借口和理由来避免任何可能的批评或拒绝”。