题目

The discovery of a new planet could ____ scientific curiosity and inspire further research in the field.A inviteB inciteC igniteD ignore

The discovery of a new planet could ____ scientific curiosity and inspire further research in the field.

A invite

B incite

C ignite

D ignore

题目解答

答案

本题考察动词辨析。A项“invite”不符合搭配；B项“incite”多用于负面语境，与“scientific curiosity”不匹配；D项“ignore”与句意相悖；C项“ignite”可表示“激发”，如“ignite curiosity”，最符合语境。完整句子为：The discovery of a new planet could ignite scientific curiosity and inspire further research in the field. 答案：C. ignite