题目
Susan is never known to be ___ to follow fashions, however attractive they may seem.A. grantedB. promptedC. temptedD. addicted
Susan is never known to be ___ to follow fashions, however attractive they may seem.
A. granted
B. prompted
C. tempted
D. addicted
题目解答
答案
C. tempted
解析
本题考查词汇辨析,解题思路是理解每个选项单词的含义,再结合句子语境来判断哪个选项最合适。
- A选项“granted”:““granted”常见用法有“be granted sth.”,表示“被授予某物” ,例如“He was granted a scholarship.”(他被授予奖学金)。在本题本题语境中,“be granted to follow fashions”语义不通,所以A选项不符合。
- B选项“prompted”:“prompt”作动词时,意为“促使;推动”,“be prompted to do sth.”表示“通常表示受到外界因素的推动而做某事”,例如“He was prompted by his friend to apply for the job.”(他在朋友的促使下申请了那份工作)。但在本题中,句子强调的不是外界推动,而是一种内在的诱惑,所以B选项不合适。- C选项“tempted”:“tempt”意为“诱惑;引诱”,“be tempted to do sth.”表示“被诱惑去做某事”。在本题中,“Susan is never known to be tempted to follow fashions”意思是“苏珊从不被时尚所诱惑”,符合句子语境,所以C选项正确。- D选项“addicted”:“addicted”常见搭配是“be addicted to sth.”,意为“对……上瘾”,后面一般接名词或动名词,而不是动词原形,所以“be addicted to follow fashions”表达错误,D选项错误。