题目
The phrase “beef up” (Line 2, Para 2) is closest in meaning to________ Most Americans rely on social media to check daily headlines. Yet as distrust has risen toward all media, people may be starting to beef up their media literacy skills. Such a trend is badly needed. During the 2016 presidential campaign, nearly a quarter of web content shared by Twitter users in the politically critical state of Michigan was fake news, according to the University of Oxford. And a survey conducted for BuzzFeed News found 44 percent of Facebook users rarely or never trust news from the media giant.请选出本题正确答案A、sharpen.B、define.C、boast.D、share.
The phrase “beef up” (Line 2, Para 2) is closest in meaning to________
Most Americans rely on social media to check daily headlines. Yet as distrust has risen toward all media, people may be starting to beef up their media literacy skills. Such a trend is badly needed. During the 2016 presidential campaign, nearly a quarter of web content shared by Twitter users in the politically critical state of Michigan was fake news, according to the University of Oxford. And a survey conducted for BuzzFeed News found 44 percent of Facebook users rarely or never trust news from the media giant.
请选出本题正确答案
- A、sharpen.
- B、define.
- C、boast.
- D、share.
题目解答
答案
A
解析
步骤 1：理解上下文
在给定的段落中，"beef up" 一词出现在第二段的第二行。上下文提到，随着对所有媒体的不信任感上升，人们可能开始提高他们的媒体素养技能。这表明 "beef up" 在这里指的是增强或提高某物。
步骤 2：分析选项
A、sharpen：使更锋利，使更敏锐，提高。
B、define：定义，明确。
C、boast：夸耀，吹嘘。
D、share：分享，分担。
步骤 3：选择最合适的选项
根据上下文，"beef up" 应该是表示提高或增强的意思，因此选项 A "sharpen" 最符合这个意思。
在给定的段落中，"beef up" 一词出现在第二段的第二行。上下文提到，随着对所有媒体的不信任感上升，人们可能开始提高他们的媒体素养技能。这表明 "beef up" 在这里指的是增强或提高某物。
步骤 2：分析选项
A、sharpen：使更锋利，使更敏锐，提高。
B、define：定义，明确。
C、boast：夸耀，吹嘘。
D、share：分享，分担。
步骤 3：选择最合适的选项
根据上下文，"beef up" 应该是表示提高或增强的意思，因此选项 A "sharpen" 最符合这个意思。