题目
Some old people don't like pop songs because they can't _____ so much noise.( )A. resistB. sustainC. tolerateD. undergo
Some old people don't like pop songs because they can't _____ so much noise.( )
A. resist
B. sustain
C. tolerate
D. undergo
题目解答
答案
C. tolerate
解析
本题考查动词辨析,核心在于区分四个近义词的细微差别。关键点在于理解“忍受噪音”的语境下,哪个动词最贴切。需注意:
- tolerate 强调“勉强接受不愉快的事物”,常直接跟名词;
- resist 更多指“主动抵抗”;
- sustain 侧重“维持状态”;
- undergo 强调“被动经历过程”。
选项辨析
A. resist
- 含义:抵制、抵抗(如 resist temptation)
- 问题:需搭配动名词或从句(如 resist doing sth),而题目中直接接名词 noise,用法不符。
B. sustain
- 含义:维持、支撑(如 sustain life)
- 问题:表示“维持”而非“忍受”,与题意“无法承受噪音”矛盾。
C. tolerate
- 含义:容忍、忍受(如 tolerate the heat)
- 匹配度:直接跟名词 noise,符合“勉强忍受噪音”的语境。
D. undergo
- 含义:经历(如 undergo surgery)
- 问题:强调“过程”而非“情感上的忍受”,与题意不符。