题目
Jack and I were riding in the back of a long black car, insulated from the heat and dust as it followed an empty road through a ________ desert landscape.A. boundB. robustC. radiantD. barren
Jack and I were riding in the back of a long black car, insulated from the heat and dust as it followed an empty road through a ________ desert landscape.
A. bound
B. robust
C. radiant
D. barren
题目解答
答案
D. barren
解析
本题考查对词汇含义的理解以及根据语境选择合适词汇的能力。解题思路是先分析句子所描述的沙漠景观的特点,然后逐一分析每个选项的含义,看看哪个选项能符合句子描述的场景。
- 句子描述的是“a long black car, insulated from the heat and dust as it followed an empty road through a ______ desert landscape”,即一辆黑色汽车在一条空路上行驶,周围是沙漠景观,且提到“empty road”,说明沙漠是空旷、荒凉的。
- 接下来分析每个选项:
- A选项“bound”,“bound”常见含义是“有界限的;受约束的”,如“a bound desert”表示有界限的沙漠,不符合句子中沙漠空旷、荒凉的特点。
- B选项“robust”,“robust意为“强壮的;健康的;精力充沛的”,“a robust desert”表示强壮的沙漠,这与句子中沙漠空旷、荒凉的特点不相符。
- C选项“radiant”,radiant意为“发光的;灿烂的;容光焕发的”,“a radiant desert”表示发光的沙漠,这与句子中沙漠空旷荒凉的特点不相符。
- D选项“barren”,barren意为“贫瘠的;荒芜的;不毛的”,“a barren desert”表示荒芜的沙漠,符合句子中沙漠空旷、荒凉的特点。