题目

Satellite communications are so up-to-date that even when ________ in the middle of the Pacific, businessmen can contact their offices as if they were next door.A. glidingB. cruisingC. pilotingD. patrolling

Satellite communications are so up-to-date that even when ________ in the middle of the Pacific, businessmen can contact their offices as if they were next door.

A. gliding

B. cruising

C. piloting

D. patrolling

题目解答

答案

B. cruising

解析

本题考查动词辨析。句意为：卫星通信如此先进，即使在太平洋中部航行时，商人也可以像在隔壁一样联系他们的办公室。选项中，glide（滑行），cruise（航行），pilot（驾驶），patrol（巡逻）。根据句意，商人是在太平洋航行，因此选择cruise。