题目
The rate of population growth reached a peak in 1999 and declined in ( ) years.A. subsequentB. consequentC. infrequentD. frequent
The rate of population growth reached a peak in 1999 and declined in ( ) years.
A. subsequent
B. consequent
C. infrequent
D. frequent
题目解答
答案
A. subsequent
解析
本题考查形容词词义辨析,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正确答案。
- A选项“subsequent”:意为“随后的,后来的”。在句子 “The rate of population growth reached a peak in 1999 and declined in ( ) years.” 中,表达的是人口增长率在1999年达到顶峰,在之后的年份里下降,“subsequent years” 即“随后的年份”,符合句子逻辑。
- B选项“consequent”:意思是“随之发生的,作为结果的”,通常强调因果关系,而此句并非强调因果,所以该选项不符合语境。
- C选项“infrequent”:表示“不频繁的,稀少的”,与句子想要表达的“之后的年份”意思不相关。
- D选项“frequent”:意为“频繁的,经常的”,同样不符合句子所表达的时间上“之后”的概念。