Question

Thousands of people perished in the storm．

A.died
B.suffered
C.floated
D.scattered

Answer 1

【答案】：A

题意：许多人在风暴中丧生。

句中perished意为：死亡。

A项died意为：死亡，凋零；例句：We are predestinated to die．我们注定要死亡。

B项suffered意为：遭受，受苦；例句：Many poor children suffer from a deficiency of food．许多贫穷的小孩遭受食物不足的苦痛。

C项floated意为：使漂浮，散播；例句：There wasn’t enough water to float the ship．水不够深，船浮不起来。

D项scattered意为：使分散，散播；例句：Small villages scatter at the foot of the mountain．村庄零零落落地散布在山脚下。故本题选A。