Few people__________ in the terrible earthquake, which shocked the nation.
A.existed
B.survived
C.lived
D.stayed
答案:B
题目分析:exist存在;survive存活;live居住;stay停留;句意:有很少的人在这次可怕的地震中存活,这使国家很震惊。根据句意故选B。
点评:本题难度适中。对动词的考查是高考必考的内容,需要掌握它们的词义、用法、时态及语态等,对它们的考查在单选、完形及短文改错中经常出现,足以引起考生的重视。
即学即练:The Roman Empire _________ for several centuries.
A. existed B. survived C. lived D. stayed
解析:A。句意:罗马帝国存在了几百年。