问题
选择题
He _______to us that the outside of the earth is made of a number of different plates(板块).
A.told
B.explained
C.promised
D.seemed
答案
B
考查词义辨析。Told 告诉,explained 解释,promised 答应,seemed 似乎,句意:他给我们解释地球的外面是由许多不同的板块组成的。所以选B。