问题
单项选择题
| Palenque was founded three centuries ago by runaway slaves in the jungle of Colombia. On the surface, it (62) any other impoverished Colombian village. But when adults here speak with one another, their language draws (63) from as far away as Africa. This (64) speech is known as Palenquero. Theories about its (65) vary, but one thing is certain: It (66) for centuries in this small community, which is now struggling to keep it from (67) . The survival of Palenquero (68) San Basilio de Palenque, part of whose (69) name is the Spanish word for a fortified village of runaway slaves. Different from other villages that were conquered, this community has successfully (70) threats to its existence to this day. (71) for keeping it live face an uphill struggle. The isolation that one (72) the language from the outside world has come to an end. But people say the biggest (73) to their language’s survival comes form (74) contact with outsiders. Many here have had to (75) nearby banana (76) or cities for work, and then found themselves (77) scorn because of the way they spoke. Undaunted by the (78) of its disappearing after centuries of use, Rutsely Obeso, a linguist, is (79) a dictionary to be used in the school. Efforts were (80) with little government assistance despite that the community now (81) a mecca for anthropologists and linguists. |
A．defended
B．resisted
C．fended off
D．withstood
答案
参考答案：C
解析：动词辨义题【考频：54】。本句的意思为“与其他村庄被征服了不同，这里的人们成功地抵御了对他们生存的威胁”。defend“防卫，防护”，直接跟防卫的对象作宾语；resist“抵制(诱惑等)”；withstand“忍受，经得起”； fend off“抵挡，挡住(问题、打击等)”。由此得出，选C)正确。