单选题Although his friends insisted that his black garb was simply depressing, Peter felt just the opposite—that it gave him an air of upbeat, ______ maturity.AmelancholicBwearisomeCsalaciousDaghastEurbane
单选题
Although his friends insisted that his black garb was simply depressing, Peter felt just the opposite—that it gave him an air of upbeat, ______ maturity.
A
melancholic
B
wearisome
C
salacious
D
aghast
E
urbane
参考解析
解析：
“Although”表明前后两句形成对比关系，前半句提到朋友们觉得Peter的黑色装扮“depressing”（压抑的，使人沮丧的），那么后半句表明Peter与朋友们的看法正好相反—他觉得黑色装扮让自己看起来活力十足，因此空格处要填的词语应该表达积极的意义。A melancholic忧郁的，抑郁的；B wearisome使厌倦的，乏味的；C salacious好色的，猥亵的；D aghast吃惊的，吓呆的；E urbane彬彬有礼的，温文尔雅的，因此只有E项符合语境。
“Although”表明前后两句形成对比关系，前半句提到朋友们觉得Peter的黑色装扮“depressing”（压抑的，使人沮丧的），那么后半句表明Peter与朋友们的看法正好相反—他觉得黑色装扮让自己看起来活力十足，因此空格处要填的词语应该表达积极的意义。A melancholic忧郁的，抑郁的；B wearisome使厌倦的，乏味的；C salacious好色的，猥亵的；D aghast吃惊的，吓呆的；E urbane彬彬有礼的，温文尔雅的，因此只有E项符合语境。
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