单选题What does the word “appalled” in the third paragraph probably mean?AReluctant.BPleased.CShocked.DRelieved.

单选题
What does the word “appalled” in the third paragraph probably mean?
A

Reluctant.

B

Pleased.

C

Shocked.

D

Relieved.


参考解析

解析:
词汇推断题。由文中第三段“They did not lose any of the bombers they were escorting”可知,在第二次世界大战中,他们从未失去一架轰炸机的英勇战绩,而之后用but做转折,“But when they returned to America, they were appalled to find…”可知,当他们返回美国以后,却发现自己仍然受到不公平的待遇,前后反差,必然十分震惊,而四个选项中只有C项意思相近,故选C。shocked震惊的。reluctant不情愿的。pleased高兴的。relieved如释重负的。

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