During the period between 1778 and 1781, Thomas Paine and others attacked Robert Morris, a key Member of Congress, for profiteering in Congress, which investigated his accounts and vindicated him, nevertheless, his reputation ________.
问题1选项
A.slipped
B.garnered
C.elongated
D.converged
【选项释义】
A. slipped 下降;退步 B. garnered 获得;得到
C. elongated 伸长;拉长 D. converged 汇集;聚集
【考查点】动词辨析。
【解题思路】空格处和his reputation(他的声誉)构成主谓逻辑。由Thomas Paine and others attacked Robert Morris, a key Member of Congress, for profiteering in Congress(托马斯·潘恩等人攻击国会重要议员罗伯特·莫里斯在国会中牟取暴利)可知,遭受牟取暴利的攻击后声誉是会下降的。slip指下降到较低的水平,变得更糟,因此A选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
B选项garnered“获得;得到”,C选项elongated“伸长;拉长”和D选项converged“汇集;聚集”均不能和attacked Robert Morris(攻击罗伯特·莫里斯)相对应。
【句意】在1778年至1781年期间,托马斯·潘恩等人攻击国会重要议员罗伯特·莫里斯在国会中牟取暴利,国会调查了他的账目并为他正名,然而他的声誉却一落千丈。