The universal ( ) with all its profound and melancholy meaning assailed heavily Razumov, who, amongst eighty million of his kith and kin, had no heart to which he could open himself.
【选项释义】 A. aspiration渴望 B. inspiration启发 C. attraction吸引力 D. tenacity执着 【考查点】名词辨析。 【解题思路】空格处与universal(普遍的)搭配,根据后文的profound and melancholy meaning(深刻而忧郁含义)可知此处表示这种具有深刻而忧郁含义的普遍渴望,aspiration“渴望”符合语境,因此A选项正确。 【干扰项排除】 B、C、D选项均与句意不符。 【句意】这种具有深刻而忧郁含义的普遍渴望使拉祖莫夫感到十分不安,在他八千万的亲戚朋友中没有人可以让他可以敞开心扉。