专四

单选题A great amount of work has gone into __ the Cathedral to its previous splendour.

A.refreshing
B.restoring
C.renovating
D.renewing

参考答案:B进入在线模考
【译文】为使大教堂恢复以往的壮观已经做了大量的工作。
考查动词词义辨析题。A.refreshin9的意思是“使精力恢复,使精神振作”;B.restoring“使恢复,修复,重建(尤指建筑物,艺术品)”;C.renovating“革新,刷新”,强调创新;D.renewin9“使更新,恢复”。B、D均可指对旧建筑的“修整”,只不过restore强调“复原”,renovate强调“翻旧如新”,据句中“恢复原有的辉煌”,restore更贴切。.