专四

单选题The police had difficulty in __________ the fans from rushing on to the stage to take photos with the singer.

A.limiting 
B.restraining 
C.confining 
D.restricting

参考答案:B进入在线模考
【译文】警察无法制止歌迷们涌向舞台与歌星合影。
【解析】动词词义辨析。limit一般指事先确定空间、时间或数量的极限,一旦超越限度,就会造成不良结果。当然也可指不事先规定而是自然的或固有的界限;confine侧重施加不可逾越的限制,有时暗示束缚、囚禁:restrict指把某人或物限制在一定范围之内,通常和介词to连用。而restrain指“抑制、制止”.一般与介词from连用。因此本题答案应为B。

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