单选题
The word "client" in "Washington's client states" in paragraph 3 was closest in meaning to which of the following word?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[精解] 本题是一个词义推断题,要求考生联系上下文语境来推断词义。回到对应原文:“Washington's client states are increasingly unreliable”。注意表语动词和主语应该对应。
A.仆人。正确,后面的表语的肯定形式正是仆人的标准特征。
B.卫道士。错误,注意卫道士并不需要对主人忠诚。
C.律师。错误,和文章主题无关
D.顾客。错误,和上下文的语境不符,文中没有出现和购物有关的场景或者词汇。