单选题 Body paint or face paint is used mostly by men in preliterate societies in order to attract good health or to ______ disease.
  • A. set aside
  • B. ward off
  • C. shrug off
  • D. give away


【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[考点] 考查动词短语辨析。
set aside意为“不理会”；ward off意为“避开”；shrug off意为“摆脱”；give away意为“泄露”。句中的or表示选择，空格+disease应和attract good health的意思相近，根据句意可知选B。