单选题
Certain species disappeared or became ________as new forms arose that were better adapted to the Earth's changing environment.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[译文]某些物种消失了或灭绝了,而新的物种又出现了,它们能更好地适应不断变化着的地球环境。
[题解]形容词辨义:feeble“虚弱的,脆弱的”;extinct“灭绝的,绝种的”,与句意相符;massive“大量的,大规模的”; extinguished“(灯火、希望、热情等)被熄灭的,被消灭的”。