【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】prone作“易于……的，很可能……的”讲，短语"be prone to sth．(doing sth．)”意为“有做某事的倾向，易于做某事”，例如：We are prone to interpreting the actions of the child in terms of our experience．我们常会根据自己的经验去解释孩子的行为。Like causes are prone to producing like results．类似的原因往往产生类似的结果。A bellicose nation is a warlike nation that is prone to resorting to arms with little or no cause．一个好战的国家是尚武的国家，有动辄便使用武力的倾向。