单选题 He was smoking; I could see the tip of his cigarette ______ in the darkness.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[译文]他在吸烟,我看见烟头在黑暗中发光。
[解析]近义词辨析。四个选项都有“发光”的意思。sparkle意为“闪耀,闪光”,指射出如火花般微小、短暂和明亮的闪光,如:Drops of water sparkled in the sun.(水滴在阳光下闪闪发光。)gleam意为“闪烁,发微光”,指闪现短暂的或微弱的光,如:The moonlight gleamed on the river.(月光在河面上闪烁。)shine意为“发光,闪耀”,如:The star shone red on his cap.(他军帽上的红星闪闪发光。)glow意为“发光,发热”,指发出明亮而稳定的光,尤指无焰的光,如:The metal glowed in the furnace.(金属在熔炉里发出灼热的光。)吸烟时没有火焰,故应选D)。