When water is scarce, lizards may reduce their movements and remain in that condition for________ periods of time.
本题考查分词转化而来的形容词语义搭配。本题主干意为“ 在________的一段时间里 保持同样的状态”,选项中只有prolonged ( 延长的,持续的)可以与remain和periods of time构成符合逻辑的搭配,故D选项符合题意。
[参考译文]当缺水时,蜥蜴可能会减少它们的活动,并长时间保持这种状态。
[词汇拓展] ① pronounced意为 “ 宣读出来的”。 e.g. a pronounced British accent 明显的英式口音
② programmed意为 “ 程序化的”。 e.g. In the future, highly programmed landscape ahead, you will either create the software or you will be the software.在未来,面对着一个高度程序化的世界,如果你不能开发软件,那么你将变成软件。
③ projected意为 “ 投射出的”。 e.g. For future and projected event types, you should record the anticipated event before the event occurs.对于未来和预测型事件,你要在事件发生前记录预期的事件。
④prolonged意为 “ 延长的;拖延的” 。e.g. The meeting was prolonged into the evening. 会议一直拖到晚上。