单选题
The discovery of gold fields has long attracted large numbers of
prospectors
and other people because of the traditionally high value of gold.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] searchers“搜索者，查找者”；inspectors“检查员，巡视员”；protectors“保护者”；instructors“教师，讲师”。划线单词prospectors的意思是“寻找……的人，勘探人员”，与searchers词义相近，故本题选A。