单选题 If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be ______ to work hard, with the result that tax revenues might actually shrink.
A. cultivated B. licensed C. motivated D. innovated

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】cultivate意为“培养，栽培”；license意为“许可，特许”：motivate意为“激发，促动”，指给予某人做……的动机；innovate意为“改革，创新”。所填之词的状语是to work hard，根据前面的If businessmen are taxed too much可知，应选 motivate。