单选题 Folk sayings______us into the complex and subtle values that characterize culture into which we are born.
A. initiate B. compress C. alleviate D. originate

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] A项initiate“开始，传授”；B项compress“压缩”；C项alleviate“减轻”；D项originate“起源，引发”。句意：民间俗语传授我们复杂的、难以捉摸的价值观，它以我们出生时的文化为特色。A项语意符合，并且构成initiate sb. into sth．搭配。