单选题
Some industrial workers were trying, quietly and peacefully, to create a network of free trade unions, modeled presumably on Poland's famous Solidarity, which was
an anathema
to the regime.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：A项curse“诅咒，咒语，祸根，祸因”与画线词anathema“诅咒”的意思相吻合，如Our tribe is under a curse(我们的部落正受诅咒)，故选A。B项中coup意为“出乎意料的行动；策略”；C项中spume意为“泡沫”；D项中sinew意为“精力；体力”，均与画线词意思不一致。