单选题 The rude boy was ______ by his teacher for his bad behaviour.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[考点] 近形词辨析
[解析] 四个备选项都是加了前缀dis-的派生词。discharge“遣散,解雇”,如:He was discharged for dishonesty.(他因不诚实而被解雇了。)He was discharged from hospital.(他出院了。)disable“使残废”;discipline“惩罚,惩戒”,如:to discipline badly behaved children(惩罚行为不良的儿童)。displace“移动,移植;取代,置换”,如:The automobile has practically displaced the horse and buggy.(汽车实际上已经取代了马和马车。)所以,根据题意答案应为C。