单选题 Our journey was slow because the train stopped ______ at different villages.
A. unceasingly B. gradually C. continuously D. continually

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 副词词义辨析题。该题主要要求对C、D两项做出辨析。两词都作“连续不断地”解释。但continually隐含中间有停顿，而continuously则指中间无停顿的连续，所以D项符合句意。