When she first came to the U.S. from Columbia, she was hardly the diligent student she later made herself out to be, since she had access to considerable family wealth.
本题考查词义辨析。A 选项意为“ 刻苦的,勤勤恳恳的” ,B选项意为“有决心的” ,C选项意为“ 鲁莽的,冲动的” ,D选项意为“ 节俭的,节约的”。题干替换词意为 “ 勤奋的” 。有钱人家的孩子,在学业上不会怎样呢?抓住这个语境,就会发现“ 鲁莽,冲动” “ 节俭” 都不符合句意,B略有一些迷惑性,但是A选项 “ 刻苦的”与 student更搭配。
[参考译文]当她第一次从哥伦比亚来到美国的时候,她几乎不是自己后来证明的勤奋的 学生,因为她能轻易得到家庭财富。
[词汇拓展] assiduous意为 “ 刻苦的,勤奋的,兢兢业业的”。
e.g. an assiduous student 勤勉的学生
They planned their studies and worked assiduously to see them achieved.他们规划了学习, 并且勤奋工作以实现目标。