单选题 The leading astronomers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centries were fascinated by comets.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查的是对动词的辨析。这句话的意思是:十六和十七世纪天文学先驱对于彗星非常着迷。fascinate:使……着迷,强烈地吸引住。与A.intrigue(引起……的兴趣或好奇心)的意思相近。The news intrigued all of us.这消息引起了大家的兴趣。B.infect:传染。The flood left many people infected with cholera.洪水导致许多人染上霍乱。C.inconvenience:使……不便。I hope I haven't inconvenienced you.希望我没有打扰你。D.incline:使……倾向,易于。What he said inclines me to think that he will agree to our plan.他的话使我觉得他会同意我们的计划。