单选题
Hitler hated the Jews and began ______ them as soon as he came to power.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[考点] 形近词辨析
[解析] persecute“迫害”,尤指政治或宗教的迫害,如:Copernicus was terribly persecuted for his scientific theory.(哥白尼由于其科学理论而遭到严重迫害。)prosecute“告发,检举,起诉”,如:prosecute sb. for theft“告发某人犯盗窃罪”。ban“禁止,取缔”,具有权威性,其后直接跟所禁止或取缔的东西,如:Ban nuclear weapons!(禁止核武器!)terrify“使恐怖,使惊吓”,如:I was terrified at/by the deafening explosion.(我被震耳欲聋的爆炸声吓了一跳。)根据题意,答案应为C。