单选题 He did not want to be ______ by the majority. He felt that various distinguished cultures could offer a greater contribution to progress than a single culture could.
A. assimilated B. afflicted C. enraged D. isolated

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] A选项：assimilated意为“同化，吸收”，如：A good student assimilates knowledge quickly．(好学生吸收知识快。)句意：他不想为多数人所同化。他认为不同杰出的文化比单一文化更能促进发展。故选A。
其他三项：afflicted使受痛苦；enraged使暴怒；isolated使隔离。