【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】此题属于语意搭配题。confront表示“面对困境/人”，例如：When he returned to his office he was confronted by/with a great pile of work．此处指面对死亡，故选项[B]confront正确。选项[A]encounter表示“邂逅，遭遇(危险、麻烦、反对等)”，例如：The army is reported to be encountering considerable resistance in some remote rural areas．据报道，这支军队在偏远山区遇到了相当激烈的反抗。选项[C]tolerate表示“容忍”，例如：It seems these ants can tolerate temperatures which would kill other species．选项[D]expose表示“暴露”，常与to连用，例如：It is feared that people living near the power station may have been exposed to radiation．