单选题 The new factory that has been built next to us has ______the value of our house.
A. demoralized B. depreciated C. deterred D. derailed

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] depreciate是“降低价格或价值”，符合题意。demoralize使意气沉沉；deter妨碍，延缓，使踌躇，如：Failure did not deter us from trying it again．失败并没有阻挡我们再次进行试验；derail脱轨跑出轨道，使脱离轨道”。