单选题
The substance can be added to gasoline to
accelerate
the speed of automobiles,
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 题意:这种物质能加到汽油里,使汽车加速。
划线词accelerate意为“使加速”。
A项quicken意为:加快;如:She stirred her soup to quicken its cooling.她搅动汤使它凉得快些。
B项shorten意为:缩短,变短;例:The time of meeting can be shorten.开会的时间可以缩短。
C项loosen意为:放松,松开;例:He reached up to loosen the scarf around his neck.他伸手松了松脖子上的围巾。
D项enlarge意为:扩大,扩展,使增大;例:We are trying to enlarge our habitat.我们正在扩展自己的栖息地。故选A。