单选题 Firefighters were not attacking the major fires in Virginia directly but were putting out hot spots that could prove dangerous if winds______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：句子大意为：消防队员并没有直接和弗吉尼亚大火作斗争，而是竭力扑灭风势一旦加大，火势就会变得危险的紧迫区域。本题考查常用动词搭配的辨析。在给出的选项中：pick up“捡起、加大”；pickout“挑出”；pick through“仔细检查、择优”。所以，正确答案是A。