单选题 To the farmers'surprise, the crops ______ the drought.
A. surveyed B. surpassed C. surprised D. survived

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 单词辨析题。让农民惊异的是，庄稼竟然熬过了干旱。survey，调查；surpass，超越；surprise，惊讶；survive，存活。