【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 画线词原形perish为动词，意为“死亡”。A项die意为“死亡，凋零”，与画线词意思相近；例：My love for you will never die.我对你的爱永不止息。B项suffer意为“遭受，受苦”；例：Many poor children suffer from a deficiency of food.许多贫苦的孩子遭受着食物不足的苦痛。C项float意为“使漂浮，散播”；例：There wasn't enough water to float the ship.水不够深，船浮不起来。D项scatter意为“使分散，散播”；例：Small villages scatter at the foot of the mountain.村庄零零落落地散布在山脚下。故本题选A。