-So why do we the people who do them so poorly -There can be only one answer-because they are women,and the work is so hard. A.punish B.blame C.reward D.claim 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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—So why do we ______ the people who do them so poorly
—There can be only one answer-because they are women,and the work is so hard.
A.punish B.blame C.reward D.claim

答案:C.解析:本题考查动词辨析.从后面一句话所提供的语境分析,此处用动词reward,表示"奖赏"的意思.

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