Question

（2007四川，28）Mum ________ to us,“Be quiet! Your little sister's sleeping.”

1. A.
   whispered
2. B.
   shouted
3. C.
   explained
4. D.
   replied

Answer 1

A
句意：妈妈小声对我们说：“安静！你们的小妹正在睡觉。”此题考查一组动词辨析。whisper--speak softly低语，小声说；shout--speak or call out in a loud voice喊，大声叫，呼叫；explain--make sth. plain or clear or give the meaning of sth.; reply--respond or make an answer in speech or writing.根据句意和语境，因小妹正在睡觉，母亲怕惊醒她，所以低声对我们说要保持安静，故选whisper。