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【题目】Confucius,many of whose ideas are just as today as they were many centuries ago,_______is considered China's most famous teacher and philosopher.

A.vagueB.validC.vividD.vacant

【答案】B

【解析】

考查形容词辨析。句意:孔子,被誉为中国最著名的学者和哲学家,其几百年前的思想放在今天仍然有效。A. vague 模糊的;B. valid 有效的;C. vivid生动的;D. vacant 空的。分析句子可知,此句中valid“有效的”,表明孔子思想对今日的影响,故选B

考查形容词词义辨析+熟词僻义,根据句意:孔子的思想到今天还有效适用,正如几百年前一样,因为他被视作中国最著名的老师及哲学家可知valid的熟词僻义有效的最合适,故选B

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