Question

Peter survived in the accident when he fell overboard yesterday．He ________ drowned．

1. A.
   nearly
2. B.
   slightly
3. C.
   narrowly
4. D.
   hardly

Answer 1

C
考查副词。根据上句“…survived in the accident”可知他幸免于难，因此后句意思是“他差点淹死了”，选择narrowly可表示此意。nearly“将近”,一般指接近一个数目，slightly “轻微地”，hardly“几乎不”,都不合句意。