(单选题)

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “were on to something” in the last paragraph?

A.were inspired by something

B.were going to do something

C.were worried about something

D.were aware of the nature

参考答案：D

参考解析：

词义猜测题。画线短语出现的原句内容为“But some sort of link exists, so this research does indeed suggest that Arthur Conan Doyle and Ian Fleming were on to something”，即“但是一些关联还是存在的，所以这项研究确实证明阿瑟·柯南·道尔和伊恩·弗莱明（即莫里亚蒂和布鲁弗两个书中人物的创作者）还是发现了一些东西的。”因为前面的例子说明了欺骗与创造力之间的关系，因而该句也是在说两位作家创作出的人物形象也恰恰体现出了这一点，所以两位作家是认识到了这一联系的，即他们也“意识到了这一本质”。故选D。

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