(单选题)
According to one optimistic hypothesis, the dense concentration of entrepreneurs and services in the cities would incubate new functions, nurture them, and finally export them to other areas, and so the cities, forever breeding fresh ideas, would ______ themselves repeatedly.
A.perpetuate
B.imitate
C.revitalize
D.renew
参考答案:D
参考解析:
考查动词辨析。句意:根据一个乐观的假设,城市中企业家和服务业的密集区将孵化新功能并使企业家和服务业得到发展,最终输出到其他区域,因此城市一直在孕育新思想,不断更新自身。perpetuate意为“使持续,使长存”;imitate意为“模仿”;revitalize意为“复兴,使……复活”,侧重使受损的事物恢复生机;renew意为“更新;复兴”,此处强调城市自身功能不断发展,更新换代。根据句意,D项符合语境,故选D。
知识点:词义辨析 英语专业基础知识 词汇 教师招聘-小学 英语
