單字題一問 - 英檢

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349. Few insects feed their young after hatching, but some make other
arrangement, provisioning their cells and nests with caterpillars and
spiders that they have paralyzed with their venom and stored in a state
of suspended animation so that their larvae might have a supply of fresh
food when they hatch.
The word "provisioning" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) supplying
(B) preparing
(C) building
(D) expanding


請問一下這一題答案問什麼是 B

剛剛查了一下字典 provision 有 供應 與 預備的意思

我本來是選 A 但我覺得 A B好像都可以

煩請強者解答一下 感謝~~



succeeding generations of poets and readers.
The word "succeeding" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) inheriting
(B) prospering
(C) diverse
(D) later


另外這題答案是 D 但 A 為何不行?



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All Comments

Ophelia avatarOphelia2011-11-29
prepare是預先準備好的狀態。supply有一種持續供應感。
Yedda avatarYedda2011-12-04
從上下文得知該insect是在產卵時準備好麻痺昆蟲和蜘蛛。
Hamiltion avatarHamiltion2011-12-07
而非持續的供應。所以prepare較supply更貼近句意
Jake avatarJake2011-12-10
inheriting帶有遺傳上基因上繼承的意味,而later,succeeding
Damian avatarDamian2011-12-11
都是純時間上的後續,不帶有額外的血統傳承意味。