Thank God! Five firemen ____escaped death when a staircase collapsed beneath their feet.

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摘要： 40. Thank God! Five firemen ____escaped death when a staircase collapsed beneath their feet.
A. mildly B. nearly C. hardly D. narrowly
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解

40. Thank God! Five firemen ____escaped death when a staircase collapsed beneath their feet.
A. mildly B. nearly C. hardly D. narrowly
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：感谢上帝！楼梯在他们脚下倒塌，五名消防队员侥幸脱险。A. mildly温和地；B. nearly差不多；C. hardly几乎不；D. narrowly刚刚，勉强地。根据后文escaped death可知此处为短语narrowly escape表示“侥幸脱险”。故选D。