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Lincoln, who many regard as one of our great presidents, was often ______ despite his reputation of telling good jokes.

  • A bright
  • B optimistic
  • C gloomy
  • D cheerful
参考答案: C
解题思路: 词义辨析。A.bright明亮的,欢快的,聪明的,伶俐的;B.optimistic乐观的;C.gloomy黑暗的,阴沉的,阴郁的,令人沮丧的;D.cheerful愉快的,高兴的;而本句要表达的是:林肯被许多人认为是最伟大的总统之一;尽管他有着善讲幽默笑话的名气,他却经常是的。根据语境判断,答案只能是C才符合逻辑。>>>立即刷题