![The word “tough”(Line 7, Paragraph 2) most probably means_____.[A] piercing to the](http://www.mshxw.com/aiimages/29/22808.png "The word “tough”(Line 7, Paragraph 2) most probably means_____.[A] piercing to the")
Theword“tough”(Line7,Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans_____.
［A］piercingtothetr uth
［B］usingvulgarlanguage
［C］meanandhostile
［D］difficulttounderstand
正确答案：A本题考查词义理解。tough一词出现在第二段第六句，该句指出，观众渴望这种tough谈话。其上文提到，电视工作组起初害怕观众会被菲尔博士“面对现实”的强硬(stern)建议惹怒。因此toughtalk指的就是上文sternadvice，即呼吁人们“面对现实”的建议。因此最接近的含义是［A］。
