Shortly after publication, the book became ____ because of the writer’s repeated

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Shortly after publication, the book became ____ because of the writer’s repeated use of the negative word "nigger" to refer to the black Americans.

A．universal

B．conventional

C．controversial

D．skeptical

答案

C

解析

试题分析：考查形容词辨析。A普遍的；B传统的；C有争议的；D怀疑的；句意：在公开以后，这本书引起了争议，因为作家重复使用“nigger”来指代黑人。故C正确。
点评：在英语学习中要注意一些形式相近的词汇的词义辨析及规类。本题的BC项就是如此。要放在上下文的语境中进行，要注意上下文的语义的串联以及逻辑关系的推理，特别要注意一些形容词的固定搭配。