16.Those teaching methods are still ________ at some schools.
A. ordinary
B. option
C. prevalent
D. primitive
正确答案：C
解析
ordinary adj. 普通的，平凡的；
option n. 选项；选择权；
prevalent adj. 流行的，普遍的；
primitive adj. 原始的，远古的；
译文：那些教学方法仍然在一些学校流行。
考察点：词义辨析
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ordinary
adj.
普通的；平常的；一般的；平凡的
not unusual or different in any way
平庸的；平淡无奇的
having no unusual or interesting features
习语
in the ordinary way
(BrE) 一般地；通常地
used to say what normally happens in a particular situationIn the ordinary way, she's not a nervous person.
一般而言，她是个不爱紧张的人。
out of the ordinary
不寻常；特殊；超凡脱俗
unusual or differentI'm looking for something a little more out of the ordinary.
我正在找些稍不寻常的东西。
option
n.
可选择的事物；选择；选择权；选择的自由
something that you can choose to have or do; the freedom to choose what you do
选修课
a subject that a student can choose to study, but that they do not have to do
The course offers options in design and computing. 这一学程开了设计和计算机技术的选修科目。
（未来的）买卖选择权
the right to buy or sell sth at some time in the future
We have an option on the house. 我们有权购买这所房子。
选项；选择
one of the choices you can make when using a computer program
习语
keep/leave your options open
保留选择余地；暂不决定
to avoid making a decision now so that you still have a choice in the futurethe soft/easy option
(often disapproving) 轻松的选择；捷径
a choice which is thought to be easier because it involves less effort, difficulty, etc.They are anxious that the new course should not be seen as a soft option.
他们盼望新办法不会被视为捷径。
He decided to take the easy option and give them what they wanted.
他决定顺水推舟，他们要什么就给什么。
prevalent
adj.
流行的；普遍存在的；盛行的
that exists or is very common at a particular time or in a particular place
These prejudices are particularly prevalent among people living in the North.
这些偏见在北方人中尤为常见。
primitive
adj.
原始的；远古的
belonging to a very simple society with no industry, etc.
primitive tribes 原始部落
原始的；人类或动物发展早期的
belonging to an early stage in the development of humans or animals
发展水平低的；落后的
very simple and old-fashioned, especially when sth is also not convenient and comfortable
原始本能的
very strong and not based on reason, as if from the earliest period of human life
a primitive instinct
原始本能
n.
文艺复兴前的艺术家（或作品）
an artist of the period before the Renaissance; an example of work from this period
原始派画家（或作品）
an artist who paints in a very simple style like a child; an example of the work of such an artist