Exports of Japanese machinery withstood the downturn quite well because the Asian economies that buy them continued to boom. ( )
A、disputed
B、provoked
C、reckoned
D、resisted
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：句意：由于购买日本机械产品的亚洲国家经济持续高速增长，日本机械产品的出口仍可经受经济疲软而保持持续增长。withstand在句中的意思是“经得起”。选项中dispute意为“辩论”；provoke意为“驱使”；reckon意为“估计"；resist意为“抵抗，忍住”。故本题选D.
