15. There are many teachers who are strong supporters of traditional methods in Chi-
    nese teaching.
    A. performers
    B. advocates
    C. sponsors
    D. contributors
    參考答案：15．正確答案是：B。本題考查的是近義名詞辨析。本句話的意思是“很多老師都是傳統(tǒng)語文教學(xué)方法的堅(jiān)定擁護(hù)者。”A．performer意為“表演者，執(zhí)行者”，例如：She was a better songwriter than performer．和表演相比，她的作曲更為出色。C．sponsor意為“資助者，贊助者”，例如：Eastman Kodak is a major sponsor of the Olympics．柯達(dá)膠卷是奧運(yùn)會(huì)的主要贊助商。D．contributor意為“捐助者，投稿者”，contributor一般和to 搭配，例如：He is a regular contributor to China Daily．他經(jīng)常向《中國日?qǐng)?bào)》投稿。B．a(chǎn)dvocate意為“擁護(hù)者；提倡者”，常與0f連用，例如：Doctor Lin is a passionate advocate of natural childbirth．林大夫是自然分娩的強(qiáng)力倡導(dǎo)者。8選項(xiàng)符合本句意思。