After he retired from office, Rogers ________ painting for a while, but soon lost interest. A. took up B. saved up C. kept up D. drew up 答案:A 短语辨析题。take up 拿起;save up储蓄, 贮存;keep up维持, 继续;draw up 草拟。本句意思为:从办公室退休以后,Rogers拿起画笔有一段时间,但是又失去了兴趣。 有学者指出:“古来帝王,由秦始皇至清代宣统,正统偏安者共二百余人,真正懂得国家政体并善以此治国,王而不藩者,不过秦皇、汉武、宋太祖、清圣祖(康熙)四人而已。”这里的“国家政体”指( ) A.宗法分封制 B.王位世袭制 C.郡县制 D.中央集权制