【题目】The chairman asked me to __________ the report, because he didn’t want to speak for too long at this meeting.
A. cut offB. cut awayC. cut outD. cut down
在线课程【答案】D
【解析】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：主席要我把报告缩短，因为他在这次会议上不想讲太久。A. cut off切断，断绝，剥夺继承权；B. cut away切断；C. cut out切掉，裁剪出，取代，停止；D. cut down裁短；减少；把……砍倒[割掉]。根据语境分析，是缩减讲话内容，故选D项。