第24题: [单项选择]The new factory that has been built next to us has ______ the value of our house. A. demoralized B. depreciated C. deterred D. derailed 参考答案:B 答案解析:[解析] depreciate是“降低价格或价值”,符合题意。demoralize使意气沉沉;deter妨碍,延缓,使踌躇,如:Failure did not deter us from trying