South Africa used to be a country where black people and white p

South Africa used to be a country where black people and white people were（ ）.
A、segregated
B、separated
C、searched
D、seduced
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：本题考查词义辨析。segregated：分开，分离，隔离（强调宗教，种族上的隔绝）；separated：分开，分离，分割（强调原来合在一起的事物被分开）；searched：搜索，搜寻，搜查；seduced：诱骗，唆使。句意：南非曾经是一个黑人和白人被隔离开的国家。故A选项符合题意。