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单选题 The term“ parochialism”(Line 3,Para.3)most possibly means__________.

A.open-mindedness
B.provincialism
C.superiority
D.discrimination

参考答案:B进入在线模考
B。本题出题点在段落中心句处。根据题干信息词将答案锁定在第三段第二旬。本题需要结合第三段第一句来综合理解,该段前两句提到,世界各地的人们都希望打破他们自己的经验世界的束缚。他们敏锐地应对更多的事件和民族,就要克服    ,结合上下文可推断parochialism的意思最接近于B项, provincialism意为“地方风尚,地方主义”。其他三项:open-mindedness意为“思想开放”,superiority意为 “优越性”,discrimination意为“辨别力”,均排除。

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