专四

单选题 The word "pandemonium" in Paragraph 4 probably means __________

A.disaster
B.chaos
C.crowd
D.accident

参考答案:B进入在线模考
B。语义题,需要通过上下文的细节描写来判断。根据题干信息将答案锁定在第四段。第四段描述纽约停电后街道上的景象:到处都是汽车,不知道该走该停,也不知道往哪儿走。而后又说有许多警察试图缓解这pandemonium,可见该单词意为“混乱”,故B正确。

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