What does the underlined word preoccupation mean? -考呗网

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单选题What does the underlined word preoccupation mean?

A．The first right to occupy something．
B．The first impression．
C．The extreme focus of attention．
D．The question．

【命题目的】本题考查结合上下文猜测词义。
【解题要点】preoccupation意为“关注”。the first impression意为“第一印象”。即使不知道词义，通过上下文也应推测出这里作者想说，“她对数字的过分关注损坏了日常生活能力”，能达到影响日常生活能力的一定是产生负面影响的活动，只有C项表示出“过分”的含义，所以猜测是该选项。

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