单选题The word “sprawl” in the first paragraph indicates that______.Athe landscape of Orange County is of little variety,Bparts of Orange County extend untidily in different directions.COrange County is located in a plain of considerable size.DOrange County is located in a mountainous area.
单选题
The word “sprawl” in the first paragraph indicates that______.
A
the landscape of Orange County is of little variety,
B
parts of Orange County extend untidily in different directions.
C
Orange County is located in a plain of considerable size.
D
Orange County is located in a mountainous area.
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解析：
语义理解题。由题干定位到文章第一段，sprawl一词在该段出现了两次，第一次在“the Los Angeles sprawl”中作动名词，第二次在“sprawling Orange County”中作动词，根据meet一词可知，以上所涉及的两处为两个不同的地区，且是两个区域向外延伸的边缘地带； 此外，该段首句还提到，沿着大道，三进三出Cerritos；且sprawl一词原意为“随意地摊开四肢”，由以上几点可以推测出sprawl在此处意为“凌乱地展开”，故本题答案为B项。
语义理解题。由题干定位到文章第一段，sprawl一词在该段出现了两次，第一次在“the Los Angeles sprawl”中作动名词，第二次在“sprawling Orange County”中作动词，根据meet一词可知，以上所涉及的两处为两个不同的地区，且是两个区域向外延伸的边缘地带； 此外，该段首句还提到，沿着大道，三进三出Cerritos；且sprawl一词原意为“随意地摊开四肢”，由以上几点可以推测出sprawl在此处意为“凌乱地展开”，故本题答案为B项。
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