单选题The power failure ______.Amight have been caused by terrorist attacks.Baffected more than 120 million people.Cstranded travelers at airports and train stations.Dhampered cash machines but not cellular telephone service.
单选题
The power failure ______.
A
might have been caused by terrorist attacks.
B
affected more than 120 million people.
C
stranded travelers at airports and train stations.
D
hampered cash machines but not cellular telephone service.
参考解析
解析：
录音中描述了一次大规模的断电，指出“The blackout stranded travelers at airports and train stations…”，可知这次断电使乘客被困机场和火车站。
【录音原文】
A sudden, massive power surge late yesterday afternoon shut down much of the power grid serving northeastern North America, affecting more than 20 million people in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Vermont and parts of Canada. The blackout stranded travelers at airports and train stations, shut down cash machines and hampered cellular telephone service throughout the region. Although the origin of the power failure is still unknown, federal officials said Thursday that the incident was not terrorism-related.
录音中描述了一次大规模的断电，指出“The blackout stranded travelers at airports and train stations…”，可知这次断电使乘客被困机场和火车站。
【录音原文】
A sudden, massive power surge late yesterday afternoon shut down much of the power grid serving northeastern North America, affecting more than 20 million people in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Vermont and parts of Canada. The blackout stranded travelers at airports and train stations, shut down cash machines and hampered cellular telephone service throughout the region. Although the origin of the power failure is still unknown, federal officials said Thursday that the incident was not terrorism-related.
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