Since the Great Depression,the United States government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain prices.A: slightB: surprisingC: suddenD: harmful
Since the Great Depression,the United States government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain prices.
A: slight
B: surprising
C: sudden
D: harmful
B: surprising
C: sudden
D: harmful
参考解析
解析：题干意为“自从从经济大萧条以后，美国政府一直在采取措施使农民避免遭受到由于粮食价格的下降而带来的损失”。句中划线词为形容词，意为有破坏性的，有损害的。D项harmful意为：有害的，能造成损害的；例句：Smoking is harmful to person's health．吸烟有害健康。A项意为轻微的，少量的，脆弱的；B项意为：意外的，惊讶的；C项意为：突然的，意外的，快速的；故选D。
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