单选题The word “muscle” (Line 5, Para. 1) probably means ______.Astrengthen with pressure.Breplace with force.Cstop by law.Dtake charge.

单选题
The word “muscle” (Line 5, Para. 1) probably means ______.
A

strengthen with pressure.

B

replace with force.

C

stop by law.

D

take charge.


参考解析

解析:
语义理解题。由题干定位至第一段。本段首句讲到,尽管对于油价上涨有很多怨言,但美国人依旧偏好大空间的轿车;但是迷你小汽车的出现muscle a few gas guzzlers off the highway,根据文意可推断出,一些大耗油量的汽车被挤出了高速公路,muscle即“淘汰,替代”,B正确。

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