单选题What does the word “considerably” in the last paragraph mean?AimmediatelyBdirectlyCcarefullyDmuch
单选题
What does the word “considerably” in the last paragraph mean?
A
immediately
B
directly
C
carefully
D
much
参考解析
解析：
considerably位于最后一段句首，作为副词修饰drop。该句意思是自从Parris开始她的研究后，墨尔本的青蛙数量下降…。B项“直接地”，C项“认真地”明显不符合题意。由最后一段最后一句知十年干旱期间，池塘的数量越来越少，可知青蛙数量下降有一个过程，不是突然的，因此A项错误。
considerably位于最后一段句首，作为副词修饰drop。该句意思是自从Parris开始她的研究后，墨尔本的青蛙数量下降…。B项“直接地”，C项“认真地”明显不符合题意。由最后一段最后一句知十年干旱期间，池塘的数量越来越少，可知青蛙数量下降有一个过程，不是突然的，因此A项错误。
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