单选题
In the 1920’s,but( )in the Depression conditions of the 1930’s,the United States experienced a declining birth rate—every thousand women aged fifteen to forty‐four gave birth to about 118 live children in1920,89.2 in 1930,75.8 in 1936,and 80 in 1940.
Aextraordinary
Bspecially
Cespecially
Dspecifically
正确答案
答案解析
在这里我们先弄清四个备选项的含义:A.extraordinary“非凡地”;B.specially“专门地”;C.especially“尤其地”;D.specifically“具体地”,从文中意义来看,[C]最合适,因为本句句意为“尤其是在三十年代经济萧条的条件下”,故选[C]。