- 阅读理解A
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题目： The word “oscillated” (Line 3, Paragraph 3) most probably means（）. - A 、fell
- B 、climbed
- C 、developed
- D 、swang
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
这个词的意思可以根据文中第三段所用的明喻判断出来。文中说，整个1990年代，土耳其的GDP增长就好像“遭受了猛烈的心脏病发作时的心电图一样”，可见GDP增长时高时低，峰谷之间的差异较大，所以oscillated最有可能的意思就是“摆动，震荡”，只有D中的swang意思与之相符。
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