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The purpose of the author in writing Paragraph 1 is______.
A.to show that September 2008 was the nadir
B.to show the severity of the financial panic
C.to show that banking wasn't so big 400 years ago
D.to show the feeling of a hysterical New York City broker

A.
A.to
B.to
C.to
D.to

【参考答案】

B
属推断题。该类题一定不能看字面意思来决定。A项意思是“2008年9月是最消沉的时刻”,属于字面意思,不选。C项是第二段的内容,不选。D项在文章第一句有反映,但显然是细节,不选。B项综合概括了本段的含义,指出了本次金融恐慌的严重程度。