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。