In the first sentence of the second paragraph, the word 'skyrocketed' most probably means ______.
A.became various
B.was updated
C.increased rapidly
D.remained the same
A.A.became
B.was
C.increased
D.remained
【参考答案】
C
解析:本题考查运用上下文推断生僻词汇的能力。该词原意为'焰火'、'高空火箭',本句是一个比喻,意为:突然升起、猛涨。该句可译为:'不久,使用的农机具的数量猛增,这改变了农耕的性质'。