单选题
What does the following sentence mean? "Once the most democratic of institutions, lines are rapidlybecoming the exclusive province of suckers... Poor suckers , mostly. "(2nd paragraph)
A．Lines are symbolic of America's democracy.
B．Lines still give Americans equal opportunities.
C．Lines are now for ordinary Americans only.
D．Lines are for people with democratic spirit only.
What does the following sentence mean? "Once the most democratic of institutions, lines are rapidlybecoming the exclusive province of suckers... Poor suckers , mostly. "(2nd paragraph)
A．Lines are symbolic of America's democracy.
B．Lines still give Americans equal opportunities.
C．Lines are now for ordinary Americans only.
D．Lines are for people with democratic spirit only.
参考答案C
解析:推理判断题。由题干定位至第二段。首句表明“The crucial word is average，as wealthy Americansroutinely avoid lines altogether．”句中的average表示“普通的”，再由最后的“Poor suckers，most 1y．”可以推断出排队现在已经只是没钱的普通美国人的事情了，故[C]为答案。第二句中的“0nce the most democratic of institutions”表明“排队是民主的表示”是过去的事情，[A]与之矛盾}[B]与第二段完全矛盾；而[D]是对the most democratic的曲解，排除。
1. Airports resemble France before the Revolution：first class passengers enjoy elite security lines and priority boarding，and disembark before the unwashed in coach，held at bay by a flight attendant，are allowed to foul the Jetway．(Para．3)
分析：本句为并列句，主干结构为A
1. Airports resemble France before the Revolution：first class passengers enjoy elite security lines and priority boarding，and disembark before the unwashed in coach，held at bay by a flight attendant，are allowed to foul the Jetway．(Para．3)
分析：本句为并列句，主干结构为A
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