The word "sprawl" in the first paragraph indicates that______.A.the landscape of Orange Co

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The word "sprawl" in the first paragraph indicates that______.

A.the landscape of Orange County is of little variety

B.Orange County is located in a plain of a considerable size

C.parts of Orange County extend untidily in different directions

D.Orange County is located in a mountainous area

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  • 正确答案:C
    语义题。第一段中“sprawl”一词出现了两次,在“theLosAngelessprawl”中用作名词,在“sprawlingOrangeCounty”中用作动词,根据谓语动词“meet”可知,“theLosAngelessprawl”和“sprawlingOrangeCounty”所指的是两个区域,而且是两个区域向外延伸的边缘地带;结合“sprawl”的原意“摊开四肢随意地躺”可知,“sprawl”用于城市,意为“向四面八方凌乱地扩展、蔓延”,故答案为[C]。