What function does the third paragraph serve？A．It continues the analysis of the problem.B．
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What function does the third paragraph serve？
A．It continues the analysis of the problem.
B．It confirms the seriousness of the problem.
C．It further explains the soaring cost.
D．It offers a cause for the rising cost.
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正确答案：A
篇章结构题。直接定位至第三段。首句指出“Asenseofurgencyisjustified：ex-studentshavedebtsapproaching$1trillion．”，这是承接第二段末句“ArneDuncan，thesecretaryofeducation，hasurgeduniversitiestoaddresscostswith‘muchgreaterurgency’．”而来。第三段末句“Andrisingcostsareoftensymptomsofmuchdeeperproblems：problemsthatwereirritatingduringtheyearsofaffluencebutwhicharecancerousinanageofausterity．”和第四段首句“Thefirstproblemistheinabilitytosay‘no’．”又是一个顺承关系，可见第三段是一个承上启下的过渡段，对大学学费增加这一问题进行深入的分析，故[A]为答案。