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The phrase otted up in the third paragraph
问题详情
The phrase "totted up" in the third paragraph probably means
A.alleviated.
B.extended.
C.aggregated.
D.shortened.请帮忙给出正确答案和分析,谢谢!
参考答案
正确答案:C
解析:语义题。由题干定位至第三段。首句指出“In the mid-17th century Archbishop James Ussher,an Irish prelate and scholar,totted up the lifespan of all the prophets mentioned in the Old Testament and concluded that the world had been created on the night preceding October 23rd 4004 BC.”,本句是在解释James Ussher如何推断世界的初始。将《旧约》中所有先知的寿命相加,得出的结果就是上帝在那么多年之前创造世界。这种计算方法虽然粗略,但可以解释得通,aggregate意为“合计”,符合本处语义衔接关系,故[C]为答案。extend lifespan和shorten lifespan表示“延长寿命”,“缩短寿命”,但两个意思放回原文,均与推算上帝什么时间创造世界这个问题没有任何逻辑联系,排除[B]和[D];alleviate意为“减轻”,与lifespan不能搭配使用,排除[A]。