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The expression racing themselves for the wor
问题详情
The expression "bracing themselves for the worst" in the second paragraph probably means ______.
A．sneering at the impending difficulties
B．cheering themselves up for the worst situation.
C．preparing themselves for the worst situation.
D．having a total disregard for the coming difficulties.
参考答案
正确答案：C
解析：语义理解题。在该句之后，作者介绍了欧洲各国应对高温的具体措施。显然可以判断，首句是说“多数欧洲人可能没有读过Schar的报告，但是他们似乎做好了准备，应对最糟糕的情况”。后面的具体准备情况是对首句主题句的展开说明，这符合语句逻辑关系及英文段落拓展模式，故[C]为答案。这里没有表示对“困难不屑一顾”的内容，排除[A]。
