The proposal to lay a telegraph cable from Europe to America made oceanographic studies take on a(n) ______. "Defied" in the 5t

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问题 The proposal to lay a telegraph cable from Europe to America made oceanographic studies take on a(n) ______.
"Defied" in the 5th paragraph probably means" ______".

选项 A、doubted
B、gave proof to
C、challenged
D、agreed to

答案C

解析 defied是defy的过去式。要准确地推测它的词义,必须完全读懂defied前后部分的意思:前一部分是说“从海底捞出的电缆上覆盖着各种各样的生物”,后一部分是说“当时的科学观点认为海洋深处是没有生命的”。由此可见,前一部分的“事实”(...,a fact which...)是“批驳”后一部分的“观点”。所以答案是C.challenged(向……挑战,指责)。
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