第17题: [单项选择]Which of the following word is closest in meaning to the word "crippling" in paragraph 3 A. disabled. B. increasing. C. fatal. D. unbearable. 参考答案:D 答案解析:[精解] 本题是一个推断题。回到原文:“If,thereafter,their subcontracts are for some reason reduced,such firms can face