第34题: [单项选择]From 1965 to 1978 American consumer prices increased at an average annual rate of 5.7 percent. This ominous shift was followed by consumer price gains of 13.3 percent in 1979. A. promising B. overwhelming C. threatening D. astonishing 参考答案:C 答案解析:[解析] 本题中,ominous的意思是“不吉利的”。C项“threatening凶兆的”符合题意。其他三项“promising有希望的;overwhelming势不可挡的;astonishing令人