第6题: [单项选择]What does the word" tug-of-war"( L3, Para3 )probably refer to A. Serious social disorder. B. Military overthrow by army officers. C. Fierce international political and economic competition. D. Struggle between modernization and the sentiments of tradition. 参考答案:D 答案解析:这个短语的原意是拔河比赛,也可以指互有胜负的激烈的竞争。在这里就可以理解为struggle,见文中最后一段。