46. What is happening to the wallet?
- A. It is disappearing.
- B. It is being fattened.
- C. It is becoming costly.
- D. It is changing in style.
答案:A
答案句:The wallet is heading for extinction. As a day-to-day essential, it will die off with the generation who read print newspapers.
参考译文:钱包正走向灭绝。作为一种日常必需品,它将与阅读印刷报纸的那一代人一起消亡。
定位线索:题干“What is happening to the wallet”→答案句取自第1段“The wallet is heading for extinction”;文中“heading for extinction”和“die off”对应选项A“disappearing”。
解析:题干问钱包正在发生什么,答案句直接说钱包“heading for extinction”(走向灭绝)和“die off”(消亡),与选项A“disappearing”(消失)同义。选项B“被养肥”、C“变得昂贵”、D“款式变化”均无原文依据,属于无中生有。