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題目：The word “techies” (Line 4, Para.1 ) probably refers to those who are_____· - A 、afraid of technology
- B 、skilled in technology
- C 、ignorant of technology
- D 、incompetent in technology
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參考答案【正確答案：B】
詞匯題。tech意為“技術(shù)的”，因此可以推斷，techies是指愛好技術(shù)或擅長(zhǎng)技術(shù)的人;此外，從 MacDonald likely got a boost from techies( MacDonald 很有可能會(huì)得到 techies 的推動(dòng)）也可以推斷，techies是一些擅長(zhǎng)技術(shù)的人，他們可以通過他們的技術(shù)來推動(dòng)MacDonald在網(wǎng)上的易貨行為。
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