单选题
With computers doubling in speed and power every couple of years, and with genetic engineering's
dazzling
feats growing more and more routine, the battered American faith in technological progress has been growing stronger and giddier of late.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：C项brilliant“灿烂的，闪耀的，有才气的”与画线词dazzling“眼花缭乱的，耀眼的”的意思相近，如brilliant sun lit up their rooms(灿烂的阳光照亮了他们的屋子)，故选C。A项intriguing“迷人的，有迷惑力的，引起兴趣(或好奇心)的”；B项ornate“装饰的，华丽的，(文体)绚丽的”；D项obsessing“迷住，连续地占据头脑的”，均与画线词意思不一致。