单选题 The study also notes a steady decline in the number of college students taking science courses.
A. relative B. general C. continuous D. sharp

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 划线词的词义是“稳定的,持续的”。
A项relative意思为相关的。例句:The teacher asked me some questions relative to my paper.老师问了我一些和我的论文有关的问题。
B项general意思为总的。例句:I get the general impression that they aren’t very happy.我对他们的总体印象是他们过得并不是很幸福。
C项continuous意思为连续的。例句:The atmosphere is a continuous layer of gases.大气圈是连续的气体层。
D项sharp意思为急剧的。例句:The car turned sharp left.那部车向左急转弯。
很明显C项正确。