单选题 Listen to Track 52.
  • A. To correct a misstatement he made about the Sahara's climate
  • B. To suggest that the current dryness of the Sahara is exaggerated
  • C. To indicate that scientists are not in agreement about the Sahara's past climate
  • D. To emphasize the difference between the current and past climates of the Sahara
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析]
Narrator
Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question.
Professor
I mean, you wouldn't call it a tropical paradise or anything—ah, or maybe you would if you think about how today in some parts of the Sahara it only rains about once a century.
Narrator
Why does the professor say this:
Professor
Or maybe you would if you think about how today in some parts of the Sahara it only rains about once a century.