单选题 There was something feverish, even ______, in the manner in which shoppers crowded into shops in the last days before Christmas.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 句子的大意为:圣诞节前的最后几天,购买者拥入各大商店,近乎疯狂地采购。A项desperate“令人绝望的,不顾一切的”;B项courageous“勇敢的,有胆量的”;C项discriminating“有鉴别能力的,有识别能力的”;D项courteous“彬彬有礼的,客气的”。所以A项符合题意。