单选题 Karen: I"m not optimistic about finding a job after I finish college.
Joseph: Oh? Why not?
Karen: The economy is going downhill-fast.
Joseph: I know. ______. It"s getting to the point where even a degree won"t help you anymore.
Karen: That"s right. And I"ll be lucky to even move out of my parents" house.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] Karen的观点是“经济不断下滑,所以对找工作不太乐观”,根据Joseph后面的回答“甚至拿一个学位也无法帮助你找到工作”可以推知前面是一个表示悲观看法的句子,只有D选项符合句意,“这个世界怎么了?”是一个反问句表示悲观的情绪。