中国建设银行

单选题
According to the passage, "dwindle" means______

A. decrease
B. enlarge
C. weaken
D. eliminate

参考答案:A进入在线模考

本题测试对词义的理解。根据原文可知,大象的数量在急剧减少.面表示“减少”之意的,答案A最合适。

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