(单选题)

What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Shift

B.Link

C.Proof

D.Consequence

参考答案：B

参考解析：

词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句“It is important to remember these are connections which are not proven causes. Scientists call this correlation.”可知，重要的是记住这些联系并不是真正的原因。再根据下一句的表述“Just because something is connected to something else does not mean one of those things caused the other.”可看出，他们之间具有关联性，但是并不是其一引发其二。由此推断出，correlation意为“相关”。shift意为“转变”；link意为“关联”；proof意为“证据”；consequence意为“结果”。故选B。

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