(单选题)

The lamp and lantern industry declined after ______.

A.the prices went up sharply some years ago

B.big festivals were celebrated in more ways

C.we started to correct the unhealthy social trend

D.they lost attraction to their former customers

参考答案：C

参考解析：

细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Then the central government started calling for budget cuts, and no unnecessary celebrations, so the industry was staring at a depressed market and a number of enterprises just shut down and the Pingyao faced a challenge”可知，然后中央政府开始呼吁削减预算，没有不必要的庆祝活动，所以该行业瞄准低迷的市场，一些企业刚刚倒闭，平遥面临挑战。由此可知，在我们开始纠正社会不正之风之后，灯笼行业开始走下坡路。C项是同义复现。A项“价格急剧上升”；B项“重大节日由多种方式欢庆”；D项“他们失去了对老顾客的吸引”都与原文不符。故选C。

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