(单选题)

What does the underlined word “alternative” mean in Chinese?

A.可改变的

B.本土的

C.可替换的

D.非传统的

参考答案：C

参考解析：

词义猜测题。根据第二段第二句“As the coronavirus pandemic marches around the world, leading to unprecedented measures to stop the virus’s spread, the number of scientific conferences being canceled is rising and researchers are scrambling to find alternative ways to share their work and interact with collaborators”可知，随着冠状病毒大流行在世界范围内蔓延，采取了史无前例的措施来阻止这种病毒的传播，被取消的科学会议的数量正在增加，研究人员正争相寻找共享工作和与合作者互动的替代方法。由此可知，此处alternative意指“可替换的”，因此符合文意。其他三项的含义相去甚远。故选C。

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