What does the following sentence mean? "Once the most democratic of institutions

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问题 What does the following sentence mean? "Once the most democratic of institutions, lines are rapidly becoming the exclusive province of suckers. . . Poor suckers, mostly. " (2nd paragraph) [br] What is the tone of the passage?

选项 A、Instructive.
B、Humorous.
C、Serious.
D、Teasing.

答案 D

解析本题为态度题。文章首先介绍了美国的排队状况，并且强调了民主制度，后来又介绍有特权的人可以以权谋私或者为个人利益排队作秀，最后引用了《等待戈多》中的句子来暗讽美国的这一不公正不民主现象。A是提供丰富知识的，B是幽默的，C为严肃的，D是嘲讽的，故而选D。

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