Ⅲ.PARAPHRASING
Choose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentences or the italicized part .Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the ANSWER SHEET.
This [the discovery by Copernicus] is a deflation of our pretensions, to be sure, but it is also the opening up to our view of a vast and awesome universe.（）
A、
This shakes our blind belief in the mistaken conclusions.
B、
This changes the wild imagination of our own power.
C、
Our foolish sense of pride is greatly challenged.
D、
Our self-important manner is disapproved.
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：
句子释义：这（哥白尼的学说）当然煞了我们人类的自命不凡的傲气，但是同时也开阔了我们的眼界，使我们看到一个漫无边际的、令人敬畏的宇宙。