TOEFL阅读——魔鬼题专项训练8

Paragraph 3: Most lightning takes place within a cloud when the charge separation within the cloud collapses. However, as the storm cloud develops, the ground beneath the cloud becomes positively charged and lightning can take place in the form of an electrical discharge between the negative charge of the cloud and the positively charged ground. Lightning that strikes the ground is the most likely to be destructive, so even though it represents only 20 percent of all lightning, it has received a lot of scientific attention.

8. The author remarks that “Lightning that strikes the ground is the most likely to be destructive” in order to explain why

A. this form of lightning has been investigated so much

B. this form of lightning is not as common as lightning within a cloud

C. scientific understanding of this form of lightning is important

D. the buildup of positive charge on the ground beneath a storm cloud can have serious consequences