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【题目】—A study suggests reducing energy demand in the future may ________ urban areas.

—That’s true. Cities need more energy than small towns or other rural areas.

A. catch on B. act on

C. hang on D. center on

【答案】D

【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意:——一项研究表明,将来降低能源需要的中心可能在城市地区。——这是真的。城市比小城镇、或者其他农村地区需要更多的能源。A. catch on变得流行;理解;B. act on起作用;C. hang on坚持下去;D. center on以……为中心。D项符合语境

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