Question

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出正确的填入空白处。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Urbanization

　　Until relatively recently, the vast majority of human beings lived and died without ever seeing a city．The first city was probably founded no more than 5,500 years ago．　　1　　 In fact, nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural(乡村的)villages．It was not until the 20th century that Great Britain became the first urban society in history－a society in which the majority of people live in cities and do not farm for a living．

　　Britain was only the beginning．　　2　　．The process of urbanization－the migration(迁移)of people from the countryside to the city－was the result of modernization, which has rapidly transformed how people live and where they live．

　　In 1990, fewer than 40％ of Americans lived in urban areas．Today, over 82％ of Americans live in cities．Only about 2％ live on farms．　　3　　．

　　Large cities were impossible until agriculture became industrialized．Even in advanced agricultural societies．It took about ninety-five people on farms to feed five people in cities．　　4　　．Until modern times, those living in cities were mainly the ruling elite(精英)and the servants, laborers and professionals who served them．Cities survived by taxing farmers and were limited in size by the amount of surplus food that the rural population produced and by the ability to move this surplus from farm to city．

　　Over the past two centuries, the Industrial Revolution has broken this balance between the city and the country．　　5　　．Today, instead of needing ninety-five farmers to feed five city people, one American farmer is able to feed more than a hundred non-farmers．

A．That kept cities very small．

B．The rest live in small towns．

C．The effects of urban living on people should be considered．

D．Soon many other industrial nations become urban societies．

E．But even 200 years ago, only a few people could live in cities．

F．Modernization drew people to the cities and made farmers more productive．

G．Modern cities have destroyed social relations and the health of human beings．

Answer 1

答案：E,D,B,A,F
解析：

1．此题有两个暗示点。第一个是时间，上句话提到了5500年前有的城市，之后紧接着说200年之后是个简单的顺成的关系。第二个是but的轻微语义转折，but之后是的两句话都是在讲当时人的居住情况，故E为最佳选项。 　　2．此题有一个明确暗示点，为D选项当中的other和上句的Onlythe beginning．Other 是明显承上启下的功能，后面的the process of证明了这一点，故选D 　　3．此题有一个明确的暗示点。The rest 和之前的3个数据是明显的并列关系，故答案选B。 　　4．此题A选项中有一个明确暗示点，THAT指代之前所说，故选A 　　5．此题有一个明确暗示点，modernization 是前后文当中past two centuries 和后面today 的明确对应，故选F。