Communication between villages and the nearest town was poor. Roads were bad; there was some attempt to keep them in order, but

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问题     Communication between villages and the nearest town was poor. Roads were bad; there was some attempt to keep them in order, but as each parish was responsible for its own section of road, the state of repair depends on the zeal of the parish officers. There was, however, little wheeled traffic except for farm coaches used by men of wealth. Most traffic was by means of pack horses. Travelers rode on horseback or walked. Since communication was so difficult, the local markets, held weekly at the nearest town, or the fairs, held annually at the greater cities, became important places for the exchange of goods of all kinds.  
In this passage the author’s conclusion that local markets and fairs were important is based on his statement that ______.

选项 A、communication between villages and towns was poor
B、roads were bad
C、there was little wheeled traffic
D、exchanges of goods took place at the markets

答案D

解析 本题属推理分析题。文章最后一句中的“for the exchange of goods of all kinds”已提示答案。
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