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  3. The modern urban planning and redevelopment movement【C1】______in response to the【C2】______and dirtiness of the slum areas which

The modern urban planning and redevelopment movement【C1】______in response to the【C2】______and dirtiness of the slum areas which

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问题     The modern urban planning and redevelopment movement【C1】______in response to the【C2】______and dirtiness of the slum areas which were【C3】______by the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century. Reformation of these areas【C4】______the objective of early city planners, who imposed regulatory laws establishing【C5】______for【C6】______, sanitation, water supply, sewage and public health conditions. Urban planners also introduced parks and playgrounds into crowded city neighborhoods ,【C7】______places for recreation, as well as【C8】______relief.
    The chief new urban-planning concept of the early 20th century was zoning — the regulation of building activity to set【C9】______of height and【C10】______and to protect established neighborhoods.
    Urban territory【C11】______as a result of improved public transportation. Workers could live far from their jobs, traveling back and forth by bus, subway, or car.
    By the middle of the 20th century, urban planning【C12】______its focus. Planners realized that factors of city living must be considered as a whole, so they aimed less【C13】______attacking【C14】______problems than at the improvement of entire urban surroundings.
    Another【C15】______of urban building has been the building of experimental new towns and cities. In Great Britain, India, Israel, and South America【C16】______new cities【C17】______built entirely from plans. Urban planning was an important【C18】______in Europe after World War II,【C19】______urban planners directed the reconstruction of【C20】______areas.
【C11】
选项 A、narrowed
B、extended
C、expanded
D、shortened
答案C
解析 篇章题。上下文理解题。空格后的部分讲了“公共交通发展的结果”，紧接着后一句又说到“工人住所远离工作之地，来回乘车上班”，因此，应选expanded，此处含义为“城市范围扩大”。expand“扩大”，指尺寸、体积、数量或范围的增加，如：She expanded her store by adding a second room．她加了一间房屋来扩大她的商店。extend“延伸，伸展”，表示时间和空间的“延长”，反义词为shorten，如：The railway will be extended next year．明年将要延长这条铁路。本句指城市范围，与面积相关，与长度无关，因此不能选此项。shorten“缩短，减小”，指长度、持续时间的缩短，如：It is well known that smoking will shorten our life．众所周知，抽烟会缩短生命。narrow“使变狭窄，使缩小”，指宽度或范围的缩小，如：The sun narrowed their eyes．阳光照得他们眯起眼睛。如选narrow，则表示城市范围缩小，与上下文的含义相矛盾。
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