问题
单项选择题
It all started in 1950, when people began to build their houses on the ______ of their cities.
A.paradises
B.omissions
C.orchards
D.outskirts
答案
参考答案:D
解析: D选项outskirts边界、(尤指)市郊,如:Presently she recognized that she was already in the outskirts of the city. 不久她看出,她已经到达这座城市的郊区。根据空格处的意思“在城市的郊区处建房子”,可知答案为D。其他三项中,A选项paradise“天堂”;B选项omission“省略、遗漏的东西”;C选项orchard“果园”,都不正确。