单选题 The population of cities in the Eastern and Northern areas of the United States is declining while ______ southern cities is growing.

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本句的意思是:美国东部和中部城市的人口在下降,而南部城市的人口在增长。根据上下文的逻辑,空白处需要一个代词,由于population在本句中是单数意义,所以要用that。英语中为了避免重复,经常在后文中使用代词,此时应注意前后文的一致关系。再如:People who won’t see are more blind than those who can’t see.视而不见的人比那些看不见的人眼睛更瞎。The growth of prices is faster than that of the economy in that country.那个国家的物价上涨速度比经济增长速度还要快。