单选题
Over half the world's people now live in cities. The
latest "Global Report on Human Settlements" says a significant change took place
last year. The report {{U}} {{U}} 31 {{/U}} {{/U}}this week from
U. N. Habitat, a United Nations agency. A century ago,
{{U}} {{U}} 32 {{/U}} {{/U}}than five percent of all people
lived in cities. {{U}} {{U}} 33 {{/U}} {{/U}}the middle of this
century it could be seventy percent, or {{U}} {{U}} 34 {{/U}}
{{/U}}six and a half billion people. Already three-fourths of
people in {{U}} {{U}} 35 {{/U}} {{/U}}countries live in cities.
Now most urban population {{U}} {{U}} 36 {{/U}} {{/U}}is in the
developing world. Urbanization can lead to social and economic
progress, but als0 put {{U}} {{U}} 37 {{/U}} {{/U}}on cities to
provide housing and {{U}} {{U}} 38 {{/U}} {{/U}}. The new
report says almost two hundred thousand people move {{U}} {{U}} 39
{{/U}} {{/U}}cities and towns each day. It says worsening inequalities,
{{U}} {{U}} 40 {{/U}} {{/U}}by social divisions and differences
in {{U}} {{U}} 41 {{/U}} {{/U}}, could result in violence and
crime unless cities plan better. Another issue is urban sprawl
(无序展的城区). This is where cities {{U}} {{U}} 42 {{/U}}
{{/U}}quickly into rural areas, sometimes {{U}} {{U}} 43 {{/U}}
{{/U}}a much faster rate than urban population growth. Sprawl is
common in the United States. Americans move a lot. In a recent study, Art Hall
at the University of Kansas found that people are moving away from the {{U}}
{{U}} 44 {{/U}} {{/U}}cities to smaller ones. He sees a {{U}}
{{U}} 45 {{/U}} {{/U}}toward "de-urbanization" across the
nation.
单选题
A. came on
B. came over
C. came off
D. came out
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] come out：出版、发表；come on：开始、接着来；come over：过来、顺便来访；come off：结果、脱落。根据本句话的意思是：“应该是发表报告。”所以选D。