单选题 History tells us that in ancient Babylon, the cradle of civilization, the people tried to build a tower that would reach heaven.

A、 center of civilization
B、 place where civilization started
C、 place where civilization was yet to emerge
D、 the earliest period of civilization

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[分析] 词义辨析 cradle of civilization：文明的摇篮；A. center of civilization 文明的中心；B. place where civilization started 文明起源地；C. place where civilization was yet to emerge 文明要形成之地；D. the earliest period of civilization 文明的最早时期；因此B为答案。