19. Passage 1 most directly challenges which of the following statements from Passage 2? 互联题

　　(A) "Today everyone who values cities is disturbed by automobiles." (lines 45-46)

　　(B) "City character is blurred until every place becomes more like every other place, all adding up to Noplace." (lines 51-53)

　　(C) "Good transportation and communication are not only among the most difficult things to achieve; they are also basic necessities." (lines 80-82)

　　(D) "Trade in ideas, services, skills, and personnel— and certainly in goods—demands efficient, fluid transportation and communication." (lines 86-88)

　　(E) "In fact, we should see that the car is a potentially exciting and liberating instrument for city life." (lines 91-93)

　　分析：第一篇文章作者对交通工具是极度负面的，所有最为反对的是E选项的内容。

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　　Section 2

　　1. 此题为简单同义重复，空格处因填写与“significant impact”同方向的词会，答案C(influential)正确。

　　2. 此题逻辑关系为同义重复，二空与“someone shrouded in mystery”同方向，故答案B正确。

　　3. 题干中冒号提示本题逻辑关系为同义重复。空格处因填与“she wrote more than…”同方向词汇。答案C(a prolific)正确。

　　4. 题干中一共三重逻辑关系。借助于逻辑关系词even，一空与conventional同义重复，二空借助that从句同义重复。一二空之间借助nevertheless反义重复。故答案E正确。

　　5. 题干中两个for均提示本题为同义重复中因果关系。空格处应填“implementing sweeping…”内容同方向的词汇。答案D(precipitately)正确。