【单选题】
阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。
From the beginning, water has furnished man with a source of food and a highway to travel upon. The first civilizations arose{{U}} (1) {{/U}}water was a dominant clement in the environment, a challenge{{U}} (2) {{/U}}man’s ingenuity. TheEgyptians invented the 365-day calendar in response to the Nile’s annual flooding. TheBabylonians,{{U}} (3) {{/U}}were among the most famous lawmaker in ancient times, invented laws{{U}} (4) {{/U}}water usage. Water inspired theChinese to build a 1,000-{{U}} (5) {{/U}}canals, a complex system which, after nearly 2,500 years, remains still practically{{U}} (6) {{/U}}and still commands the astonishment of engineers.But{{U}} (7) {{/U}}never found complete solutions to their water problems. The Yellow River is also known as "China Sorrow"; it is so unpredictable and dangerous{{U}} (8) {{/U}}in a single flood it has caused a million{{U}} (9) {{/U}}. Floods slowed the great{{U}} (10) {{/U}}of the Indus River Valley, and inadequate drainage mined{{U}} (11) {{/U}}of its lanD、Today water dominates man{{U}} (12) {{/U}}it always has done. Its presence continues to{{U}} (13) {{/U}}the location of his homes and cities; its violent variability can{{U}} (14) {{/U}}man or his herds or his crops; its routs links him{{U}} (15) {{/U}}his fellows; its immense value may add m already dangerous political conflicts. There are many examples of this in our own time.
B．effect
C．society
D．civilization
网考网参考答案：D
网考网解析：
[解析] Civilization是指“印度河谷的人类文明”。而influence是“影响”，effect是“影响”， society是“社会”。因influence和effect语义相近，所以互相排除，而从该句的浯义上说civilization合理。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>
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