完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Thanks to a combination of young businessmen, large numbers of university students and revitalization(新生) efforts by the local and national governments, today's Nanjing has an __1__ of youthful exuberance(繁茂) that would have been  __2__ only a few decades ago. __3__， the city, a booming city of 6.5 million on the banks of the Yangtze River some 185 miles west of Shanghai, bears __4__ resemblance to the former capital of China that suffered the worst cruelty and violence of World War II.

 __5__ Nanjing has shown a remarkable capacity for reinvention during its 2500­year history. And in recent years, the city has moved __6__ its tragic past to become a vital engine of China's economic growth, thanks __7__ to its position in the middle of China's prosperous eastern seaboard. Growth has also __8__ thanks to improved ground transportation: A new bullet train linking Nanjing and Shanghai started service last year, __9__ travel time between the cities from several hours to just 75 minutes, and a Beijing­Shanghai high­speed line is __10__ to open later this year, with a stop in Nanjing. Within the city, two metro lines were built in the last few years; 15 more are planned to begin service by 2030.

Signs of Nanjing's __11__ wealth and optimism can be seen enerywhere. In the heart of the downtown Xinjiekou district, a bronze statue of Sun Yat­sen, __12__ the father of modern China, looks __13__ over a busy __14__ area.

There is perhaps no more __15__ symbol of the city's transformation than the Zifeng Tower, a 1480­foot skyscraper that opened its doors last May. __16__ offices, restaurants and an InterContinental hotel, the tower is the second tallest building in China and billed as the seventh tallest in the world.

Underlying all this development is a large Chinese and __17__ student population—there are several major universities, plus a branch of Johns Hopkins's international studies school. In fact, art and music __18__ in all sorts of places.

On a larger __19__， local government officials and private investors are pushing the city as a rising center for contemporary art and architecture, hoping to attract __20__ from the neon­bathed streets of its neighbor Shanghai.

1. A. advance  B. affection  C. air  D. ability

2. A. unforgettable  B. unthinkable  C. unbearable  D. unnecessary

3. A. Actually  B. Regretfully  C. Hopefully  D. Consequently

4. A. close  B. slight  C. much  D. little

5. A. Because  B. But  C. As  D. Since

6. A. beyond  B. on  C. off  D. out

7. A. in addition  B. in all  C. in part  D. in fact

8. A. started  B. enlarged  C. existed  D. accelerated

9. A. removing  B. cutting  C. dividing  D. lowering

10. A. scheduled  B. invented  C. desired  D. meant

11. A. attractive  B. well­received  C. newfound  D. discovered

12. A. thought  B. treated  C. considered  D. elected

13. A. out  B. at  C. about  D. for

14. A. remote  B. regional  C. rural  D. commercial

15. A. universal  B. visible  C. traditional  D. political

16. A. Keeping  B. Consisting  C. Opening  D. Housing

17. A. British  B. western  C. American  D. foreign

18. A. spring up  B. stand up  C. set up  D. keep up

19. A. extent  B. degree  C. scale  D. level

20. A. businessmen  B. students  C. tourists  D. painters

1-5CBADB　6-10ACDBA　11-15CCADB　16-20DDACC