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在西方，火药、指南针和印刷术对于推翻封建统治、开拓世界市场、推动科技革命发挥了重要作用，但它们在明清时期的中国却未能推进社会变革。其重要原因之一在于当时的中国A. 经济停滞倒退B. 受到西方殖民者的侵扰C. 国家分裂、国力衰弱D. 固守农耕自然经济生产方式 答案：【答案】D【解析】根据材料和所学知识可知，中国落后的主要原因是封建制度的腐朽和小农经济占主导地位，束缚了四大发明转化为生产力，阻碍了中国社会的转型，D项正确。明清时期中国农耕经济高度繁荣，而不是经济停滞倒退，A项错误。受到西方殖民者侵扰属于外患，但不属于中国落后的重要原 　　Crime in the city of Clio hit a 30-year low last year．“This is absolutely wonderful for our citizens, our businesses, and our visitors," said Police Chief Louis Gates．Clio has a population of 28,000, but it has at least 30 gangs(帮派)．The gangs make most of their money from dealing drugs and offering "protection．” They also commit violent crimes, such as stealing, robbery or even murder． 　　There were 1,486 thefts last year．Most of the thefts involved cars．Thieves also robbed the people at gunpoint or pickpocketed them．They broke into houses and businesses at the alarming rate of two a day two years ago, but that rate was down to only one a day last year．"That's a 50-percent decrease in one year," said Gates．"I think the police officers deserve a big pat on the back．Even better, maybe they’ll get that 10-percent raise that they are all hoping for．" 　　With an example of how the police force has helped reduce crime, Gates talked about bicycle thefts．"For years and years, kids were locking up their bikes at bike stands in front of schools, libraries, and shopping mails．About 10 percent of the time, the kids would come out of the school or wherever and discover that their bike was no longer there．We wracked our brains(绞尽脑汁)trying to find a solution to this problem．Finally, at the beginning of last year, when we simply removed most of the bike stands, then the bicycle theft rate came down quickly． 　　Most cities in the state have similar problems．They all involve too many people, too much crime, too few police, and too little money．These problems go along with civilization everywhere．They might reduce, but they will probably never disappear．All people can do is hope for the best and prepare for the worst． (1) Crime in the city of Clio is mainly caused by ________． [　　] A． illegal gangs B． protection providers C． cruel murderers D． drug dealers (2) The underlined part in the 2nd paragraph probably means the police in Clio ________． [　　] A． hasn’t done well in the prevention of crimes． B． is responsible for alarming rate of crimes C． is worth praising for what they have done D． is faced with sudden attacks from behind (3) The police force has helped reduce the bicycle theft rate by ________． [　　] A． removing most of the bike stands B． asking kids to lock up their bikes C． setting up more public bike stands D． asking kids to park their bikes in front of schools (4) The author wants to tell us that ________． [　　] A． crimes are part of civilization in some of the cities B． the best will completely defeat the worst in development C． crimes and civilization are two sides in development D． civilization development leads to problems in cities