Building roads by the British_______.
A、put an end to a whole series of quarrels.
B、prevented the Pathans from carrying on feuds.
C、lessened the subsidies paid to the Pathans.
D、gave the Pathans a much quieter life.
A、put an end to a whole series of quarrels.
B、prevented the Pathans from carrying on feuds.
C、lessened the subsidies paid to the Pathans.
D、gave the Pathans a much quieter life.
【参考答案及解析】
本题考查推断。 倒数第二句“All along the road people were expected to keep quiet, not to shoot one another, and above all not to shoot at travelers along the road”可知英国人筑路使得当地部落不能随意穿越公路攻打自己的敌人，客观上对于消除部落之间的世仇宿怨起了推动作用，综上，B选项正确。 第三段谈到英国人筑路带来的后果。末句指出：“a whole series of quarrels took their origin from this source.”可见筑路不但没能阻止争吵的发生，反而成为矛盾产生的原因，故排除A； 第七句指出：“They sought to ensure the safety of these roads by threats, by forts and by subsidies.”可知英国人采用包括提供补助津贴在内的形式来确保公路的安全，但并不是减少补助，故排除C； D项属于对此句的字面理解，故排除。 故正确答案为B项。
本题考查推断。 倒数第二句“All along the road people were expected to keep quiet, not to shoot one another, and above all not to shoot at travelers along the road”可知英国人筑路使得当地部落不能随意穿越公路攻打自己的敌人，客观上对于消除部落之间的世仇宿怨起了推动作用，综上，B选项正确。 第三段谈到英国人筑路带来的后果。末句指出：“a whole series of quarrels took their origin from this source.”可见筑路不但没能阻止争吵的发生，反而成为矛盾产生的原因，故排除A； 第七句指出：“They sought to ensure the safety of these roads by threats, by forts and by subsidies.”可知英国人采用包括提供补助津贴在内的形式来确保公路的安全，但并不是减少补助，故排除C； D项属于对此句的字面理解，故排除。 故正确答案为B项。