问题补充:
It is hard to imagine a large city without policemen, but such was the in London in the early 18th century.
A. condition
B. affair
C. environment
D. situation
答案:
A. condition
B. affair
C. environment
(答案→)D. situation
解析:近形近义题。几个选项的意思是:situation“情况,处境”;condition“条件,状况”;affair“事情,事件”;environment“环境,周围情况”。condition和situation辨析:condition指事物或人所处的环境或由其他原因产生的特殊情况;situation指一个特定时期内的形势或局面,这种状况一般由相关的综合环境条件决定。本句的意思是:很难想象一个大城市没有警察,但是十八世纪初的伦敦就是这样。