7．The underlined phrase “drawing on” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.

　　A．making use of

　　B．making comments on

　　C．giving an explanation of D．giving a description of

　　答案：A。词义猜测题。此处指霍华德利用了当时很受欢迎的一些观点，创造出了设计的完美结合。make use of 利用；make comments on 对……做出评论；give an explanation of 给出……的解释；give a description of 给出……的描述。

　　8．According to Howard, garden cities should be built ________.

　　A．as far as possible from existing cities

　　B．in the countryside where the land was cheap

　　C．in the countryside where agriculture was developed

　　D．near cities where employment opportunities already existed

　　答案：B。细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句“...to establish a garden city in the depressed countryside, far enough from existing cities to make sure that the land was bought at the bottom price”可知，花园城市是建在土地便宜的农村。

　　9．What can we learn about garden cities from the last paragraph?

　　A．Their number would continue to rise.

　　B．Each one would continue to become larger.

　　C．People would live and work in the same place.

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