The northern parts of the United States get very cold in the win

The northern parts of the United States get very cold in the winter.It snows a great deal and the?temperature often goes_____21_____zero degree in January,_____22_____and March.But the northeastern and?northcentral regions of____23______have been financial and industrial centers,and they are heavily polluted. In recent years,people in these regions have begun to take vacations_____24_____these cold winter?months.They go to southern parts of the country____25______it is warmer.Many go to Florida where the?weather is_____26_____.Others go to the southwestern states of Arizona,New Mexico and Texas where they._____27_____dry desert climates. It has become_____28_____nowadays.for old people to move south to these places_____29_____they?retire.Typically these people sell their houses in their home communities and move south to begin a?new life_____30_____senior citizens. Their children likely have homes_____31_____and many of them are moving south_____32_____communities?where they were_____33_____.The southern and southwestern parts of the country are now growing_____34_____any?other part.Business and industry_____35_____many offices and factories in the south.California is already?the most popular state in the country. 第（34）题答案
A、less than
B、as fast as
C、as slow as
D、faster than
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：根据文章的内容，第34题所在的句子是描述美国南部和西南部的增长情况。句子中提到“The southern and southwestern parts of the country are now growing _____ any other part.”，这里需要填写一个比较级的表达，用来描述南部和西南部相对于其他地区的增长情况。 选项A的“less than”表示“少于”，与句子想要表达的意思相反，因此不合适。 选项B的“as fast as”表示“和……一样快”，虽然是一个比较级的表达，但它没有表达出南部和西南部增长快于其他地区的含义。 选项C的“as slow as”表示“和……一样慢”，同样也不符合句子的语境。 选项D的“faster than”表示“比……更快”，这是一个合适的比较级表达，能够准确地描述南部和西南部相对于其他地区的快速增长。 因此，正确答案是D，即“faster than”。这个答案与文章整体内容相符，也符合句子的语法和语境要求。