Read the following passage and choose the most likely answer to each of the following questions.
Britain almost more than any other country in the world must seriously face the problem of building upwards, that is to say of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high blocks of flats. It is said that the Englishman objects to this type of existence, but if the case is such, he does in fact differ from the inhabitants of most countries of the world today. In the past our own blocks of flats have been associated with the lower-income groups and they have lacked the obvious provisions, such as central heating, constant hot water supply, electrically operated lifts from top to bottom, as well as such details, important notwithstanding（然而）, as easy facilities for disposal of dust and rubbish and storage places for baby carriages on the ground floor, playgrounds for children on the top of the buildings, and drying grounds for washing. It is likely that the dispute regarding flats versus（对抗）individual houses will continue to rage on for a long time as far as Britain is concerned. And it is unfortunate that there should be hot feelings on both sides whenever this subject is raised. Those who oppose the building of flats base their case primarily on the assumption（设想）that everyone prefers an individual home and garden and on the high cost per unit of accommodation. The latter ignores the higher cost of providing full services to a scattered community and the cost in both money and time of the journeys to work for the suburban resident.
The word “rage” means“（ ）”.
A、
be ignored
B、
develop with great force
C、
encourage people greatly
D、
be in fashion
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：
“rage”本意有“激烈，激进”的意思；出现在“It is likely that the dispute regarding flats versus（对抗） individual houses will continue to rage on for a long time as far as Britain is concerned.”此句中，即就英国而言，关于公寓与个体房屋的争议可能会（激烈地）持续很长时间。A项，被忽视；B项，大力发展；C项，大力鼓励人们；D项，时尚。结合原句语义，B项最为合适，大力的发展可理解为“激烈地持续”。