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（24）题答案
A、among
B、toward
C、during
D、before
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：第（24）题考察的是介词的选择，需要根据句子语境和逻辑来确定最合适的介词。 原句是：“In recent years, people in these regions have begun to take vacations _____ these cold winter months.”（近年来，这些地区的人们开始在这些寒冷的冬季月份里度假。） 选项A "among" 表示“在...之间”，通常用于表示多个事物之间的关系，而这里讨论的是一段时间，因此不适合。 选项B "toward" 表示“向...”，通常用于表示方向或目标，也不适用于描述在某个时间段内的行为。 选项C "during" 表示“在...期间”，用于描述在某个时间段内发生的活动或情况，符合句子语境。 选项D "before" 表示“在...之前”，用于描述在某个时间点之前发生的情况，而这里讨论的是在某个时间段内度假，因此也不合适。 因此，根据句子语境和逻辑，最合适的介词是 "during"，表示在这些寒冷的冬季月份里度假。所以答案是C。