Question

英语完型填空一道问题，求高手回答。

The Black Death had many long-term 56 . Certain areas of Europe were nearly 57 after it, including some of its prosperous cities. For example, Bremen, Germany, lost almost 7,000 of its 12,000 inhabitants; Florence, Italy, lost 40,000 of its nearly 90,000; and Paris lost more than 50,000 of its 180,000. Major cities had to create mass graveyards where the dead could be buried. European population only began to 58 again in the last decades of the 15th century.
第56个。
56. A. consequences B. harms C. effect D. correction
为什么不能选B C.
58. A. decline B. recover C. motivate D. grow
58题选D 但是为什么不选B 。

Answer 1

56选A
因为B是不可数的。C没有加s，而且effect一般是指好的方面。
A比较中性，表示后果。

58因为表示人数的增长，所以用grow。recover一般指身体的康复。

Answer 2

56选A
因为B是不可数的。C没有加s，而且effect一般是指好的方面。
A比较中性，表示后果。

58因为表示人数的增长，所以用grow。recover一般指身体的康复。

Answer 3

effect是动词，harms有点贬义，这里指长期的影响