[单项选择]Perhaps it’s the weather, which sometimes seals London with a gray ceiling for weeks on end. Or maybe it is Britons’ penchant for understatement, their romantic association with the countryside or their love of gardens. Whatever the reason, while other cities grew upward as they developed, London spread outward, keeping its vast parks, its rows of townhouses and its horizon lines intact.
But as the city’s population and its prominence as a global business capital continue to grow, it sometimes seems ready to burst at the seams. In response, developers are turning to a type of building that used to be deeply unfashionable here, even as it flourished in other capitals of commerce: the skyscraper.
In recent years, a cluster of sizable office towers have sprouted on the periphery of London, in its redeveloped Docldands at Canary Wharf. But skyscrapers now are pushing into the heart of the City, London’s central financial district, and surrounding areas along the Thames.
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A. the weather there covers the city with a gray ceiling.
B. British are inclined to understatement.
C. British love the countryside and gardens.
D. the city’s population and its prominence grow increasingly.