The conflict between （ ）becomes

The conflict between （ ）becomes more intense in Thomas Hardy's last two novels, one of which is Jude the Obscure.
A、the past and the present
B、the traditional and the advanced
C、the rural and the urban
D、the old and the modern
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：本题考查的是哈代的作品主题特点。 在托马斯·哈代的作品中，旧时代和现代的冲突是非常普遍的，同时他对这些传统的人物报以同情的态度，在他的Tess of the D'Urbervilles《德伯家的苔丝》(1891)和Jude the Obscure《无名的裘德》(1895)体现最为明显。故选D。