Leif Erickson reached North America around the year 1000, but the attempt to explore was started slowly. It would be five centuries __1__ other Europeans landed on that continent.
Why were Europeans the ones to __2__ to the American? The Chinese and Arabs had the __3__ and technology to sail across the seas. __4__ of them tool regular voyages in the Indian Ocean and the Asian Pacific for trade. But exploration? By the mid-15
th century China had followed the closed-door policy to __5__ itself from the rest of the world. The Arabs, with access to the minerals and
spices (香料) of Africa and the Far East, saw no __6__ to journey into the unknown.
Europe, on the other hand, needed gold and silver; its mines could not __7__ the demand for
coinage (铸币). Ottoman Turks blocked the routes across the land to Asia. Only the sea held the promise of new wealth.
__8__ the return of Magellan’s ships in 1522 from its voyage around the world, the belief was __9__ that the oceans were interconnected, promising the age of discovery. The English, as well as the Spanish, Portuguese and French, __10__ themselves to finding the “river of the west” through North America to the east.
小题1: | A.after | B.since | C.before | D.when |
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小题2: | A.push | B.pull | C.draw | D.drive |
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小题3: | A.sources | B.resources | C.substances | D.matters |
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小题4: | A.Neither | B.Both | C.Any | D.None |
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小题5: | A.prevent | B.protect | C.isolate | D.differ |
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小题6: | A.need | B.chance | C.choice | D.regret |
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小题7: | A.create | B.meet | C.raise | D.develop |
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小题9: | A.extended | B.estimated | C.accepted | D.made |
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小题10: | A.contributed | B.referred | C.devoted | D.connected |
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