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  3. By 1830 the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent nations. The roughly 20 million【C1】______of these nati

By 1830 the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent nations. The roughly 20 million【C1】______of these nati

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问题     By 1830 the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent nations. The roughly 20 million【C1】______of these nations looked【C2】______to the future. Born in the crisis of the old regime and Iberian colonialism, many of the leaders of independence【C3】______the ideals of representative government, careers【C4】______to talent, freedom of commerce and trade, the【C5】______to private property, and a belief in the individual as the basis of society.【C6】______there was a belief that the new nations should be sovereign and independent states, large enough to be economically viable and integrated by a【C7】______set of laws.
    On the issue of【C8】______of religion and the position of the Church,【C9】______, there was less agreement 【C10】______the leadership. Roman Catholicism had been the state religion and the only one【C11】______by the Spanish Crown.【C12】______most leaders sought to maintain Catholicism【C13】______ the official religion of the new states, some sought to end the【C14】______of other faiths. The defense of the Church became a rallying【C15】______for the conservative forces.
    The ideals of the early leaders of independence were often egalitarian, valuing equality of everything. Bolivar had received aid from Haiti and had【C16】______in return to abolish slavery in the areas he liberated. By 1854 slavery had been abolished everywhere except Spain’s【C17】______colonies. Early promises to end Indian tribute and taxes on people of mixed origin came much【C18】______ because the new nations still needed the revenue such policies【C19】______. Egalitarian sentiments were often tempered by fears that the mass of the population was【C20】______self-rule and democracy.
【C18】
选项 A、slower
B、faster
C、easier
D、tougher
答案A
解析 考查语境分析。空格处所在句意为“取消向印第安人纳贡以及向混血人种征税的早期承诺在执行上______”。上文提到玻利瓦尔承诺废除奴隶制，到1 854年除了西班牙剩余的殖民地外，其他地区都已废除奴隶制，根据上下文分析，此处应选A．slower“较慢”。即实现承诺来得很缓慢。faster“较快”；easier“较容易”；tougher“较难”，均不符合题意。
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