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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.  
【C4】
选项 A、related
B、close
C、open
D、devoted
答案C
解析 语义衔接／固定搭配题。本题选择形容词，在句子中体现前、后名词之间的关系。在“many of the leaders of independence shared the ideals of representative government，careers 44 to talent，freedom of commerce and trade…”这句话中，careers后面的形容词短语做定语，符合语境的只有C．careers open to talent“职位向有才能的人开放”。A项related to相关的；B项close to接近；C项open to公开的，开着的；D项devoted to奉献的，投入的。因此，选择C项。
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