首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
By the end of the Middle Ages the technological systems called cities had long since become a central feature of Western life. I
By the end of the Middle Ages the technological systems called cities had long since become a central feature of Western life. I
admin
2013-11-24
366
问题
By the end of the Middle Ages the technological systems called cities had long since become a central feature of Western life. In 1600 London and Amsterdam each had populations of more than 100,000, and twice that number【1】in Paris. Also, the Dutch, English, Spanish, and French were beginning to【2】global empires.【3】and trade produced a【4】merchant class that helped to【5】an increasing desire for such【6】as wine, coffee, tea, cocoa, and tobacco. These merchants set a【7】of life aspired to by the wider populace.【8】the beginning of the 18th century, capital resources and banking systems were well enough established in Great Britain to【9】investment in mass-production【10】that would satisfy some of these middle-class aspirations.
The Industrial Revolution【11】in England, because that nation had the technological means, government encouragement, and a large and varied trade【12】. The first factories【13】in 1740, concentrating on【14】production. In 1740 the majority of English people wore woolen garments, but【15】the next 100 years the rough, often waterlogged and unhealthy woolens were【16】by cotton—especially after the【17】of the cotton gin(轧棉机)by Eli Whitney, an American, in 1793.
One of the most important innovations in the weaving process was【18】in France in 1801 by Joseph Jacquard; his loom used cards with holes punched in them to determine the placement of threads in the warp(弯曲). This use of punched cards inspired the British mathematician Charles Babbage to attempt to【19】a calculating machine based on the same principle. Although this machine never became fully practical, it【20】the great computer revolution of the 20th century.
【9】
选项
A、terminate
B、accomplish
C、stimulate
D、initiate
答案
D
解析
选项D表示“开始,发起(强调开始某一进程的第一步)”。而选项A“停止;结束”,选项B“完成,指成功地完成任务或实现预期目的,侧重结果而非过程,其宾语往往是任务、目的、旅程等”与原文意思相反,选项C“刺激,使兴奋;鼓励,鼓舞;指通过刺激或刺激物,以唤起静止的事物”,均不符合题意。
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.kaotiyun.com/show/ygmO777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Theroleofgovernmentinenvironmentalmanagementisdifficultbutinescapable.Sometimes,thestatetriestomanagetheresour
Themostconvincingevidencefortheimportanceofadultinfluenceonachild’sintelligencecomesfromastudyof"atrisk"chi
StandardEnglishisthevarietyofEnglishwhichisusuallyusedinprintandwhichisnormallytaughtinschoolsandtonon-nat
InmostAmericancities,thetentforaone-bedroomapartmentwas$250ormorepermonthinrecentyears.Insomesmallercities
CrossingWesleyanuniversity’scampususuallyrequireswalkingovercolorfulmessageschalkedontheground.Theycanbeasinno
Notuntilthe1980’s______inBeijingstarttofindwaystopreservehistoricbuildingsfromdestruction.
ManycountrieswillnotallowcigaretteadvertisingintheirnewspapersoronTVespeciallysincetheadvertisementsareusually
Thereisnodenyingthatstudentsshouldlearnsomethingabouthowcomputerswork,justasweexpectthematleasttounderstand
Shynessisanearlyuniversalhumantrait.Almosteveryonehasboutsofit,andhalfofthosesurveyeddescribethemselvesassh
FoodanddrinkplayamajorroleinChristmascelebrationsinmostcountries,butinfewmoresothaninMexico.Manyfamiliesov
随机试题
()时期出现的说唱艺术,如陶真、弹词、评话、评词和俗曲等,它们在浙江省曲艺史上起着承前启后、继往开来的作用。
手工钨极氩弧焊焊接紫铜的焊接工艺及操作要领是怎样的?
A.人工瓣膜置换术B.直视分离术C.闭式分离术D.经皮球囊二尖瓣成形术二尖瓣狭窄合并明显二尖瓣关闭不全,应首选的治疗方法为
下列药物中,具有清热泻火、滋阴润肺功效的药物是()
一位术后贫血合并有心功能不全的老年病人,输入以下何种血细胞制品最恰当
Leonard向北京市海淀区苏菲家政公司要求委派一位擦玻璃工,苏菲公司委派工作人员小梅前往。小梅在擦玻璃时,不慎将Leonard的波兰琥珀打碎,Leonard让小梅赔,小梅说赔不起。Leonard找苏菲公司,该公司称琥珀是小梅打碎的,与其无关,Leonar
钻孔灌注桩的钻孔泥浆一般由()组成。
建设工程项目()策划的主要任务是确定如何组织该项目的开发或建设。
物权的种类很多,下列的表述中不属于物权的是()。
“交子”是中国、也是世界上最早的纸币。纸币的出现是货币发展的重大进步,在经济史上具有划时代的意义。南宋、元、明、清各朝也都发行和使用纸币,不过,在中国封建社会时期,纸币流通面并不广,尚不能完全代替金属货币。中国纸币的大量发行和使用,是近代以后的事情。
最新回复
(
0
)