Industrial growth in countries had formerly been markets __1__) e3 T% L: c8 I. s# L. T3 q
hastened regional self-sufficiency and, in the consequence, __2__1 U8 n, I- |! E H
hastened the collapse of organized long-distance trade. This
6 B4 S8 s7 P" J2 V" f process was intensified by the spread of a new metal, iron.- x, G2 Q, l2 u9 A/ z' k; r
In almost 1400 B.C. new smelting techniques led to the high __3__% ?+ u( e' E" O$ q1 g' Q
temperatures which could produce an iron superior in/ u. [7 r6 ` C+ {: a
strength to bronze. Probably developing in northeastern __4__
8 u' y' R @: f Turkey, this process spread over Europe considerately more __5__, y7 w% a" I& w q7 i$ }
rapidly than the art of processing bronze.This rapid0 K+ @' E, r3 ~1 q7 G
spread was due not only particularly war and the movements __6__
4 H3 F7 Y2 C' t of people, but chiefly, to the wide occurence of iron ore as well. __7__
+ L1 C- |' [* e. T, }% r# Q Iron was available for smelting in almost every land and, in' ?# D! _% o( _2 |. u9 |
efficiency,iron forging offered almost every country the __8__
* O9 T- `2 k/ B7 Q+ f/ y prospect of economical self-sufficiency. It was eagerly seized __9__- P0 B* d" b" y9 F- c# h- L
upon, and the bottom fell out of the bronze market and the
" A$ I G3 ]) \/ Z general economics. Trade stagnated, ships were laid up, and __10__
5 l' U+ S% T% A A$ E9 t0 Z a recession set in.. d0 a8 T! p1 T. ?
答案及解析:
. v7 \7 l/ I( S- n& ]0 o' ` 1. had前加that/which) j# V$ A k* U4 b
由that/which引导定语从句
6 L; Q" H! r7 L! D 2. 去掉the
/ R2 Y: u. p2 O" M. X; f) u. a in consequence of 为习语
# u' Y& r1 m/ i' x" S+ ^ 3.almost—about/around
2 c2 ~& [ T; v4 g 4. developing—developed
$ u0 \9 [" s; m0 j8 e 过去分词表示该工艺已经开发完成7 N' i/ n2 ?# l3 K( p
5. considerately—considerably
3 j& [1 E# Y) ]9 W% z; _ O* Z! \' ^ 两者为形近词,前者意为“体谅地,体贴地”,后者则是“相当地”
! {0 Y7 p M/ w( r) B1 V6 y 6. 在war前加to
; r( [/ M4 Y7 U+ l4 e 此处为due not only to...but chiefly to...的结构
- L+ o' H4 B- _ 7. occurence—occurrence
3 d; |+ W6 D* P5 R 拼写错误
- x u+ Z8 C6 A1 X( b 8. efficiency—effect
Z+ V( B; c/ S- y/ V in effect为习语,相当于in fact3 O8 `. `+ M- W/ d
9. economical—economic! ^& q( q* a2 T0 d" e
前者意味“节省的,经济的”,后者意为“经济状况的,与经济相关的”
! a% ^; ]. |4 e/ g8 u. b8 `5 @9 Q 10. economics—economy
5 H- l% s/ ^4 j 前者意为“经济学”,后者意为“经济” |