首页
登录
职称英语
In general, the ancient Romans were a practical people. They cared less abou
In general, the ancient Romans were a practical people. They cared less abou
游客
2023-09-25
83
管理
问题
In general, the ancient Romans were a practical people. They cared less about philosophy anti pure mathematics than did the Greeks. The Romans were the best of the ancient engineers anti architects. They were brilliant students of Greek geometry and trigonometry, and they applied their knowledge to the constructions of fine bridges, roads, aqueducts, and public buildings.
They knew about the smelting of iron ore, but they used the iron they produced mainly for spears, swords, and shields, rather than for building construction.
While the Romans accomplished practical wonders, they did very little theoretical scientific thinking. Because of their frequent wars, many of their inventions were no more than improvements in the design of Greek weapons with which they were familiar.
There are two reasons for the Romans neglect of philosophy and pure mathematics. First, they were apparently too busy conquering nearby nations and forming them into a rapidly growing empire to waste much time on abstract thinking. Secondly, they were handicapped by the rigidity of their numerical system. The Romans did all of their arithmetic on an abacus, the ancient counterpart of the modem computing machine. Their number system discouraged the study of pure mathematics. [br] It can be inferred form the passage that______.
选项
A、the Romans were bored by their numberical system
B、the Romans invented abaci
C、the Romans were very rigid
D、the Romans didn’t want to learn Greek mathematics
答案
A
解析
参阅第四段第三句。这句的意思是罗马数字的刻板妨碍了他们(进行纯理论的研究),A与此意相似。B选项在文中明确说明,不能选为答案,C、D选项的意思不能从文中推断出。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3043385.html
相关试题推荐
Aprilfool’sDayistraditionallyadaytoplaypracticaljokesonothers,se
Generally(speak)______,IpreferChinesefoodtowesternfood.speaking本题考查固定结构
Jazzhasadifferent__________.[originaltext]Rockisgenerallyaloudkindofm
Itplayedwith__________.astrongbeat将句子“Rockisgenerallyaloudkindofmusic
Today’syoungpeoplegenerallyhavemorepurchasingpowerthantheirparents,an
Generallyspeaking,Chinaisnowonlyatthebeginningstageofproducingitsow
Shedescribedtheancientcityindetailbecauseshe(live)______thereforyears
Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.Youarerequiredt
Therearemoresleepwalkersthangenerallyreportedbecause______.[br]Frompa
Ihavedecidedtodevote(me)______tohelpingblindpeople.myself句意:我已决定投身于帮助盲
随机试题
逐步取消phaseout
Completethenotesbelow.WriteONEWORDONLYforeachanswer.GRAPHICALSYMBOL
法院的工作方式主要有()A.首长负责制 B.人民陪审员制度 C.合议制 D
下列属于周转性材料的有()。A.模板 B.脚手架 C.支架 D.电焊
某学校初二(3)班,体育课教学内容为学习“低单杠翻上成支撑”的动作技术(详见下图
A. B. C.α D.pH E.d旋光度符号为
防止精神分裂症复发的重要措施是A:坚持服药 B:营养充足 C:居住环境安静
孔永平,男,14岁,初二学生,父母离婚,他跟着母亲生活。孔永平的父亲经济收入不高
原发性甲亢病人术前服用碘剂的作用是 A.抑制甲状腺素的合成B.抑制甲状腺素的释
噬菌体是一种侵袭细菌的病毒,虽然它们很早就被发现,但由于一次只能攻击一种特定的细
最新回复
(
0
)