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The word "brick" did not appear in the English language before the 15th centu

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问题    The word "brick" did not appear in the English language before the 15th century. Bricks 【C1】______ have been known in Britain before then, but they were not【C2】______ enough to be mentioned by any writer. We know that they were used in ancient Egypt, in India, and in the Roman【C3】______; they were used again in parts of Europe; but there is a strange【C4】______ in the history of brick-making which left Britain, at【C5】______, without bricks for building for several hundred years. When they did arrive in Britain, it was in a very【C6】______ way.
   In the 15th century, Britain’s wool trade was【C7】______ flourishing, and shiploads of wool were exported to other countries, among them, Germany and Holland. These ships would have had to return empty, 【C8】______ their captains were able to pick up a【C9】______ cargo, and no captain likes an empty ship. For【C10】______ thing, it is difficult to【C11】______ in stormy weather; for another thing, it is a great waste of space. So【C12】______ than return home with an empty ship, the captains would【C13】______ up with anything, and at about this time, somebody had the idea of loading the home-bound ships with【C14】______. These were already being used【C15】______ in Holland and Germany, where the brick-makers were anxious to sell their surplus【C16】______.
   These bricks must have been a godsend to the builders of London and southeast England. There was very【C17】______ building stone in that part of the country, and stocks of good building【C18】______ were running【C19】______. Bricks were first used for the big houses of rich people living in the countryside, and only later for town houses and 【C20】______ cottages. [br] 【C14】
选项 A、bricks
B、spices
C、utensils
D、porcelains
答案 A
解析    本题考点为词语重复。关键性词语的重复是语篇衔接的重要手段。
   (1)句式分析。
   原句是由并列连词and连接在一起的两个分句。第二个分句中，loading the home-bound ships with______作介词of的宾语，load sth．with…将……装在某物上。
   (2)句意判断。
   本文在讲砖块在英国的历史，此处讲到砖块的出现，根据上下文，此句意为“大约就在这个时候，有人提出装砖返航”。
   【知识拓展】词汇拓展。
   本句中的home-bound是复合词。复合词通常是由两个或两个以上自由词素构成的，主要有复合名词：headline，handbook，driveway等；复合形容词：world-famous，dog-tired，light-blue等；复合动词：(to)outline，(to)mass-produce，(to)sightsee等；复合代词：nobody，whatever：something等；复合连词：whenever, wherever，whereas等；复合介词：throughout，outside，alongside等。
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