首页
登录
职称英语
The word "brick" did not appear in the English language before the 15th centu
The word "brick" did not appear in the English language before the 15th centu
游客
2023-12-31
59
管理
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] 【C15】
选项
A、exceptionally
B、exclusively
C、extensively
D、expressly
答案
C
解析
本题考点为词义辨析。
(1)句式分析。
原句是一个带有定语从句的复杂句。代词These指前一句中的bricks。从定语从句可知,荷兰与德国的砖块过剩,制造商都急于将多余的砖块销售出去。而此句中already(早己)一词侧重表现时间,此处空格中所填的副词应该侧重表现使用的范围和程度,故此处应该填extensively。
(2)句意判断。
根据上下文,此句意为“砖块早已在荷兰和德国广泛使用”。
【知识拓展】语法拓展:同形异义词。
除了形近异义词,英语中还有一类词称为同形异义词。同形异义词的类型:①发音和拼写完全相同,但词义不同。e.g.scale/skeil/n.鱼鳞,天平,标度,攀登。(注意:同形异义词不一定全是多义词。)②发音相同,拼写和词义完全不同。e.g./ven/:vain adj.徒劳的;vein n.静脉;vane n.风向标。③拼写相同,发音、词性和词义完全不同,e.g.tear n.眼泪;tear v.撕,撕破,拉掉。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3320741.html
相关试题推荐
ItnowappearsthatGleasonwasfarclosertothetruththanClements.Thee
ItnowappearsthatGleasonwasfarclosertothetruththanClements.Thee
ThissectionmeasuresyourabilitytounderstandacademicpassagesinEnglish.T
ThissectionmeasuresyourabilitytospeakinEnglishaboutavarietyoftopics
ThissectionmeasuresyourabilitytounderstandacademicpassagesinEnglish.T
ThissectionmeasuresyourabilitytounderstandacademicpassagesinEnglish.T
ThissectionmeasuresyourabilitytowriteinEnglishtocommunicateinanacad
ThissectionmeasuresyourabilitytounderstandacademicpassagesinEnglish.T
Whatdoyourememberaboutyourlifebeforeyouwerethree?[img]2014m9s/ct_e
ThissectionmeasuresyourabilitytounderstandacademicpassagesinEnglish.T
随机试题
Lessthanayearago,anewgenerationofdietpillsseemedtoofferthelon
[audioFiles]audio_eufm_j65_001(20082)[/audioFiles]A、Themanhasquithisjob.B
“资产=负债+所有者权益”是静态的会计等式,而动态的会计等式则是“资产=负债+所
对于一阶RL电路零输入响应的时间常数为()。A.R*L B.R/L C
A.茯苓 B.乌贼骨 C.陈皮 D.龙骨 E.赤石脂滑脱诸证
游客的下列行为中,属于违法行为的有()。A.嫖娼 B.贩毒 C.布道 D.
我国现存最早的一部私家书目是()。A.《遂初堂书目》 B.《郡斋读书志》
人体中气的基本运动形式不包括A.升B.降C.出D.入E.聚
12345市民服务热线是北京市政府设立的非紧急救助服务,前身是1987年设立的“
施工成本控制的主要依据包括()。A.工程承包合同 B.施工成本计划 C
最新回复
(
0
)