The early expansion of the sugar industry was based on cane transported from

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问题     The early expansion of the sugar industry was based on cane transported from two different parts of the Orient, first from India and second from the islands of the Southwest Pacific. From India, sugar cane was carried through the western regions of Asia into Arabia and later into the countries bordering on the Mediterranean. It was established in Sicily in about A. D. 703 and was carried to Spain in about A. D. 755. As early as A. D. 1,150, Spain had at least 75,000 acres of cane. During this early period sugar cane was grown largely to supply local wants. The Crusades were partly responsible for the further expansion and improvement of the sugar industry and for interesting Europeans in the use of sugar.  [br] Sugar cane was first introduced into Spain in ______.

选项 A、A.D.703
B、A.D. 755
C、AD.1150
D、A.D. 1419

答案 B

解析 细节题型见第三句:It was established in Sicily in about A.D.703 and was carried to Spain in about A.D.755.大约在公元703年,糖业在西西里(意大利)建立了起来;大约在公元755年甘蔗被运到了西班牙。因此答案为B。
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