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  3. By 1830 the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent nat

By 1830 the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent nat

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问题    By 1830 the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent nations. The roughly 20 million【C1】______of these nations looked【C2】______to the future. Born in the crisis of the old regime and Iberian Colonialism, many of the leaders of independence【C3】______the ideals of representative government, careers【C4】______to talent, freedom of commerce and trade, the【C5】______to private property, and a belief in the individual as the basis of society.【C6】______there was a belief that the new nations should be sovereign and independent states, large enough to be economically viable and integrated by a【C7】______set of laws. On the issue of【C8】______of religion and the position of the Church,【C9】______, there was less agreement【C10】______the leadership. Roman Catholicism had been the state religion and the only one【C11】______by the Spanish crown.【C12】______most leaders sought to maintain Catholicism【C13】______the official religion of the new states, some sought to end the【C14】______of other faiths. The defense of the Church became a rallying【C15】______for the conservative forces. The ideals of the early leaders of independence were often egalitarian, valuing equality of everything. Bolivar had received aid from Haiti and had【C16】______in return to abolish slavery in the areas he liberated. By 1854 slavery had been abolished everywhere except Spain’s【C17】______colonies. Early promises to end Indian tribute and taxes on people of mixed origin came much【C18】______because the new nations still needed the revenue such policies【C19】______. Egalitarian sentiments were often tempered by fears that the mass of the population was【C20】______self-rule and democracy.  [br] 【C17】
选项 A、controlling
B、former
C、remaining
D、original
答案 C
解析 词汇辨析题。本题选择形容词，修饰名词colonies。“By 1854 slavery had been abolished everywhere except Spain’s 57 colonies．”到1854年，除了西班牙______的殖民地外，其他地区都已经废除了奴隶制。A项controlling正在控制的；B项former以前的；C项remaining遗留的；D项original原始的。因此应选C项，指西班牙残存的殖民地国家。
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