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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 so ciety. 【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 a greement 【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 every thing. 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] 【C18】
选项 A、slower
B、faster
C、easier
D、tougher
答案 A
解析 语义辨析题。“Early promises to end Indian tribute and taxes on people of mixed origin came much 38 because…”停止印第安人进贡和对混血人种征税的早期承诺实现得颇为______，因为……。A项slower较慢；B项faster较快；C项easier较容易；D项tougher较难。上文提到玻利瓦尔承诺废除奴隶制，到1854年，除了西班牙残存的殖民地外，其他地区都已经废除奴隶制。根据上下文可知，此处是说这些早期承诺实现得较为缓慢。因此，正确答案为A项。
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