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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] 【C20】
选项 A、puzzled by
B、hostile to
C、pessimistic about
D、unprepared for
答案 D
解析 语义衔接／固定搭配题。“Egalitarian sentiments were often tempered by fears that the mass of the population was 60 self-rule and democracy．”平等的情绪通常被缓解，这是由于担心大众______自治和民主。A项puzzled by对……感到困惑；B项hostile to与……敌对；C项pessimistic about对……悲观；D项unprepared for对……未准备好。由于新独立国家的人们刚刚摆脱了殖民统治，因此还没有充分了解和熟悉自治和民主，这里使用unprepared for符合语境。因此，正确答案为D项。
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