Leif Erickson reached North America around the year 1000, but the attempt to explore was started slowly. It would be five centuries __1__ other Europeans landed on that continent.
Why were Europeans the ones to __2__ to the American? The Chinese and Arabs had the __3__ and technology to sail across the seas. __4__ of them tool regular voyages in the Indian Ocean and the Asian Pacific for trade. But exploration? By the mid-15th century China had followed the closed-door policy to __5__ itself from the rest of the world. The Arabs, with access to the minerals and spices (香料) of Africa and the Far East, saw no __6__ to journey into the unknown.
Europe, on the other hand, needed gold and silver; its mines could not __7__ the demand for coinage (鑄幣). Ottoman Turks blocked the routes across the land to Asia. Only the sea held the promise of new wealth.
__8__ the return of Magellan’s ships in 1522 from its voyage around the world, the belief was __9__ that the oceans were interconnected, promising the age of discovery. The English, as well as the Spanish, Portuguese and French, __10__ themselves to finding the “river of the west” through North America to the east.
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A.a(chǎn)fterB.sinceC.beforeD.when
小題2:
A.pushB.pullC.drawD.drive
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A.sourcesB.resourcesC.substancesD.matters
小題4:
A.NeitherB.BothC.AnyD.None
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A.preventB.protectC.isolateD.differ
小題6:
A.needB.chanceC.choiceD.regret
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A.createB.meetC.raiseD.develop
小題8:
A.AsB.ForC.WithD.At
小題9:
A.extendedB.estimatedC.a(chǎn)cceptedD.made
小題10:
A.contributedB.referredC.devotedD.connected

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