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  3. The West has begun to take more notice of the East. The fifth【C1】______of an enormous【C2】______reassessing the Chinese contr

The West has begun to take more notice of the East. The fifth【C1】______of an enormous【C2】______reassessing the Chinese contr

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问题     The West has begun to take more notice of the East.
    The fifth【C1】______of an enormous【C2】______reassessing the Chinese contribution to science and technology is to be published next year. The first volume,【C3】______was published twenty years ago,【C4】______the tone of the whole work. In it, evidence was given to show that many inventions which【C5】______, western historians had claimed for Europe, were made【C6】______in China. The attempt to rewrite the intellectual history of the world was not received【C7】______protest by some reputable historians.【C8】______, the evidence that has been presented so far in the first four volumes has persuaded many historians who were【C9】______at first. China’s invention of paper, printing, the magnetic compass and gunpowder【C10】______disputed, but this new history has added【C11】______bridge design, mechanical clocks, paddleboats and many【C12】______inventions to the list.
    In the four volumes published so far no attempt has been made to explain【C13】______China has not kept up with the West in science and technology in modern【C14】______. It is probable that the answer【C15】______in the social and economic history of China, where a static society【C16】______a relatively benevolent regime of scholar-gentry【C17】______the potentially revolutionary and dynamic society of the West at the end of the Middle Ages. In recent years, the Chinese government has been making every effort to【C18】______the West again, and there is【C19】______doubt that the gap is being【C20】______year by year. But will China avoid the West’s mistake?
【C20】
选项 A、widened
B、overlooked
C、neglected
D、reduced
答案D
解析 篇章题。上下文理解题。原因同上句，经政府努力，差距当然应缩小。reduce“缩小”，如：They made great efforts to reduce their household expenses．他们尽量削减家用开支。widen“加宽”，如：They widened the path．他们拓宽了小径。overlook“宽容”，指有意或故意忽略，如：Mother over-looked her little son’s fault．母亲宽恕了年幼儿子的过失。overlook还可表“忽视，忽略，漏看”，如：They overlooked the enormous risks involved．他们忽略了所牵涉到的极大危险。总之，overlook暗含“由于粗心、放任而没看出或采取行动”。neglect也指“忽略”，但还有“无视，不顾”之意，如：They neglected his warning．他们把他的警告当作耳边风。后三项均与题意不符。
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