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  3. By 1830 the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent nations. The roughly 20 million inhabitants of these n

By 1830 the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent nations. The roughly 20 million inhabitants of these n

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问题     By 1830 the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent nations. The roughly 20 million inhabitants of these nations looked【C1】________to the future. Born in the crisis of the old regime and Iberian Colonialism, many of the leaders of independence shared the ideas of representative government, careers【C2】________to talent, freedom of commerce and trade, the right to private property, and a belief in the individual as the basis of society.【C3】________there was a belief that the new nations should be sovereign and independent states, large enough to be economically viable and integrated by a common set of laws.
    On the issue of【C4】________of religion and the position of the church, however, there was less agreement【C5】________the leadership. Roman Catholicism had been the state religion and the only one allowed by the Spanish crown. 【C6】________most leaders sought to maintain Catholicism as the official religion of the new states, some sought to end the【C7】________of other faiths. The defense of the Church became a rallying cry 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【C8】________in return to abolish slavery in the areas he liberated. By 1854 slavery had been abolished everywhere except Spain’ s remaining colonies. Early promises to end Indian tribute and taxes on people of mixed origin came much【C9】________because the new nations still needed the revenue such policies produced. Egalitarian sentiments were often tempered by fears that the mass of the population was【C10】________ self-rule and democracy.
【C9】
选项 A、slower
B、faster
C、easier
D、tougher
答案A
解析 空格所在句的句意是：取消向印第安人纳贡以及向混血人种征税的早期承诺在执行上________。结合上一句中提到的By 1854…和本句中的Early promises，still needed等与时间相关的词组。A选项slower“更慢”，B选项faster“更快”，C选项easier“更容易”，D选项tougher“更困难”。四个选项中只有A选项slower符合文意，代入文中，意为“取消向印第安人纳贡以及向混血人种征税的早期承诺在执行上更慢”，故选A。
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