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  3. By 1830 the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent nations. The roughly 20 million【C1】______of these nati

By 1830 the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent nations. The roughly 20 million【C1】______of these nati

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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.  
【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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