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A Most Important Period in Greek One of the most important periods in Greek history was the Hellenistic Age which began aft
A Most Important Period in Greek One of the most important periods in Greek history was the Hellenistic Age which began aft
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A Most Important Period in Greek
One of the most important periods in Greek history was the Hellenistic Age which began after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B. C., and lasted almost 200 years. It was during this time in history that Greek ideas and Greek culture spread into Egypt and throughout the Near East. A Greek state even existed (51) India. During the Hellenistic Age, there were great advances (52) in Greek scholarship in such areas as philosophy, science, religion, art and social justice. Important discoveries were made in the (53) . Eratosthenes, for instance, made an accurate calculation (54) the diameter of the earth, while Aristarchus declared that the earth (55) round. Social reformers attempted to (56) debt and (57) a program of land redistribution among the poor hut met with little success. Women achieved a better social (58) and among the middle class education became widespread.
Peace of mind was the great concern of the philosophers of the Hellenistic Age. The Stoics insisted that happiness could be achieved when (59) learned to accept the events which were (60) his control and, at the same time, did his duty. The Epicureans (61) the idea that moderation in pleasure and the avoidance of pain produced the desired result. The Cynics turned away from all desires and pleasures, and (62) pursuit of virtue. In religion, many Greeks (63) the worship of such Egyptian gods as Serapis and Isis.
During the Hellenistic Age, the area of Greek influence included such political powers as the Ptolemies of Egypt, the Seleucids of Syria, the Antigonids of Macedon and the Attalids of Pergamum, and it was their fighting against each other and (64) themselves that (65) the way for the aggressive Romans to conquer Greece and most of the Hellenistic world in the 100’s B.C. The Romans brought the Hellenistic Age to a close when they conquered the last major power, Egypt, in 30 B. C.
选项
A、espoused
B、postulated
C、deemed
D、speculated
答案
A
解析
此题属于语义搭配题。选项A espoused意为“拥护,支持,信奉(主义,学说等)”,例如:He espoused the cause of equal rights for women.(他支持妇女地位平等的思想。)选项B postulated意为“假定,以……为前提”,例如:He postulates that the news is true.(他认定这个消息是真的。)选项C deemed意为“认为”,相当于consider,例如:Do you deem this plan(to be)sensib
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