首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Social History of the East End of London 1. lst-4th centuries Produce from the area was used to【T1】______ the people of Lo
Social History of the East End of London 1. lst-4th centuries Produce from the area was used to【T1】______ the people of Lo
admin
2019-04-29
50
问题
Social History of the East End of London
1. lst-4th centuries
Produce from the area was used to【T1】______ the people of London.【T1】______
2. 5th- 10th centuries
New technology allowed the production of goods made of【T2】______ and leather.
【T2】______
3. 11th century
Lack of【T3】______ in the East End encouraged the growth of businesses.【T3】______
4. 16th century
- Construction of facilities for the building of【T4】______ stimulated international trade.
【T4】______
- Agricultural workers came from other parts of【T5】______ to look for work.
【T5】______
5. 17th century
Marshes were drained to provide land that could be【T6】______ on.【T6】______
6. 19th century
Inhabitants lived in conditions of great【T7】______ with very poor sanitation.
【T7】______
7. Early 20th century
Living conditions for most workers were【T8】______:【T8】______
- Houses were【T9】______ closely together【T9】______
-【T10】______ of the housing was the major concern【T10】______
【T4】
Social History of the East End of London
In the last few weeks, we’ve been looking at various aspects of the social history of London, and this morning we’re continuing with a look at life in the area called the East End. I’ll start with a brief history of the district, and then focus on life in the early twentieth century.
Back in the first to the fourth centuries A.D., when the Romans controlled England, London grew into a town of 45,000 people, and that’s now the East End—the area by the river Thames, and along the road heading northeast from London to the coast—consisted of farmland with crops and livestock which helped to feed that population.
The Romans left in 410, at the beginning of the fifth century, and from then onwards the country suffered a series of invasions by tribes from present-day Germany and Denmark, the Angles, Saxons and Jutes, many of whom settled in the East End. The technology they introduced meant that metal and leather goods were produced there for the first time. And as the East End was by the river, ships could transport goods between there and foreign markets.
In the eleventh century, in 1066 to be precise, the Normans conquered England, and during the next few centuries London became one of the most powerful and prosperous cities in Europe. The East End benefited from this, and because there were fewer restrictions there than in the city itself, plenty of newcomers settled there from abroad, bringing their skills as workers, merchants or money-lenders during the next few hundred years.
In the sixteenth century the first dock was dug where ships were constructed, eventually making the East End the focus of massive international trade. And in the late sixteenth century, when much of the rest of England was suffering economically, a lot of agricultural workers came to the East End to look for alternative work.
In the seventeenth century, the East End was still a series of separate, semi-rural settlements. There was a shortage of accommodation, so marshland was drained and built on to house the large numbers of people now living there.
By the nineteenth century London was the busiest port in the world, and this became the main source of employment in the East End. Those who could afford to live in more pleasant surroundings moved out, and the area became one where the vast majority of people lived in extreme poverty, and suffered from appalling sanitary conditions.
That brief outline takes us to the beginning of the twentieth century, and now we’ll turn to housing. At the beginning of the century, 1iving conditions for the majority of working people in East London were very basic indeed. Houses were crowded closely together and usually very badly built, because there was no regulation. But the poor and needy were attracted by the possibility of work, and they had to be housed. It was the availability, rather than the condition, of the housing that was the major concern for tenants and landlords alike.
Now, that’s all for today, thanks.
选项
答案
ships
解析
本题与16世纪相关。录音提到,在16世纪,第一个用于建船的码头开始挖掘建设,这使得伦敦东区成为国际贸易的焦点。空格前的Construction of facilities对应录音中的the first dock was dug,录音说了码头是用于建船(where ships were constructed),由此可知空格处应填入ships。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/a6RK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
PASSAGETHREEWhat’sthecentraltopicofthepassage?
Despitewhatyoumightthinkfromitsname,theMuseumofAfghanCivilizationwillbetheverymodelofamodemmajormuseumwhe
Mostpeoplefeelstressatsometimeintheirlives.Somepeoplelikethispressureandworkbetterbecauseofit.Otherpeople
PASSAGEFOUR
Allovertheworld,yourchancesofsuccessinschoolandlifedependmoreonyourfamilycircumstancesthanonanyotherfactor
OnacoolJunemorning,LizNeumarkisstirringupasimplesummersoupforsomeverydemandingclients.AscofounderandCEOof
Inthebroadestsense,justasarchaeologyisanaspectofanthropology,_____.
A、Quitelonely.B、Verysafe.C、Notveryconvenient.D、Notparticularlydangerous.D①选项都是形容词,推测本题应问看法或对某事物的描述。②问题问女士如何描述城市生活,对话最
A、Itismoretheoreticalthanpractical.B、Itismorepracticalthantheoretical.C、Itcombinespracticeandtheory.D、Itisatt
Major-choosinghaslongbeenahotissueforuniversitystudents.Somepeoplebelievethatitisnotpropertoaskstudentstoc
随机试题
调整X6132型铣床主轴轴承间隙时,应松开调整螺母上的锁紧螺钉,然后__________。
下列凭证,只用于记录不涉及库存现金和银行存款业务的是()。
枳实导滞丸的功用是()
银监会审查董事和高级管理人员的任职资格,应当自收到申请文件之日起()日内做出批准或者不批准的书面决定。
不具备直接灭火能力,用于挡烟阻火和冷却分隔物的防火系统为()。
收派员按照信息上门收件,完成交接手续,用无线巴枪扫描运单条码,然后将快件交回所在区域营业网点,这是()。
能够确定课税对象具体范围的是()。
简述铃木音乐教育体系的基本思想和观点。
Intheiridlemoments,historiansoccasionallyspeculateonhowtheworldwouldbedifferentifAdolfHitlerhadpassedtheentr
Accordingtotheauthor,babieslearntodothingswhich______.InPapousek’sexperimentbabiesmakelearnedmovementsofthe
最新回复
(
0
)