2. 外语
  3. Baltimore was founded in 1729. For a generation it seemed no different from a dozen other small settlements【C1】______up at the h

Baltimore was founded in 1729. For a generation it seemed no different from a dozen other small settlements【C1】______up at the h

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问题     Baltimore was founded in 1729. For a generation it seemed no different from a dozen other small settlements【C1】______up at the head of the Chesapeake Bays. Its claim【C2】______distinction consisted of a  blacksmith’s shop, flour【C3】______, and tobacco warehouse. Yet Baltimore was【C4】______for a more dynamic  future than its slow beginnings seemed to【C5】______. Spurred by an agricultural revolution in the Mary  land and Pennsylvania countryside【C6】______dramatic disruptions in the Atlantic economy, Baltimore at  mid-century began to【C7】______By 1799 it had risen to become the new Republic’s fourth largest city with【C8】______to overtake the three still【C9】______: New York, Philadelphia and Boston.【C10】______the Baltimore village of the Jeffersonian era looked utterly unlike the colonial village from【C11】______it had e merged, the two shared more than it might be apparent【C12】______the first glance. Baltimore’s economy had expanded tremendously, to be sure, but the same forces that sparked【C13】______around 1750 continued to【C14】______it fifty years later.【C15】______the establishment of new government at the state level in 1776, national level in 1788, and【C16】______level in 1797, the same irritating issues continued to attack its politics. If Baltimore had become richer and bigger, its occupational structure, wealth【C17】______and residential pat terns withstood the pressure of growth and looked about the same in 1790 as in 1812.【C18】______, beneath  the frozen and seemingly chaotic pace of【C19】______, Baltimore enjoyed a strong element of stability. For in 1812, no【C20】______than in 1729, Baltimore was a pre-industrial town.
【C14】
选项 A、endure
B、sustain
C、undergo
D、nurture
答案B
解析 此题属于语义搭配题。sustain意为“维持”，例如：We don’t have sufficient resources to sustain  our campaign for long．根据句意，这一力量在以后的50年继续维持其发展，故选项B) sustain正确。选项A) endure意为“忍受(长期的、不愉快的折磨)”，例如：The country is enduring the worst recession since the l930s．选项C) undergo意为“经历”，例如：Cinema in Britain is under going a revival of popularity．选项D) nurture意为“培养”，例如：As a record company director， his job is to nurture young talent．
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