2. 外语
  3. The word "brick" did not appear in the English language before the 15th century. Bricks 【C1】______ have been known in Britain be

The word "brick" did not appear in the English language before the 15th century. Bricks 【C1】______ have been known in Britain be

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问题    The word "brick" did not appear in the English language before the 15th century. Bricks 【C1】______ have been known in Britain before then, but they were not【C2】______ enough to be mentioned by any writer. We know that they were used in ancient Egypt, in India, and in the Roman【C3】______; they were used again in parts of Europe; but there is a strange【C4】______ in the history of brick-making which left Britain, at【C5】______, without bricks for building for several hundred years. When they did arrive in Britain, it was in a very【C6】______ way.
   In the 15th century, Britain’s wool trade was【C7】______ flourishing, and shiploads of wool were exported to other countries, among them, Germany and Holland. These ships would have had to return empty, 【C8】______ their captains were able to pick up a【C9】______ cargo, and no captain likes an empty ship. For【C10】______ thing, it is difficult to【C11】______ in stormy weather; for another thing, it is a great waste of space. So【C12】______ than return home with an empty ship, the captains would【C13】______ up with anything, and at about this time, somebody had the idea of loading the home-bound ships with【C14】______. These were already being used【C15】______ in Holland and Germany, where the brick-makers were anxious to sell their surplus【C16】______.
   These bricks must have been a godsend to the builders of London and southeast England. There was very【C17】______ building stone in that part of the country, and stocks of good building【C18】______ were running【C19】______. Bricks were first used for the big houses of rich people living in the countryside, and only later for town houses and 【C20】______ cottages.
【C16】
选项 A、workshops
B、stocks
C、tools
D、resources
答案B
解析    本题考点为语境推理。
   (1)句式分析。
   原句是一个带有定语从句的复杂句。在where引导的表示地点的定语从句中，their surplus______作sell的宾语，也即，此处应该填名词。
   (2)句意判断。
   根据上句，该句意为“砖块制造商急于出售多余的库存”。
   【知识拓展】(1)词汇拓展。
   ①workshop为合成名词，意为“车间，工作坊，研讨班”，a poetry／drama workshop诗歌讲习班／戏剧研讨班。其他与work相关的合成词有work-in-progress半成品，workload工作量，workman男性工人，workmanship手艺，工艺，workmate工友，workout锻炼，work pack工作包，workpeople劳工阶层，workplace工作场所，worksheet活页练习，workspace工作区，worktop工作台，操作台，work wear工作服。
   ②stock n．存货，储备，be in／out of stock有货／没货；stock v.库存，在……中储存，stock up贮备，stock up on／with sth．备足某物，stock sth．up／stock up sth．把……装满。
   ③tool n．工具，用具，手段，a set of tools一套工具，garden tools园艺用具，down tools停工，an essential tool in the classroom基本教具，be a mere tool in the hands of…只是……手里的工具。
   ④resource n．资源，智谋，(pl.)财力，人力，才智，natural／untapped／unlimited resources自然／尚未开发的／无限的资源，pool one’s resources集中人力物力，draw on one’s resources依靠自己的才智。
   (2)语法拓展：where的用法。
   Where可引导定语从句、状语从句、名词性从句。
   e．g．He lived in the room where Jane once lived．(=He lived in the room in which Jane once lived．)
   他住在简曾经住过的房子里。(定语从句)
   Tom grew up where he was born．
   汤姆是在他出生的地方长大的。(状语从句)
   Will you tell me where I can find this book?
   你能告诉我从哪里能找到这本书吗?(宾语从句)
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