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  3. The West has begun to take more notice of the East. The fifth【C1】______of an enormous【C2】______reassessing the Chinese contr

The West has begun to take more notice of the East. The fifth【C1】______of an enormous【C2】______reassessing the Chinese contr

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问题     The West has begun to take more notice of the East.
    The fifth【C1】______of an enormous【C2】______reassessing the Chinese contribution to science and technology is to be published next year. The first volume,【C3】______was published twenty years ago,【C4】______the tone of the whole work. In it, evidence was given to show that many inventions which【C5】______, western historians had claimed for Europe, were made【C6】______in China. The attempt to rewrite the intellectual history of the world was not received【C7】______protest by some reputable historians.【C8】______, the evidence that has been presented so far in the first four volumes has persuaded many historians who were【C9】______at first. China’s invention of paper, printing, the magnetic compass and gunpowder【C10】______disputed, but this new history has added【C11】______bridge design, mechanical clocks, paddleboats and many【C12】______inventions to the list.
    In the four volumes published so far no attempt has been made to explain【C13】______China has not kept up with the West in science and technology in modern【C14】______. It is probable that the answer【C15】______in the social and economic history of China, where a static society【C16】______a relatively benevolent regime of scholar-gentry【C17】______the potentially revolutionary and dynamic society of the West at the end of the Middle Ages. In recent years, the Chinese government has been making every effort to【C18】______the West again, and there is【C19】______doubt that the gap is being【C20】______year by year. But will China avoid the West’s mistake?
【C17】
选项 A、contrasts with
B、contrasts against
C、resembles
D、compares with
答案A
解析 篇章题。上下文理解题。空格前后的内容为中西方社会特点的对比，两者的差异十分显著，如static(静态的)与dynamic(动态的)，benevolent(仁慈的)与revolutionary(革命的)，因此用contrast with“对照”连接句子前后部分符合题意。contrast“对比之下显出区别，形成对比”，与介词with搭配，如：His fine words contrasted with his unscrupulous behavior．他的漂亮的言辞与他肆无忌惮的行为形成鲜明的对照。contrast against意为“对比，对照”，对比之下显示差别的状态，此时的contrast做名词用，如：The red berries stood in vivid contrast against the snow．红莓与雪形成鲜明的对照。resemble“像，类似”，如：He strongly resembles his father．他酷似他的父亲。compare with“将一物与另一物比较”，compare在此为及物动词，正确用法为compare sth．with sth．else，本句此处为不及物动词用法，因此不能选择此答案，如：Compared with that dress，this one is much too long．与那条裙子相比，这条太长了。compare to也是一个常用短语，表“把……比作”，如：Scientists sometimes compare the human brain to a computer．科学家有时将人脑比作电脑。
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