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One of the most important periods in Greek history was the Hellenistic Age which began after the death of Alexander the Great in

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问题    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【C1】______Greek ideas and Greek culture spread into Egypt and through out the Near East. A Greek state even existed【C2】______India. During the Hellenistic Age, there were great advances【C3】______in Greek scholar ship in such areas as philosophy, science, religion, art and social justice.  Important discoveries were made in the【C4】______.  Eratosthenes, for instance, made an【C5】______calculation【C6】______the diameter of the earth, while Aristarchus declared that the earth【C7】______round. Social reformers attempted to【C8】______debt and【C9】______a program of land redistribution among the poor but met with【C10】______. Women achieved a better social【C11】______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【C12】______learned to accept the events which were【C13】______his control and, at the same time, did his duty. The Epicureans【C14】______the idea that moderation in pleasure and the avoidance of pain produced the desired result. The Cynics【C15】______from all desires and pleasures, and【C16】______pursuit of virtue. In religion, many Greeks【C17】______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【C18】______themselves that【C19】______the way for the aggressive Romans to conquer Greece and most of the Hellenistic world in the 100’s B. C. The Romans【C20】______the Hellenistic Age to a close when they conquered the last major power, Egypt, in 30 B. C.
【C8】
选项 A、extradite
B、extinguish
C、eradicate
D、abolish
答案D
解析 此题属于形近词与近义词辨析题。选项[D] abolish 意为“废除，废止(法律。制度或习俗等)”，例如：abolish slavery。原句中的宾语 debt (债务)属于制度或习俗类，故应选[D]。选项[A] extradite 意为“引渡”；选项[B] extinguish 意为“熄灭”，例如：extinguish a cigarette/the hope 熄灭香烟/希望消失；选项[C] eradicate 意为“根绝，彻底消灭(犯罪，疾病等)”。
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