Re: [請益] TPO17 Europe's early trade with Asia

看板TOEFL_iBT (TOEFL_iBT托福)作者Diablotin (咕嚕咕嚕)時間15年前 (2011/06/17 03:07)推噓1(1推 0噓 11→)

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The sheer scale of the investment it took to begin commercial expansion at sea reflects the immensity of the profits that such East-West trade could create. 因為這句話我選了D infer題應該還是能從文章看出來的吧？可是文章好像都沒有提到歐洲自己生產的困難有沒有人有其他的見解？ ※ 引述《azcactus (Arizona)》之銘言： : ※ 引述《lynnctc (show)》之銘言： : : 這題我也覺得怪怪的, : : 原文第二段: : : The chief problem was technological: How were the : : Europeans to reach the East? Europe's maritime tradition : : had developed in the context of easily navigable seas-the : : Mediterranean, the Baltic, and. to a lesser extent, the : : North Sea between England and the Continent-not of vast oceans. : : New types of ships were needed, new methods of finding : : one's way, new techniques for financing so vast a scheme. : : The sheer scale of the investment it took to begin commercial : : expansion at sea reflects the immensity of the profits : : that such East-West trade could create. Spices were the : : most sought-after commodities. Spices not only dramatically : : improved the taste of the European diet but also were used : : to manufacture perfumes and certain medicines. But even high-priced : : commodities like spices had to be transported in large bulk in order : : to justify the expense and trouble of sailing around the African : : continent all the way to India and China. : : 第六題題目: : : It can be inferred form paragraph2 that spices from Asia were desirable : : inEurope in the Middle Ages because they : : a. were easily transported in large quantities : : b. could not be produced in European countries : : c. could be traded for products such as perfumes and medicines : : d. were expected to increase in value over time : : 原本選c,因為倒數第六行not only...but also那句有提到, : : 但答案是b, : : 不過這段找不到任何提到歐洲不能生產香料的相關字句, : : 麻煩各位大大解答一下了! : : 謝謝!! : 選項C很明顯不對，香料spices were USED TO MAKE perfume and medicine，而不是 : 拿來"交換"這些物品 : 唯一可以推出且不違背原文意思的，就只有B選項，香料在歐洲無法取得(生產)， : 所以歐洲人才需要向亞洲這方進行貿易交流(並拓展商旅路線等) -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 174.1.41.12