Industrial growth in countries had formerly been markets __1__hastened regional self-sufficiency and, in the consequence, __2__ hastened the collapse of organized long-distance trade.This process was intensified by the spread of a new metal,iron.In almost 1400 B.C. new smelting techniques led to the high__3__ temperatures which could produce an iron superior instrength to bronze. Probably developing in northeastern __4__Turkey, this process spread over Europe considerately more __5__ rapidly than the art ofprocessing bronze.This rapid spread was due not only particularly war and the movements __6__of people, but chiefly, to the wide occurence of iron ore as well. __7__ Iron was available forsmelting in almost every land and, in efficiency,iron forging offered almost every country the__8__ prospect of economical self-sufficiency. It was eagerly seized __9__ upon, and the bottomfell out of the bronze market and the general economics. Trade stagnated, ships were laid up,and __10__ a recession set in.
參考答案及解析:
1. had前加that/which.由that/which引導(dǎo)定語從句
2. 去掉the.in consequence of 為習(xí)語
3.almost—about/around
4. developing—developed.過去分詞表示該工藝已經(jīng)開發(fā)完成
5. considerately—considerably.兩者為形近詞，前者意為“體諒地，體貼地”，后者則是“相當(dāng)?shù)?rdquo;
6. 在war前加to.此處為due not only to...but chiefly to...的結(jié)構(gòu)
7. occurence—occurrence.拼寫錯誤
8. efficiency—effect.in effect為習(xí)語，相當(dāng)于in fact
9. economical—economic.前者意味“節(jié)省的，經(jīng)濟的”，后者意為“經(jīng)濟狀況的，與經(jīng)濟相關(guān)的”
10. economics—economy.前者意為“經(jīng)濟學(xué)”，后者意為“經(jīng)濟”