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SectionIClozeTestDirections:
Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],,[C],and[D].ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(10points)
UntilrecentlymosthistoriansspokeverycriticallyoftheIndustrialRevolution.They1thatinthelongrunindustrializationgreatlyraisedthestandardoflivingfortheman.Buttheyinsistedthatits3resultsduringtheperiodfromtowerewidespreadpovertyandmiseryforthe4oftheEnglishpopulation.5contrast,theysawintheprecedinghundredyearsfromto,whenEnglandwasstilla6agriculturalcountry,aperiodofgreatabundanceandprosperity.
Thisview,7,isgenerallythoughttobewrong.Specialists8historyandeconomics,have9twothings:thattheperiodfromtowas10bygreatpoverty,andthatindustrializationcertainlydidnotworsenandmayhaveactuallyimprovedtheconditionsforthemajorityofthepopulace.
1.［A］admitted［B］believed［C］claimed［D］predicted
.［A］plain［B］average［C］mean［D］normal
3.［A］momentary［B］prompt［C］instant［D］immediate
4.［A］bulk［B］host［C］gross［D］magnitude
5.［A］On［B］With［C］For［D］By
6.［A］broadly［B］thoroughly［C］generally［D］