GRE阅读：长句、难句重磅解析（11）
<p> 1. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="historian">historian</span> <span word="Frederick">Frederick</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="Turner">Turner</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1890<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agrarian">agrarian</span> <span word="discontent">discontent</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1870 <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="precipitated">precipitated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="frontierthat">frontierthat</span> <span word="is">is</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="depletion">depletion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p> 史学家弗雷德里克.杰.特纳于十九世纪九十年代著述道，美国约自18世纪70年代以来一直在持续不断发展的农民不满，由于国内边远地区的封闭而更趋加剧亦即是说，美国农业系统进一步扩展所必需的可资利用的新土地几近耗竭。</p><p> 难句类型：复杂修饰</p><p> 解释：典型的句子套句子。主句是<span word="F">F</span>.<span word="J">J</span>.<span word="T">T</span>. <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="that">that</span>，宾语从句中主干是<span word="the">the</span> <span word="agrarian">agrarian</span> <span word="discontent">discontent</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="precipitated">precipitated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="frontier">frontier</span>,在从句的主语<span word="the">the</span> <span word="agrarian">agrarian</span> <span word="discontent">discontent</span>后面又来了一个定语从句。</p><p> 意群训练：<span word="The">The</span> <span word="historian">historian</span> <span word="Frederick">Frederick</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="Turner">Turner</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1890<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agrarian">agrarian</span> <span word="discontent">discontent</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1870 <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="precipitated">precipitated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="frontierthat">frontierthat</span> <span word="is">is</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="depletion">depletion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p> 2. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>，<span word="historians">historians</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="preindustrial">preindustrial</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="began">began</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>,<span word="to">to</span> <span word="investigate">investigate</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preindustrial">preindustrial</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2 <span word="or">or</span> 3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="comprised">comprised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="elite">elite</span>:<span word="the">the</span> <span word="kings">kings</span>,<span word="generals">generals</span>,<span word="judges">judges</span>,<span word="nobles">nobles</span>,<span word="bishops">bishops</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="magnates">magnates</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hitherto">hitherto</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="books">books</span>.</p>
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