2013年GMAT考试阅读模拟试题及答案7
<p> <span word="Between">Between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="D">D</span>., <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Byzantine">Byzantine</span> <span word="Empire">Empire</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> (<span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> “<span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>” “<span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="strike">strike</span>”) <span word="an">an</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="unparalleled">unparalleled</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="revival">revival</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="empire">empire</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="possessed">possessed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> 600, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="raided">raided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Arabs">Arabs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bulgarians">Bulgarians</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="times">times</span> (<span word="at">at</span> <span word="times">times</span>: <span word="adv">adv</span>.有时, 不时) <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="Constantinople">Constantinople</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extinguish">extinguish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="empire">empire</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="diminished">diminished</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="ceased">ceased</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="empire">empire</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="regained">regained</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="possessions">possessions</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="frontiers">frontiers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="secure">secure</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="borders">borders</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treasury">treasury</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="full">full</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scholarship">scholarship</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span>.</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Byzantine">Byzantine</span> <span word="military">military</span>, <span word="cultural">cultural</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="advances">advances</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="differentiated">differentiated</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civilizations">civilizations</span>. <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Augustus">Augustus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="antiquity">antiquity</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="examination">examination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="sequential">sequential</span> <span word="connections">connections</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="military">military</span>, <span word="economic">economic</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dynamics">dynamics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p>
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