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Until recently most historians spoke very critically of the Industrial Revolution. They admitted that in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard of living for the average man. But they insisted that its immediate results during the period from 1750 to 1850 were widespread poverty and misery for the bulk of the English population. By contrast， they saw in the preceding hundred years from 1650 to 1750， when England was still a completely agricultural country， a period of great abundance and prosperity.
This view， however， is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists in history and economics， have shown two things： that the period from 1650 to 1750 was marked by great poverty， and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved the conditions for the majority of the populace.
考研核心詞匯
industrialization n. 工業(yè)化， 產(chǎn)業(yè)化
[例] bring about industrialization 實現(xiàn)工業(yè)化
[派生] industrialize vt. 使工業(yè)化 vi. 工業(yè)化
average n. 平均， 平均水平， 平均數(shù)， 海損
adj. 一般的， 通常的， 平均的 vt. 平均為， 均分， 使平衡， 達到平均水平vi. 買進， 賣出
[例] What is the average rainfall for August in your country？
你們國家八月份的平均降雨量是多少？
[同義] fair， medium， middle， ordinary， passable， usual
[反義] maximum n. 量， 限度， 極大
adj. 的， 最多的， 極限的，
minimum adj. 最小的， 最低的 n. 最小值， 最小化
[派生] averagely adv. 平均地， 一般地
[固定搭配] law of averages 平均律； on （an） average 通常；按平均；
widespread adj. 分布廣泛的， 普遍的
[例] a widespread disease 一種流行病
[派生] widespreader 撒布裝置
misery n. 痛苦， 苦惱， 悲慘， 不幸， 窮困
[例] Misery loves company. 同病相憐。
[同義] distress
[反義] happiness n. 幸福， 快樂
[派生] miserable adj. 痛苦的， 悲慘的， 可憐
preceding adj. 在前的， 前述的
[例] the preceding night 前一晚
[同義] previous， prior ，former
[派生] precede v. （于）， 在……之前， 先于
abundance n. 豐富， 充裕， 豐富充裕
[例] The tree yields an abundance of fruit. 這樹結果甚多。
[同義] plenty ， profusion
[反義] lack n. 缺乏， 短缺的東西 vt. 缺乏， 沒有， 需要 vi. 缺乏， 沒有
[派生] abundant adj. 豐富的， 充裕的， 豐富， 盛產(chǎn)， 富于
specialist n. 專門醫(yī)師， 專家
[例] a specialist in oncology 一個腫瘤科醫(yī)生
[同義] expert
[派生] special n. 特派員， 專車， ?？痑dj. 特別的， 特殊的， 專門的，
populace n. 平民
[例] majority of the populace 絕大多數(shù)平民百姓
強化練習
1. The _______ age at first marriage in the USA has been inching upward； it's now 26 for women and 27 for men.
A. first B. average C. fundamental D. essence
2. Kung Fu features abundant varieties and delicate skills and has become __________physical exercises.
A. valuable B. priceless C. widespread D. worthless
3. Of the January sun； and not to think of any_________ in the sound of the wind， in the sound of a few leaves.
A. prick B. prestige C. pressure D. misery
4. Rice may reign supreme in Vietnamese cuisine （烹飪）， but fish and seafood are not far behind in significance or __________.
A. abundance B. pretext C. pride D. pack
5. _________economic considerations are what the Chinese President termed "three evil forces" - terrorism， extremism and separatism - which prompted the idea of a regional mechanism.
A. Lessening B. Legal C. Preceding D. Dizzy
答案： BCDAC
Until recently most historians spoke very critically of the Industrial Revolution. They admitted that in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard of living for the average man. But they insisted that its immediate results during the period from 1750 to 1850 were widespread poverty and misery for the bulk of the English population. By contrast， they saw in the preceding hundred years from 1650 to 1750， when England was still a completely agricultural country， a period of great abundance and prosperity.
This view， however， is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists in history and economics， have shown two things： that the period from 1650 to 1750 was marked by great poverty， and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved the conditions for the majority of the populace.
考研核心詞匯
industrialization n. 工業(yè)化， 產(chǎn)業(yè)化
[例] bring about industrialization 實現(xiàn)工業(yè)化
[派生] industrialize vt. 使工業(yè)化 vi. 工業(yè)化
average n. 平均， 平均水平， 平均數(shù)， 海損
adj. 一般的， 通常的， 平均的 vt. 平均為， 均分， 使平衡， 達到平均水平vi. 買進， 賣出
[例] What is the average rainfall for August in your country？
你們國家八月份的平均降雨量是多少？
[同義] fair， medium， middle， ordinary， passable， usual
[反義] maximum n. 量， 限度， 極大
adj. 的， 最多的， 極限的，
minimum adj. 最小的， 最低的 n. 最小值， 最小化
[派生] averagely adv. 平均地， 一般地
[固定搭配] law of averages 平均律； on （an） average 通常；按平均；
widespread adj. 分布廣泛的， 普遍的
[例] a widespread disease 一種流行病
[派生] widespreader 撒布裝置
misery n. 痛苦， 苦惱， 悲慘， 不幸， 窮困
[例] Misery loves company. 同病相憐。
[同義] distress
[反義] happiness n. 幸福， 快樂
[派生] miserable adj. 痛苦的， 悲慘的， 可憐
preceding adj. 在前的， 前述的
[例] the preceding night 前一晚
[同義] previous， prior ，former
[派生] precede v. （于）， 在……之前， 先于
abundance n. 豐富， 充裕， 豐富充裕
[例] The tree yields an abundance of fruit. 這樹結果甚多。
[同義] plenty ， profusion
[反義] lack n. 缺乏， 短缺的東西 vt. 缺乏， 沒有， 需要 vi. 缺乏， 沒有
[派生] abundant adj. 豐富的， 充裕的， 豐富， 盛產(chǎn)， 富于
specialist n. 專門醫(yī)師， 專家
[例] a specialist in oncology 一個腫瘤科醫(yī)生
[同義] expert
[派生] special n. 特派員， 專車， ?？痑dj. 特別的， 特殊的， 專門的，
populace n. 平民
[例] majority of the populace 絕大多數(shù)平民百姓
強化練習
1. The _______ age at first marriage in the USA has been inching upward； it's now 26 for women and 27 for men.
A. first B. average C. fundamental D. essence
2. Kung Fu features abundant varieties and delicate skills and has become __________physical exercises.
A. valuable B. priceless C. widespread D. worthless
3. Of the January sun； and not to think of any_________ in the sound of the wind， in the sound of a few leaves.
A. prick B. prestige C. pressure D. misery
4. Rice may reign supreme in Vietnamese cuisine （烹飪）， but fish and seafood are not far behind in significance or __________.
A. abundance B. pretext C. pride D. pack
5. _________economic considerations are what the Chinese President termed "three evil forces" - terrorism， extremism and separatism - which prompted the idea of a regional mechanism.
A. Lessening B. Legal C. Preceding D. Dizzy
答案： BCDAC