TPO17 Europe's early trade with Asia - 英檢

※ 引述《lynnctc (show)》之銘言：
: 這題我也覺得怪怪的,
: 原文第二段:
: The chief problem was technological: How were the
: Europeans to reach the East? Europe's maritime tradition
: had developed in the context of easily navigable seas-the
: Mediterranean, the Baltic, and. to a lesser extent, the
: North Sea between England and the Continent-not of vast oceans.
: New types of ships were needed, new methods of finding
: one's way, new techniques for financing so vast a scheme.
: The sheer scale of the investment it took to begin commercial
: expansion at sea reflects the immensity of the profits
: that such East-West trade could create. Spices were the
: most sought-after commodities. Spices not only dramatically
: improved the taste of the European diet but also were used
: to manufacture perfumes and certain medicines. But even high-priced
: commodities like spices had to be transported in large bulk in order
: to justify the expense and trouble of sailing around the African
: continent all the way to India and China.
: 第六題題目:
: It can be inferred form paragraph2 that spices from Asia were desirable
: inEurope in the Middle Ages because they
: a. were easily transported in large quantities
: b. could not be produced in European countries
: c. could be traded for products such as perfumes and medicines
: d. were expected to increase in value over time
: 原本選c,因為倒數第六行not only...but also那句有提到,
: 但答案是b,
: 不過這段找不到任何提到歐洲不能生產香料的相關字句,
: 麻煩各位大大解答一下了!
: 謝謝!!
選項C很明顯不對，香料spices were USED TO MAKE perfume and medicine，而不是
拿來"交換"這些物品

唯一可以推出且不違背原文意思的，就只有B選項，香料在歐洲無法取得(生產)，
所以歐洲人才需要向亞洲這方進行貿易交流(並拓展商旅路線等)
: ※ 引述《weigg (葳哥)》之銘言：
: : 第六題為什麼答案是B?
: : 我感覺從第二段裡找不出答案呀@@
: : 快要考試了,我閱讀始終一篇錯四到五題也太挫折
: : 拜託高手救救我
: : 感謝

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