託福閱讀TPO19(試題+答案+譯文)第1篇:TheRomanArmy'sImpactonBritain
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託福閱讀原文
【1】In the wake of the Roman Empire's conquest of Britain in the first century A.D., a large number of troops stayed in the new province, and these troops had a considerable impact on Britain with their camps, fortifications, and participation in the local economy. Assessing the impact of the army on the civilian population starts from the realization that the soldiers were always unevenly distributed across the country. Areas rapidly incorporated into the empire were not long affected by the military. Where the army remained stationed, its presence was much more influential. The imposition of a military base involved the requisition of native lands for both the fort and the territory needed to feed and exercise the soldiers' animals. The imposition of military rule also robbed local leaders of opportunities to participate in local government, so social development was stunted and the seeds of disaffection sown. This then meant that the military had to remain to suppress rebellion and organize government.
【2】 Economic exchange was clearly very important as the Roman army brought with it very substantial spending power. Locally a fort had two kinds of impact. Its large population needed food and other supplies. Some of these were certainly brought from long distances, but demands were inevitably placed on the local area. Although goods could be requisitioned, they were usually paid for, and this probably stimulated changes in the local economy. When not campaigning, soldiers needed to be occupied; otherwise they represented a potentially dangerous source of friction and disloyalty. Hence a writing tablet dated 25 April tells of 343 men at one fort engaged on tasks like shoemaking, building a bathhouse, operating kilns, digging clay, and working lead. Such activities had a major effect on the local area, in particular with the construction of infrastructure such as roads, which improved access to remote areas.
【3】 Each soldier received his pay, but in regions without a developed economy there was initially little on which it could be spent. The pool of excess cash rapidly stimulated a thriving economy outside fort gates. Some of the demand for the services and goods was no doubt fulfilled by people drawn from far afield, but some local people certainly became entwined in this new economy. There was informal marriage with soldiers, who until AD 197 were not legally entitled to wed, and whole new communities grew up near the forts. These settlements acted like small towns, becoming centers for the artisan and trading populations.
【4】 The army also provided a mean of personal advancement for auxiliary soldiers recruited from the native peoples, as a man obtained hereditary Roman citizenship on retirement after service in an auxiliary regiment. Such units recruited on an ad hoc (as needed) basis from the area in which they were stationed, and there was evidently large-scale recruitment within Britain. The total numbers were at least 12,500 men up to the reign of the emperor Hadrian (A.D. 117-138), with a peak around A.D. 80. Although a small proportion of the total population, this perhaps had a massive local impact when a large proportion of the young men were removed from an area. Newly raised regiments were normally transferred to another province from whence it was unlikely that individual recruits would ever return. Most units raised in Britain went elsewhere on the European continent, although one is recorded in Morocco. The reverse process brought young men to Britain, where many continued to live after their 20 to 25 years of service, and this added to the cosmopolitan Roman character of the Frontier population. By the later Roman period, frontier garrisons (groups of soldiers) were only rarely transferred, service in units became effectively hereditary, and forts were no longer populated or maintained at full strength.
【5】 This process of settling in as a community over several generations, combined with local recruitment, presumably accounts for the apparent stability of the British northern frontier in the later Roman period. It also explains why some of the forts continued in occupation long after Rome ceased to have any formal authority in Britain, at the beginning of the fifth century A.D. The circumstances that had allowed natives to become Romanized also led the self-sustaining military community of the frontier area to become effectively British.
託福閱讀試題
1. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in paragraph 1? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
A.Many Roman soldiers remained in Britain after conquering it, and their presence had a strong influence.
B.The new Roman province of Britain seemed to awaken in the first century A.D. as the local economy improved.
C.Camps, fortifications, and economic change contributed to the Roman conquest of Britain.
D.With the conquest of Britain by Roman troops, the Roman Empire gained considerable economic strength.
2. According to paragraph 1, the Roman army had the most influence on those areas of Britain that were
A.conquered first.
B.near population centers.
C.used as military bases.
D.rapidly incorporated into the empire.
3. According to paragraph 1, what effect did military occupation have on the local population?
A.It encouraged more even distribution of the population and the settlement of previously undeveloped territory.
B.It created discontent and made continuing military occupation necessary.
C.It required local labor to construct forts and feed and exercise the soldiers’ animals.
D.It provided local leaders with opportunities to participate in governance.
4. The word “suppress” in the passage (paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to
A.respond to.
B.warn against.
C.avoid the impact of.
D.stop by force.
5. The word “friction” in the passage (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to
A.rebellion.
B.conflict.
C.neglect.
D.crime.
6. The author mentions “343 men at one fort engaged on tasks like shoemaking, building a bathhouse, operating kilns, digging clay, and working lead”in paragraph 2 in order to
A.describe the kinds of tasks soldiers were required to perform as punishment for disloyalty or misdeeds.
B.illustrate some of the duties assigned to soldiers to keep them busy and well-behaved when not involved in military campaigns.
C.provide evidence that Roman soldiers had a negative effect on the local area by performing jobs that had been performed by native workers.
D.argue that the soldiers would have been better employed in the construction of infrastructure such as roads.
7. The phrase “entitled to” in the passage (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to
A.given the right to.
B.able to afford to.
C.encouraged to.
D.required to.
8. According to paragraph 3, how did the soldiers meet their needs for goods and services?
A.Their needs were met by the army, and all of their economic transactions took place within the fort.
B.Most of their needs were met by traveling tradespeople who visit the forts.
C.During their days off, soldiers traveled to distant towns to make purchases.
D.They bought what they needed from the artisans and traders in nearby towns.
9. According to paragraph 4, which of the following is true of Britain’s auxiliary regiments of the Roman army?
A.Membership in these regiments reached its highest point during the region of the emperor Hadrian.
B.Most of the units recruited in Britain were sent to Morocco and other stations outside Europe.
C.Soldiers served in the regiments for many years and after retirement generally stayed where they had been stationed.
D.Most of the regiments stationed on the frontier were new units transferred from a neighboring province.
10. According to paragraph 4, all of the following changes could be seen in the frontier garrisons by the later Roman period EXCEPT:
A.Membership in the units passed from father to son.
B.Fewer soldiers were stationed at the forts.
C.Soldiers usually were not transferred to different locations.
D.Frontier units became more effective and proficient.
11. Why does the author mention that “some of the forts continued in occupation long after Rome ceased to have any formal authority in Britain”in paragraph 5 ?
A.To emphasize the degree to which the stability of the British northern frontier depended on firm military control.
B.To suggest that the Romans continued to occupy Britain even after they had formally given up the right to do so.
C.To support the claim that forts continued to serve an import economic function even after they ceased to be of any military use.
D.To describe one of the things that resulted from frontier garrisons’ becoming part of the local community over a long period.
12. The word “circumstances” in the passage (paragraph 5) is closest in meaning to
A.experiences.
B.communities.
C.conditions.
D.laws.
13. Look at the four squares [■] that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage. Where would the sentence best fit? One solution was to keep them busy as sources of labor.
Paragraph 2: Economic exchange was clearly very important as the Roman army brought with it very substantial spending power. Locally a fort had two kinds of impact. Its large population needed food and other supplies. ■【A】 Some of these were certainly brought from long distances, but demands were inevitably placed on the local area. ■【B】 Although goods could be requisitioned, they were usually paid for, and this probably stimulated changes in the local economy. ■【C】 When not campaigning, soldiers needed to be occupied; otherwise they represented a potentially dangerous source of friction and disloyalty. ■【D】 Hence a writing tablet dated 25 April tells of 343 men at one fort engaged on tasks like shoemaking, building a bathhouse, operating kilns, digging clay, and working lead. Such activities had a major effect on the local area, in particular with the construction of infrastructure such as roads, which improved access to remote areas.
14. Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some sentence do not belong to the summary because they express ideas that are no presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage. This question is worth 2 points.
The Roman army’s occupation of Britain influenced and changed the local population.
A.Although the presence of the army in certain areas caused resentment among the local population, it provided important services such as building infrastructure.
B.By recruiting unemployed young men for its auxiliary units, the army made it possible for them to stay in their home towns and provide financial support for their families.
C.Large quantities of cash from soldiers’ pay stimulated development, but also drove up prices, making it hard for local residents to afford goods and services.
D.Though the army appropriated land and some goods, it also paid for many supplies, stimulating local economic growth.
E.The forts contributed to the quality of local crafts by bringing in artisans from distant places who brought with them new skills and techniques.
F.Roman soldiers started families with local inhabitants, and over the generations, the military community became a stable part of British society.
託福閱讀答案
1.原文in的部分是非主要成分，結構是軍隊呆在blabla，並且有影響，所以答案是A。B將原文的非重要成分awake，C將原文的非主要成分fortification變成了主要部分，改變了句子結構，都錯;D的economic strength原文沒說，錯。
2.以area和most influence做關鍵詞定位至第四句，說軍隊一直駐紮的地方，其影響最深遠，所以答案是C，作爲軍事基地的地方。B和D都明顯不靠譜，A的conquer first最先佔領並不一定是一直駐紮，軍事基地纔是。
3.以local population做關鍵詞定位至倒數第二句，說軍事駐紮剝奪了當地人蔘加政府的權力，使發展停滯，種下仇恨的種子，然後又說這種仇恨使軍事駐紮持續，所以正確答案是B。A和C原文沒說，D與原文相反。
4.suppress鎮壓，壓制，所以stop by force是正確答案。從單詞本身看，press是壓，前綴表示加強，所以這個單詞一定跟壓這個意思相關，A與壓完全無關，所以不對。原文說仇恨的種子種 下，使得軍隊必須留下怎樣反抗，B警告和C避免反抗明顯不足，D強力停止，鎮壓是正確答案。
5.friction摩擦，所以正確答案是B衝突。原文說當沒有訓練或者戰事的時候，部隊的人必須忙起來，否則就會成爲什麼的源頭A反抗和D犯罪都太過了，軍隊不可能只要沒事做就反抗或者犯罪，neglect完全不靠譜。
6.修辭目的題，修辭點所在句子只是單純說出例子，所以不是答案，往前看，前面這句話上題已經讀過，說士兵必須有事做，否則就會鬧事兒，緊接着就給出343名士兵做着做那，所以343名士兵做事是士兵必須有事做的一個例子，所以答案是B。
7.entitle賦予權力，授權，所以正確答案是A。原句說當地人與軍人之間有不正式的婚約，緊接着解釋說直到AD 197法律才怎麼樣他們結婚，既然之前都是不正式的，也就是後來的應該是法律允許的，猜出允許之意，答案是A，B承擔得起C鼓勵D要求都不靠譜。
8.以goods and services做關鍵詞定位至第三句，說遠方來的人滿足了士兵對於商品和服務的需求，正確答案是D。A的army和C的soldiers travel明顯不對;B有一定迷惑性，但原文說一些本地人也參與其中，沒說誰滿足的多，所以大部分的need都是tradespeople滿足的是錯的。
9.以Britain’s auxiliary regiments做關鍵詞定位至倒數第三句，注意第一句雖然有auxiliary regiment，但不是英國的，而是羅馬的，所以不是第一句。原句說英國的部隊都去了歐洲其他國家，有一個分隊在摩洛哥，其他國家的部隊來到英國，很多 人服役了20到25年之後留在英國，所以答案是C。A的Hardrian和D的neighboring province原文沒說;B的most與原文相反，因爲原文說只有一個分隊被送到摩洛哥。
10.EXCEPT題，排除法，A的from father to son做關鍵詞定位至最後一句的hereditary，正確，不選;B的fort做關鍵詞定位至最後一句，正確，不選;C的transfer to different location做關鍵詞定位至最後一句，正確，不選;D原文完全沒說，所以錯，選。
11.修辭目的題，修辭點所在句子單純說了一個例子，而且it also explain也說明英國往前看，前一句說定居在一個地方需要經過若干代人，這種行爲能夠解釋英國北部邊界的穩定性，所以答案是D，其他的都沒說。
12.circumstance環境，所以答案是C 的condition。原文說本地人變成羅馬人的什麼也使得自給自足的前線變的非常british，B本地人變成羅馬人的社會是說不通的;原文完全沒說到 法律的事兒，所以D的law也不對;A經歷指的是已經經過的事情，但本地人變成羅馬人不是一個事實，所以不對。
13.三個過渡點，名詞source of labour，名詞solution和詞組keep them busy，keep them busy與occupied同義替換，所以C或者D正確;D之後的343 men與source of labour是同義替換，所以D是答案。
14.Although選項對應第二段最後一句，A正確。By recruiting選項中的unemployed men原文沒說，B不選。Large quantity選項前半句正確，但後半句的drive up price原文沒說，B不選。Though選項對應原文第二段，D正確。The forts選項原文沒說，E不選。Roman選項對應原文第五段第一句，F正確。
託福閱讀譯文
【1】在公元1世紀羅馬帝國成功征服不列顛之後，有大量軍隊駐守在這片新省區，這些軍隊的軍營和城防以及他們參與當地經濟都對英國產生了重要的影響。 評估軍隊對人口數量的影響要從士兵在國家內不均勻的分佈開始講起。那些很快就併入帝國的地區並未長期受到軍隊的影響。而那些保留軍隊的地區，軍隊的影響更大。建立軍事基地需要徵用當地的土地建造要塞，餵養並訓練士兵的動物。實行軍事統治也強行剝奪了本地領導參與政府事務的機會，因而社會的發展受到了阻礙，由此播下了不滿的種子。這就意味着軍隊不得不維持對反叛的高壓政策以及承擔組織政府的責任。
【2】因爲羅馬軍隊有着強大的消費潛力，經濟交流就顯得非常重要。在當地，一個軍事基地有兩種影響，一方面大量的人口需要食物和其他供給。有些食物和供給確實是從遠方帶來的，但是需求不可避免地由本地承擔。儘管這些商品可以強徵，但是軍隊會給予報酬，這些都會刺激當地經濟的發展。另一方面當沒有戰爭時，士兵們需要有事可做，否則他們就會成爲摩擦和叛變的潛在根源。因此4月25日的一塊寫字板說一個基地內343名士兵幹着諸如做鞋，造浴室，操作爐子，挖泥土和鑄鉛之類的工作。這樣的活動對當地有着顯著的影響，特別是基礎設施(如道路)的建設使得偏遠地區的交通很便利。
【3】每一個士兵都會有報酬，但是在那些經濟欠發達地區花不了那麼多的錢。所以這些多餘的錢迅速刺激了基地外的經濟。一些服務和商品的需求毫無疑問是由外地的人來完成的，但是本地人當然也會捲入到這個新的經濟體系中。士兵中出現了非正式婚姻，這種婚姻直到公元197年纔得到了法律的承認，從而在這些軍事基地周圍發展出一些全新的社會羣體。這些定居地就像城鎮一樣，成爲了工匠和生意人的聚集地。
【4】軍隊還爲當地徵召的後備兵提供了個人升遷途徑，一個人從後備隊退役之後就可以成爲世襲羅馬公民。這樣的人就是從這些駐地中特別招募而來，並且不列顛的招募規模特別的大。在哈德良皇帝(A.D. 117-138)統治時期總人數至少是12 500人，在公元80年時達到頂峯。儘管這隻佔總人口的一小部分，但當有大量年輕人離開一個地方時，這可能對當地有非常大的影響。新建立起來的軍團通常會被轉移到一個不可能回到原籍的省區。大多數不列顛的軍團都去了歐洲大陸別的地方，儘管記載下來的只有摩洛哥一個地方。逆過程把年輕人帶回英國，在英國很多士兵持續服務20到25年，這樣又給駐守邊境的人增添了四海爲家的羅馬情懷。在後羅馬時期，前線衛戍部隊很少調動，軍團中的服務得到了有效的延續，而軍事基地也沒有人居住或者全力去維持。
【5】這種像羣落一樣的定居過程持續了好幾代，再結合當地的士兵招募大概就是羅馬帝國後期英國北部邊境比較穩定的原因。這也解釋了爲什麼五世紀初時這些軍事基地在羅馬已經不再統治英國之後依然存在。這種情況使得本地人羅馬化的同時也使得在邊境自給自足的軍事組織英國化了。
託福閱讀TPO19(試題+答案+譯文)第1篇:The Roman Army's Impact on Britain
