以下全是我历年英语真题完形填空的学习笔记 作者：林勇森（笔名）
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A1
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.
historian历史学家
critical批评的
in the long run从长期看来
industrialization工业化
standard标准
average平均的，普通的；均分
insist坚持（认为）
immediate立即的，即刻的
period时期
widespread广泛传播
the bulk of许多，大量
population人口，总数
preceding先前的
complete完全的
agricultural农业的
abundance大量
prosperity繁荣
A2
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.
generally: by most people, widely 普遍地，广泛地；大致上说；usually通常地
economics经济学，经济的原则science or principles of the production ,distribution and consumption of goods especially with reference to cost(关于商品生产，分配和消费的科学或者原则尤其涉及成本)
A be marked by B :A以B为标志
special 特殊的，专门的specialist专家（如Marx：马克思；Marxist：马克思主义者）
certainly确实地
worse坏的，差的worsen变坏（动词）
actually事实上
the majority of大部分的
populace人口
然而，这一观点通常被认为是错误的。历史经济学的专家们（向我们）展示了两件事：从1650年到1750年（这一）时期，其标志是显著的贫穷；工业化确实没有（使事情）变得更糟，事实上，对于大部分人来说它改善了（生活）条件。
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