求助 TPO7的阅读

mylittlejojoUID: 2897102

第二篇中
” had the Greeks held novelty in such disdain as we,” asked Horace in his Epistle, “what work of ancient date would now exist?”

这句话是什么意思？

Rome’s debt to Greece was enormous. The Romans adopted Greek religion and moral philosophy. In literature, Greek writers were consciously used as models by their Latin successors. It was absolutely accepted that an educated Roman should be fluent in Greek. In speculative philosophy and the sciences, the Romans made virtually no advance on early achievements.

Yet it would be wrong to suggest that Rome was somehow a junior partner in Greco-Roman civilization. The Roman genius was projected into new spheres—especially into those of law, military organization,administration, and engineering. Moreover, the tensions that arose within the Roman state produced literary and artistic sensibilities of the highest order. It was no accident that many leading Roman soldiers and statesmen were writers of high caliber.

12. Which of the following statements about leading Roman soldiers and statesmen is supported by paragraphs 5 and 6?
 They could read and write the Greek language.
 They frequently wrote poetry and plays.
 They focused their writing on military matters.
 They wrote according to the philosophical laws of the Greeks.

文章中为什么能够推论出他们会读写希腊语？最后不是说他们有literary and artistic sensibility, were writers of high caliber 吗？


阅读的词汇题要怎么准备。。。发现总是一些小词似曾相识，却不知道准确含义。。

hycqyUID: 2819662

1# mylittlejojo had the Greeks held novelty in such disdain as we,” asked Horace in his Epistle, “what work of ancient date would now exist
这个是虚拟语气 正常的语序是if the Greeks held  novelty in such disdain as we,what work of ancient date would now exist
就是说Greeks没有这种distain 才有了后来的发展
第12题我是结合It was absolutely accepted that an educated Roman should be fluent in Greek理解的 但是我总觉得IBT不会再其他段落中出现答案  所以我也期待更好的解释
词汇题就是多背 用那个 康老师的橙宝书 里面都是历年考过的汇总

penghandsomeUID: 2384013

2# hycqy

期待更好的解释
hycqy 发表于 2010-11-17 15:07

12题其实没有疑问，因为题目当中已经说明is supported by paragraphs 5 and 6，会希腊语正是完美从两段综合得出的结果。

也就是说：5段：受到教育的人都会希腊语＋6段：NB的战士都有文化＝战士们都会希腊语～