問題詳情
(II) The world-famous Wall Street was (19) a wall that the Dutch had erected toprotect themselves from attacks of the Native Americans. The wall lasted for about50 years, but the name it gave to the street that ran along it (20) the 21st century.Though only a few blocks long, it connected the East River with other major streets,making it a convenient place to put up warehouses for imported goods and (21) forexports. Over time, Wall Street became a (22) center of commerce of New YorkCity and later the world over. The first stock exchange was established in Belgium in 1531, but today it is theNew York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that has the (23) influence on world finance.(24) difficulties the NYSE has witnessed, it stays (25) : Bubbles, panics, depressionand even acts of terrorism waved the white flag. Billions of shares (26) everyday, but the NYSE is here to stay, greeting every morning with the everlastingopening bell.
【題組】19.
(A) guarded against
(B) named after
(C) celebrated for
(D) based on
參考答案
答案：B
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(1),C(0),D(0),E(0)