France and Austria are mentioned in Paragraph 4 to show that A.they were the leading European military powers in the 17th century. B.war between these two countries failed to spur economic and commercial development. C.war was quite a common thing in the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe. D.the war between them made them lag behind England in development.
A.they B. B.war C. C.war D. D.the E.
【参考答案】
C 事实细节题,考查例证细节。一般在举例的前后句中。第四段举France和Austria这两个当时的军事大国不时打仗的例子是为了证明它前面的那句话——欧洲的17、18世纪是战争的世纪,故选C项。