What did the sentence“The other countries had respected this division so long as they remained Catholic”imply？( ) A.It implied this division could not be respected long. B.It implied this division would not face a challenge. C.It implied this division would be respected forever. D.It implied the power of the Pope would never decline.
What did the sentence“The other countries had respected this division so long as they remained Catholic”imply？( )
A.It implied this division could not be respected long.
B.It implied this division would not face a challenge.
C.It implied this division would be respected forever.
D.It implied the power of the Pope would never decline.
B.It implied this division would not face a challenge.
C.It implied this division would be respected forever.
D.It implied the power of the Pope would never decline.
参考解析
解析：推理题。第三段的最后两句话指出“1494年，哥伦布首次远航美洲后的两年，教皇亚历山大六世就把这块大洋彼岸未曾勘探的世界分给西班牙和葡萄牙作为对他们业绩的褒奖(赏赐)并制止他们开战。只要其他国家依然信仰天主教，他们就会尊重这种瓜分”。题目中as long as是一个条件，一旦这个条件不存在，那就不会再尊重。另一方面也说明教皇不仅统治宗教，在其他方面也有至高无上的权力。所以B项“不会面临挑战”、C项“永远得到尊重”和D项“教皇权力永不衰退”均不符合题意。
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