题目解析：
【题目翻译】：段落中的“无政府状态”一词的含义最接近以下哪一个选项？
A: 不确定性
B：障碍
C：无力感
D：暴力
【判定题型】：题目要求选出所选单词意思最接近的选项，故判断本题为词汇题。
【关键词定位】：“anarchy”的意思是“混乱;无政府状态”,词汇所在句子“In contrast to the political anarchy, economic dislocation, and military destruction in Spanish America, Brazil's drive toward independence from Portugal proceeded as a relatively bloodless transition between 1808 and 1822.”
【词汇解析】：将单词带入句子的意思是“与西班牙美洲地区的无政府状态、经济混乱和军事破坏相反，在1808年至1822年间，巴西脱离葡萄牙走向独立则相对来说是一次不流血的政变。”
【选项分析】：
A选项“uncertainty”的意思是“无把握，不确定”，意思不符，排除。
B选项“disorder”的意思是“混乱；动乱”，意思最接近，故为正确答案。
C选项“powerlessness”的意思是“无能为力”，意思不符，排除。
D选项“violence”的意思是“暴力”，意思不符，排除。
In contrast to the political anarchy , economic dislocation, and military destruction in Spanish America, Brazil's drive toward independence from Portugal proceeded as a relatively bloodless transition between 1808 and 1822. The idea of Brazilian independence first arose in the late eighteenth century as a Brazilian reaction to the Portuguese policy of tightening political and economic control over the colony in the interests of the mother country. The first significant conspiracy against Portuguese rule was organized from 1788-1799 in the province of Minas Gerais, where rigid governmental control over the production and prices of gold and diamonds, as well as heavy taxes, caused much discontent. But this conspiracy never went beyond the stage of discussion and was easily discovered and crushed. Other conspiracies in the late eighteenth century as well as a brief revolt in 1817 reflected the influence of republican ideas over sections of the elite and even the lower strata of urban society. All proved abortive or were soon crushed. Were it not for an accident of European history, the independence of Brazil might have been long delayed.
