题目内容
The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US. It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east. The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation's largest city.
The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York. It cost $ 7,143,789, but it soon gained its price many times over. Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges were stopped, the state collected $ 121,461,891.
For a hundred years before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it “Clinton's Ditch”. Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful.
Clinton became governor of New York in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4,1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N. Y. The first part of the canal was 40 feet wide and 4 feet deep. Between 1836 and 1862, the Erie Canal was enlarged to a depth of 7 feet. In 1903, a third canal was begun, known as the Barge Canal. Completed in 1918, it used a new route in many places. It is 12 to 14 feet deep, 120 to 200 feet wide, and 363 miles long, from Albany to Buffalo. The Erie Canal today is used largely by recreational boats.
1．Which of the following picture tells the right position of the Erie Canal?
(H=Hudson River; E=Erie Canal; A=Albany; B=Buffalo)
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2．It can be inferred that ________ into the Atlantic Ocean.
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A．the Great Lakes flow
B．The Hudson River flows
C．Lake Erie flows
D．the Erie Canal flows
3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
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A．The Eric Canal is now used mainly for tourism rather than for transport.
B．It's 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
C．The West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built.
D．The final canal is more than 4 times deeper than the original one.
4．Which of the following statements is NOT true about the canal?
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A．The Erie Canal brought profits(利润) of over 
114,000,000.
B．The Erie Canal has a history of nearly 180 years.
C．New York city charged for the use of the canal for 57 years.
D．Construction of the original canal took 8 years.
解析：
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1．这是一道识图解意题。根据首段中Hudson River流向向南，所以答案只能在B、C中选一个，伊利运河是连接东西部的运河，并且流入Hudson River之后，最后汇入大西洋，根据地理常识，大西洋在美国东部，所以只有B项正确。 2．这是一道推理判断题。由首段中Buffalo on Lake Erie Ttoy to Albany on the Hudson River．It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean。可以看出，伊利运河是把东部的Hudson River和西部的Lake Erie连接起来，后者属于Great Lakes，因此流入大西洋的是Hudson River（哈得逊河）。 3．这是一道正误辨认题。A项与短文未句The Erie Canal today is used largely by recreational boats．意思基本一致。根据末段，B项中的363 miles是Albany到Buffalo的距离，因此B项错误。C项与首段The canal served as…一句意思不一致，而且根据常识美国开发西部的原因是西部不发达，所以该项错误。D项4 times应为3 times，因为根据末段运河早期深度为4 feet，第三次扩建后的深度是12～14feet，所以应为3倍多。 4．这是一道计算推理题。本小题的四个选项都需要计算，而且结果都正确，但C项混淆了纽约州和纽约市，因此错误，后者只是前者的一个城市。 |
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