题目内容
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。
【小题1】 It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. 【小题2】 . 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. 【小题3】 Between 1825,when the canal was opened ,and 1882,when toll charges(过运河费) 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 Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it"Clinton' Ditch(沟). 【小题4】 . 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 completed in 1820. 【小题5】 . The length of the canal is 363 miles.
As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast.
It cost $7,143,789 , but it soon gained its price many times over.
The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US.
More workers were needed to build the canal.
Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it.
To dig the canal benefited Americans.
It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.
【小题1】C
【小题2】G
【小题3】B
【小题4】E
【小题5】A
解析试题分析:
【小题1】C 根据下句It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River说明本文讲述的是The Erie Canal。故C项符合上下文。
【小题2】G 通过上句It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River说明The Erie Canal把湖区和大西洋连通了起来。故G符合上下文。
【小题3】B 上一句The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York.讲述的是这条运河的修建是有纽约出资的,那么接下来的B项符合上下文。指这投资已经被收回,并有很大的盈利。
【小题4】E 上句提及很多人都反对开挖这天运河,而Clinton没有放弃,一直在为之努力。故E项符合上下文。
【小题5】A 上一句The first part of the canal was completed in 1820.那么接下来就讲的是运河对当地经济的影响,A项符合上下文。
考点:考查历史类短文阅读
点评:本文介绍了美国The Erie Canal。要求考生能根据上下文的串联准确匹配各句。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In 1990 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. 71 According to the report,the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a pleasant one. 72 The population could be as large as 6300 million,almost 2150 million more than in 1985.More people would move into cities ,especially cities in developing countries.Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would each have 15 million by then.
73 Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985,but most of the increase would be in countries that already produce enough food for their people. 74 Poor farming ways are destroying large areas of crop land,changing farms into deserts.More farmland is lost as cities become larger and more houses are built.Air pollution will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil.Many of the world's forests could disappear as more and more trees are cut down.Energy will continue to be a serious problem. 75 They only workde out the situation that exists today.By changing the situation,by settling the problems,the picture can be changed.There is still time for the nations of the world to work out a plan of action.But they warned that waiting too long to make de cisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.
A.Food production will increase,but not enough to feed all the people. |
B.The report was a result of a three - year study. |
C.Later on,more reports came out one by one. |
D.The world will be more crowded because the population will continue to grow. |
E.Experts believe enough food will be produced in developing countries very soon.
F.The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 may be wrong.
G.Little increase is expected in South Asia,Africa and the Middle East.