Question

【题目】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。

__【1】__It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River.__【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.__ 【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 Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it “Clinton’s Ditch(沟)”. __【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. __ 【5】__The length of the canal is 363 miles.

A．As the canal grew，towns along its course developed fast.

B．It cost $7,143,789，but it soon gained its price many times over.

C．The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US.

D．More workers were needed to build the canal.

E．Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it.

F．To dig the canal benefited Americans.

G．It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】G

【3】B

【4】E

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了Erie Canal的作用及修建过程。

【1】C 由后面的句子The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation’s largest city.（伊利运河帮助纽约发展成为全国最大的城市。）可知，C项The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US.（伊利运河是美国建成的第一条重要的国家航道。）引起下文。

【2】G 这一段主要讲述伊利运河的基本情况，故G项符合题意。

【3】B 由前面的句子The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York.（运河的修建完全是由纽约州政府支付的。）可知，故B项It cost $ 7,143,789，but it soon gained its price many times over.（它花费$7,143,789，但是,很快就获得了其价格许多倍。）符合题意。

【4】E 根据后面的句子He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal，but they were unsuccessful.（他和州长莫里斯在1812年去华盛顿为运河寻求帮助，但他们没成功。）可知，在去之前要先定好计划，故选E项。

【5】A 由前面的句子The first part of the canal was completed in 1820.(隧道的第一部分是1820年完成。)可知，A项“随着运河的发展，城镇的发展速度很快。”承接上文意思，故选A。

【名师点评】做此类题时，首先要通读全文，只要短文的主要意思，其次根据上下文联系，做出正确的选择。