Question

【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

__【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 (過(guò)運(yùn)河費(fèi)) 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(溝)”. __【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】

試題分析：本文介紹了Erie Canal的作用及修建過(guò)程。

【1】C 由后面的句子The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation’s largest city.（伊利運(yùn)河幫助紐約發(fā)展成為全國(guó)最大的城市。）可知，C項(xiàng)The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US.（伊利運(yùn)河是美國(guó)建成的第一條重要的國(guó)家航道。）引起下文。

【2】G 這一段主要講述伊利運(yùn)河的基本情況，故G項(xiàng)符合題意。

【3】B 由前面的句子The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York.（運(yùn)河的修建完全是由紐約州政府支付的。）可知，故B項(xiàng)It cost $ 7,143,789，but it soon gained its price many times over.（它花費(fèi)$7,143,789，但是,很快就獲得了其價(jià)格許多倍。）符合題意。

【4】E 根據(jù)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.（他和州長(zhǎng)莫里斯在1812年去華盛頓為運(yùn)河尋求幫助，但他們沒成功。）可知，在去之前要先定好計(jì)劃，故選E項(xiàng)。

【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項(xiàng)“隨著運(yùn)河的發(fā)展，城鎮(zhèn)的發(fā)展速度很快。”承接上文意思，故選A。

【名師點(diǎn)評(píng)】做此類題時(shí)，首先要通讀全文，只要短文的主要意思，其次根據(jù)上下文聯(lián)系，做出正確的選擇。