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Relations between the United States and Colombia suffered for many years because of an incident involving the Republic of Panama
Relations between the United States and Colombia suffered for many years because of an incident involving the Republic of Panama
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2012-07-17
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问题
Relations between the United States and Colombia suffered for many years because of an incident involving the Republic of Panama. By the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, many Americans felt that an easier and faster way was needed to get ships from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Some people in the United States first believed that a canal across Nicaragua was the answer. However, President Theodore Roosevelt decided that a canal through Panama would be a better choice.
In order to build the canal, the United States had to negotiate a treaty with Colombia, which at that time controlled Panama. Roosevelt offered Colombia $ 10 million plus $ 250 000 a year for 99 years for a six-mile-wide strip of land across Panama. Colombia rejected the United States’ offer. This angered President Roosevelt, and negotiations with Colombia ended.
In 1903, a revolution broke out in Panama. The United States ships were sent by President Roosevelt to protect the Panamanian revolutionaries from Colombian forces. The revolution succeeded, and Panama declared its independence from Colombia. The United States then negotiated with the newly formed government. A treaty was signed, and the United States began building the canal.
As a result of the incident, Colombia and the United States remained on bad terms for many years. Not until 1921, when the United States agreed to pay Colombia some compensation for its lost territory, did relations between the two countries improve.
From the information in the passage, it can be concluded that the United States______.
选项
A、wanted to build a canal because it was considering starting a war
B、felt that building a canal through Panama was worth the risk of ruining relations with Colombia
C、believed that a canal through Nicaragua would be profitable
D、had lost the Spanish-American War
答案
B
解析
在文中第二段我们看到,美国为修建巴拿马运河不惜付重金给哥伦比亚,在遭哥伦比亚拒绝后,罗斯福总统被激怒了,从而引发了后来美国派军舰支持巴拿马的革命者之事。由此我们可以推断出,美国为修建巴拿马运河不惜与哥伦比亚为敌,肯定认为为修建运河这么做是值得的。本题也可以用排除法找到答案。文中第一段第二句说:“在1898年美国和西班牙的战争结束时,许多美国人感到需要一条能使船只从大西洋进入太平洋更容易、更快捷的通道。”由此我们可以看出,美国修建一条运河不是为了发动一场战争,也不是因为在同西班牙的战争中失利,因为文中并未提及战争的结果,所以选项A和D均可以排除。文中第一段最后两句说:“一些美国人起初相信通过尼加拉瓜修建运河是对的,然而,罗斯福总统决定:通过巴拿马的运河是最好的选择。”因此,选项C与文章内容有出入,可排除。
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