首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US. It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to
The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US. It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to
admin
2011-01-14
73
问题
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(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)". 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 completed in 1820. As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast. The length of the canal is 363 miles.
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
选项
A、Clinton broke ground for the canal at both ends.
B、Clinton started building the canal before he became governor.
C、All parts of the canal were completed at the same time.
D、Construction of the canal took’ eight years.
答案
D
解析
推理题。根据文章最后一段第一句中的…on July4,1817,broke ground for the canal in Rome,N.Y.和第二段第二句中的Between 1825,when the canal was opened…可知答案为D。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Nt5d777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语二级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语二级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
TheFifthNationalCensusOfficeundertheStateCouncilhascalledoneveryoneforafactualreportintheupcomingcensusdue
Ifyouseesomeonedrowning,speedisveryimportant.Onceyougethimoutofthewater,ifheisn’tbreathing,youhavefourmi
China’sentryintotheWTOhasasanimportantameaningtoChinaas______.
—Well,Imustbeoffnow.Ihaveanimportantmeetingtoattend.—Canwe____________foranotherinterview?
Alandfreefromdestruction(破坏),pluswealth,naturalresources,andlaborsupply,allthesewereimportant【B1】inhelpingEn
Thismessageisveryimportant.CanyoumakesurethatHelen______it?
Accordingtothetext,experienceisconsideredimportantforworkas______.Ifyouhavegoodcomputerskillsandarelooking
随机试题
(confuse)Ifyoutrytolearntoomanythingsatatime,youmayget________.
在城市房屋拆迁补偿安置中,()。
背景材料:某施工单位承包航空煤油中转油库的管道、储油罐、机泵、电器、仪表、消防等安装工程,施工技师要求是φ80以上的钢管和煤油储罐必须在现场进行喷砂和内外防腐处理;储罐要采用液压顶升法施工;施工现场要求不得有超过标准规定的粉尘和噪声产生。施工单位缺乏钢管
接触网静态检测内容包括()。
下列质量管理的职能活动中,属于DCA循环中“D”职能的活动室()。
出入境货物实行“先报检后报关”制度,统一采用凭( )通关。
甲、乙订立买卖合同,甲卖某型号钢材5吨给乙。但是在合同订立时,甲并没有此型号钢材。乙后来发现这一情况,于是向法院提起诉讼。下列关于合同效力及违约金的说法中,正确的有()。
张某(某市城镇居民)承包了某集体组织的荒地以经营果园,但该承包并没有办理登记。由于资金短缺,张某遂将果园抵押给银行,并签订了抵押合同,但并未办理抵押登记。由于科学经营获得了大丰收,但张某并不懂得销售的途径和方法,遂委托市里的朋友李某在市里代为销售,双方约定
enchmark是一组工(14),它用来度量计算机系统的(15)。以往各厂商都以公布各自产品的(16)值来反映处理器速度,但这往往与实际应用中系统的综合效果有差距,且缺乏专门测试机构、标准测试环境和统一的测试程序,所以可比性较差。近年以来,科学计算领域经常
TheHistoryofAmericanIndiansWhenEuropeansdiscoveredtheWesternhemisphere,theydiscoveredaraceofpeople.【1】______
最新回复
(
0
)