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
专升本
Steamships were first introduced into the United States in 1807, and John Moison built the first steamship in Canada(then called
Steamships were first introduced into the United States in 1807, and John Moison built the first steamship in Canada(then called
admin
2011-04-26
27
问题
Steamships were first introduced into the United States in 1807, and John Moison built the first steamship in Canada(then called British North America)in 1809. By the 1830s dozens of steam vessels were in use in Canada. They offered the traveler reliable transportation in comfortable facilities--a welcome alternative to stagecoach travel which at the best of times could only be described as wretched. This commitment to dependable river transport became entrenched with the investment of millions of dollars for the improvement of waterways, which included the construction of canals and lock systems.
The Lachine and Welland Canals, two of the most important systems, were opened in 1825 and 1829, respectively.
By the time that Upper and Lower Canada were united into the Province of Canada in 1841 ,the public debt for canals was more than one hundred dollars per capita, an enormous sum for the time. But it may not seem such a great amount if we consider that improvements allowed steamboats to remain practical for most commercial transport in Canada until the mid-nineteenth century.
According to the passage, steamships became practical means of transportation in Canada because of ______.
选项
A、improvements in the waterways
B、large subsidies from John Moison
C、a relatively small population
D、the lack of alternate means
答案
A
解析
本题为细节推断题。在文章的最后一句中提到“…improvements allowed steamboats to remain practical for most commercial transport in Canada…(……这些改进使轮船适合大多数的加拿大商业运输……)”这里的“improvements”指的是上文中所说的“the improvement of waterways”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/T0qC777K
本试题收录于:
英语题库成考专升本分类
0
英语
成考专升本
相关试题推荐
Insteadofresearchingandwritingtheirpapers,somestudents______.TheresultsfromtheInternetservice______.
Accordingtothepassage,thecomingofonlinejobsearchingbrings______.TheInternetismakingthehiringprocesslongerfo
(据报道)astudentofBeijingUniversityhasahabitofclimbingonroofsinhissleep.
SevenpercentofBritishschoolchildrengotoprivateschoolscalledindependentschools.Thereare2,400independentschoolsa
Theexpressiononherface______methatshewaslying.
Accordingtothepassage,theauthorthinksofeachinterviewas______.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?
Thehousingreforminourcountryisdesignedto(改善人民的生活条件)
______beinglatemadethebossangry.
Itisphysicallyimpossibleforawall-educatedintellectual,orabravemantomakemoneythechiefobjectofhisthoughts;as
—Howabouteighto’clockoutsidethecinema?—That______mefine.
随机试题
巴金创作的三个中篇《雾》、《雨》、《电》小说结集为()
TIA临床特征包括()
患者,女,36岁。胃脘隐痛,嘈杂,口干咽燥,五心烦热,大便干结,舌红少津,脉细。治疗的首选方剂是
肝硬化并发少量上消化道出血时宜给予的措施为
征收集体土地,有偿使用土地的,应()。
根据《建筑工程质量管理条例》,建设工程在超过合理使用年限后,需要继续使用的,产权所有人应()。
将账簿划分为序时账、分类账、备查账的依据是()。
甲排球队有A、B、C、D、E、F、G、P、Q、R、S、T12个队员。由于存在着队员的配合是否默契的问题,W教练在每次比赛时,对上场队员的挑选,都考虑了以下的原则:①如果P不上场,那么,S就不上场;②只有D不上场,G才上场;③A和C要么都上场,要么都不
A.C<0,B.C<0,则直线Ax+By+C=0一定不通过()。
InParagraphItheauthorintroduceshistopicbyrelating______.Sony’sQRIOcouldcarryoutallthefollowingworkEXCEPT____
最新回复
(
0
)