In the early decades of the United States. the agrarian movement promoted the farmer   as society’s hero. In the minds of

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问题       In the early decades of the United States. the agrarian movement promoted the farmer
  as society’s hero. In the minds of agrarian thinkers and writers. the farmer was a person on whose
  well-being the health of the new country depended. The period between the
  Revolution, which ended in 1783,and the Civil War. which ended in 1865.was the age of
(5) the farmer in the United States. Agrarian philosophers. represented most eloquently by
  Thomas Jefferson, celebrated farmers extravagantly for their supposed centrality in a good
  society, their political virtue. and their Superior morality. And visually all policy makers, whether
  they subscribed to the tenets of the philosophy held by Jefferson or not, recognized agriculture as
  the key component of the American economy. Consequently, government at
(10)all levels worked to encourage farmers as a social group and agriculture as economic
  enterprise.
      Both the national and state governments developed transportation infrastructure, building
  canals, roads, bridges, and railroads, deepening harbors, and removing obstructions from navigable
  streams. The national government imported plant and animal varieties and
(15)launched exploring expeditions into prospective farmlands in the West. In addition,
  government trade policies facilitated the exporting of agricultural products.
  For their part. farmers seemed to meet the social expectations agrarian philosophers
  had for them. as their broader horizons and greater self-respect, both products of the
  Revolution were reflected to some degree in their behavior. Farmers seemed to become
(20)more scientific.joining agricultural societies and reading the farm newspapers that sprang
  up throughout the country. They began using improved implements, tried new crops and
  pure animal breeds, and became more receptive to modern theories of soil improvement.
  They also responded to inducements by national and state governments. Farmers
  streamed to the West. filling frontier lands with stunning rapidity. But farmers responded
(25)less to the expectations of agrarians and government inducements than to growing market
  opportunities. European demand for food from the United States seemed insatiable. War,
  industrialization, and urbanization all kept demand high in Europe. United States cities
  and industries grew as well; even industries not directly related to farming thrived because
  of the market, money. and labor that agriculture provided.

选项 A、The agrarian philosophy of Thomas Jefferson
B、The role of the national government in the development of agriculture
C、Improvements in farming techniques
D、The impact of the increased importance of the farmer

答案D

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