The person who can see a ship without some feeling of excitement must have very little imagination. Even the idea of leaving the

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问题     The person who can see a ship without some feeling of excitement must have very little imagination. Even the idea of leaving the solid land【56】most of us were born and brought【57】, and going out on to the ever-moving waters must arouse【58】some feelings of strangeness. We may remember stories of terrible storms, with waves【59】mountains, and of people from ships which have sunk【60】weeks in small boats hundreds of miles from land. But we have also【61】joy of traveling on calm seas under blue【62】, and of the【63】excitement of coming to a new beautiful land which we have seen only in pictures before.
    【64】ships are not, of course, made chiefly for pleasure: their biggest use is in carrying goods from country to country.【65】, ships can carry more goods than【66】means of transport, and can【67】so more cheaply. If ships【68】, the British government would not be able to feed【69】people.
    Ships also have made【70】to discover more and more distant parts of our world.【71】is known to all, Columbus used a ship to discover America about 500 years ago. And【72】, ships are used for exploring the Antarctic.【73】would, in fact, not be【74】to say that ships have for thousands of years【75】one of the most important parts in shaping society.

选项 A、Moreover
B、Instead
C、Thus
D、But

答案D

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