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根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項多余選項。

  51. It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. 52 . 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. 53  Between 1825,when the canal was opened ,and 1882,when toll charges(過運河費) 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 Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it"Clinton' Ditch(溝).  54 . 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. 55  . The length of the canal is 363 miles.

A．As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast.

B．It cost $7,143,789 , but it soon gained its price many times over.

C．The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US.

D．More workers were needed to build the canal.

E. Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it.

F. To dig the canal benefited Americans.

G. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

  C

 G

 B

 E

 A

【解析】

試題分析：

 .C 根據(jù)下句It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River說明本文講述的是The Erie Canal。故C項符合上下文。

 G 通過上句It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River說明The Erie Canal把湖區(qū)和大西洋連通了起來。故G符合上下文。

 B 上一句The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York.講述的是這條運河的修建是有紐約出資的，那么接下來的B項符合上下文。指這投資已經(jīng)被收回，并有很大的盈利。

 E 上句提及很多人都反對開挖這天運河，而Clinton沒有放棄，一直在為之努力。故E項符合上下文。

 A 上一句The first part of the canal was completed in 1820.那么接下來就講的是運河對當?shù)亟?jīng)濟的影響，A項符合上下文。

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點評：本文介紹了美國The Erie Canal。要求考生能根據(jù)上下文的串聯(lián)準確匹配各句。