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 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”. 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 40 feet wide and 4 feet deep. Between 1836 and 1862, the Erie Canal was enlarged to a depth of 7 feet. In 1903, a third canal was begun, known as the Barge Canal. Completed in 1918, it used a new route in many places. It is 12 to 14 feet deep, 120 to 200 feet wide, and 363 miles long, from Albany to Buffalo. The Erie Canal today is used largely by recreational boats.

1．Which of the following picture tells the right position of the Erie Canal?

(H=Hudson River; E=Erie Canal; A=Albany; B=Buffalo)

[　　]

2．It can be inferred that ________ into the Atlantic Ocean.

[　　]

A．the Great Lakes flow

B．The Hudson River flows

C．Lake Erie flows

D．the Erie Canal flows

3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

[　　]

A．The Eric Canal is now used mainly for tourism rather than for transport.

B．It's 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

C．The West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built.

D．The final canal is more than 4 times deeper than the original one.

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true about the canal?

[　　]

A．The Erie Canal brought profits(利潤(rùn)) of over 114,000,000.

B．The Erie Canal has a history of nearly 180 years.

C．New York city charged for the use of the canal for 57 years.

D．Construction of the original canal took 8 years.

答案：B;B;A;C
解析：

　　1．這是一道識(shí)圖解意題。根據(jù)首段中Hudson River流向向南，所以答案只能在B、C中選一個(gè)，伊利運(yùn)河是連接?xùn)|西部的運(yùn)河，并且流入Hudson River之后，最后匯入大西洋，根據(jù)地理常識(shí)，大西洋在美國(guó)東部，所以只有B項(xiàng)正確。

　　2．這是一道推理判斷題。由首段中Buffalo on Lake Erie Ttoy to Albany on the Hudson River．It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean�？梢钥闯觯晾\(yùn)河是把東部的Hudson River和西部的Lake Erie連接起來(lái)，后者屬于Great Lakes，因此流入大西洋的是Hudson River（哈得遜河）。

　　3．這是一道正誤辨認(rèn)題。A項(xiàng)與短文未句The Erie Canal today is used largely by recreational boats．意思基本一致。根據(jù)末段，B項(xiàng)中的363 miles是Albany到Buffalo的距離，因此B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。C項(xiàng)與首段The canal served as…一句意思不一致，而且根據(jù)常識(shí)美國(guó)開(kāi)發(fā)西部的原因是西部不發(fā)達(dá)，所以該項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。D項(xiàng)4 times應(yīng)為3 times，因?yàn)楦鶕?jù)末段運(yùn)河早期深度為4 feet，第三次擴(kuò)建后的深度是12～14feet，所以應(yīng)為3倍多。

　　4．這是一道計(jì)算推理題。本小題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都需要計(jì)算，而且結(jié)果都正確，但C項(xiàng)混淆了紐約州和紐約市，因此錯(cuò)誤，后者只是前者的一個(gè)城市。


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　　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 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 (溝)．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．

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A．joined the Great Lakes together

B．crossed New York from north to south

C．played an important part in developing New York City

D．was the first waterway built in the US

2．It can be inferred that ________into the Atlantic Ocean．

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A．the Great Lakes flow

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B．It's 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean．

C．The West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built．

D．Many other states helped New York build the canal．

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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．

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　　The Erie Canal (運(yùn)河) 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 (過(guò)運(yùn)河費(fèi)) 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 (溝)”. 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, NY. 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.

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A．joined the Great Lakes together

B．crossed New York from north to south

C．played an important part in developing New York City

D．was the first waterway built in the US

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A．the Great Lakes flow
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D．the Erie Canal flows

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A．The Erie Canal brought profits of over $114 000 000.

B．It's 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

C．The West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built.

D．Many other states helped New York build the canal.

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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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.

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A．

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B．

crossed New York from north to south

C．

played an important part in developing New York City

D．

was the first waterway built in the US

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A．

the Great Lakes flow

B．

the Hudson River flows

C．

Lake Erie flows

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the Erie Canal flows

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The Erie Canal brought profits of over ＄114, 000, 000．

B．

It's 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean．

C．

The West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built．

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Many other states helped New York built the canal．

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Clinton broke ground for the canal at both ends．

B．

Clinton started building the canal before he became governor．

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