2020年四级考试阅读笔记(17)
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Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage：
36. The major problems with America's railroad system in the mid 19th century lay in _________.
A) poor quality rails and unreliable stopping systems
B) lack of financial support for development
C) limited railroad lines
D) lack of a transcontinental railroad
37. The building of the first transcontinental system
_________.
A) brought about a rapid growth of industry and farming in the west
B) attracted many visitors to the construction sites
C) attracted laborers from Europe
D) encouraged people to travel all over the country
38. The best title for this passage would be ________
A) Settlements Spread Westward
B) The Coast-to-Coast Railroad： A Vital Link
往年考研国家分数线是多少C) American Railroad History
D) The Importance of Railroads in the American Economy
39. The construction of the transcontinental railroad took _________.
A) 9 years
B) 7 years
C) 4 years
D) 3 years
2021年注会准考证打印入口消防工程师报名时间40. What most likely made people think about a transcontinental railroad?
教资注册A) The possibility of government support for such a task.
B) The need to explore Utah.
C) The need to connect the east coast with the west.
A rapid means of long-distance transportation became a necessity for the United States as settlement (新拓居地) spread ever farther westward. The early trains were impractical curiosities, and for a long time the railroad companies met with troublesome mechanical problems. The most serious ones were the construction of rails able to bear the load, and the development of a safe, effective stopping system. Once these were solved, the railroad was established
as the best means of land transportation. By 1860 there were thousands of miles of railroads crossing the eastern mountain ranges and reaching westward to the Mississippi. There were also regional southern and western lines.
注：1.首句提出问题，后跟着解决方案。
解决方案most serious 对应36题中的 major problem，级出现是考
点
The high point in railroad building came with the construction of the first transcontinental system. In 1862 Congress authorized two western railroad companies to build lines from Nebraska westward and from California eastward to
a meeting point, so as to complete a transcontinental
crossing linking the Atlantic seaboard with the Pacific. The Government helped the railroads generously with money and land. Actual work on this project began four years later. The Central Paci
fic Company, starting from California, used Chinese labor, while the Union Pacific employed crews of
Irish laborers. The two groups worked at remarkable speed, each trying to cover a greater distance than the other. In 1869 they met at a place called Promontory in what is now the state of Utah. Many visitors came there for the great occasion. There were joyous celebrations all over the country, with parades and the ringing of church bells to honor the
great achievement.
注：1.authorize 授权1862、4 years、1869三个数字出现，是
考点what is now 现在的
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