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According to paragraph 4, which of the following statements about steam engines is true？
A．They were used for the production of paper but not for printing.
B．By 1800, significant numbers of them were produced outside of Britain.
C．They were used in factories before they were used to power trains.
D．They were used in the construction of canals and turnpikes.
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第1题
etained a virtual monopoly on steam engine production until the 1830s. Steam power did not merely spin cotton and roll iron; early in the new century, it also multiplied ten times over the amount of paper that a single worker could produce in a day. At the same time, operators of the first printing presses run by steam rather than by hand found it possible to produce a thousand pages in an hour rather than thirty. Steam also promised to eliminate a transportation problem not fully solved by either canal boats or turnpikes. Boats could carry heavy weights, but canals could not cross hilly terrain; turnpikes could cross the hills, but the roadbeds could not stand up under great weights. These problems needed still another solution, and the ingredients for it lay close at hand. In some industrial regions, heavily laden wagons, with flanged wheels, were being hauled by horses along metal rails; and the stationary steam engine was puffing in the factory and mine. Another generation passed before inventors succeeded in combining these ingredients, by putting the engine on wheels and the wheels on the rails, so as to provide a machine to take the place of the horse. Thus the railroad age sprang from what had already happened in the eighteenth century.
The word "retained" in the passage is closest in meaning to
A．gained
B．established
C．profited from
D．maintained
第2题
The phrase "grew accustomed to" in the passage is closest in meaning to
A．began to prefer
B．wanted to have
C．became used to
D．insisted on
第3题
running water. The engine eliminated water in the mines by driving efficient pumps, which made possible deeper and deeper mining. The ready availability of coal inspired William Murdoch during the 1790s to develop the first new form. of nighttime illumination to be discovered in a millennium and a half. Coal gas rivaled smoky oil lamps and flickering candles, and early in the new century, well-to-do Londoners grew accustomed to gaslit houses and even streets. Iron manufacturers, which had starved for fuel while depending on charcoal, also benefited from ever-increasing supplies of coal; blast furnaces with steam-powered bellows turned out more iron and steel for the new machinery. Steam became the motive force of the Industrial Revolution, as coal and iron ore were the raw materials.
In paragraph 3, the author mentions William Murdochs invention of a new form. of nighttime illumination in order to
A．indicate one of the important developments made possible by the introduction of Watt"s steam engine
B．make the point that Watt"s steam engine was not the only invention of importance to the Industrial Revolution
C．illustrate how important coal was as a raw material for the Industrial Revolution
D．provide an example of another eighteenth-century invention that used steam as a power source
第4题
f the following ways EXCEPT:
A．It used steam to move a piston in a cylinder.
B．It worked with greater speed.
C．It was more efficient in its use of fuel.
D．It could be used in many different ways.
第5题
According to paragraph 2, the "atmospheric engine" was slow because
A．it had been designed to be used in coal mines
B．the cylinder had to cool between each stroke
C．it made use of expanding steam to raise the piston in its cylinder
D．it could be operated only when a large supply of fuel was available
第6题
The word "vastly" in the passage is closest in meaning to
A．quickly
B．ultimately
C．greatly
D．initially
第7题
The word "exploited" in the passage is closest in meaning to
A．utilized
B．recognized
C．examined
D．fully understood
第8题
Which of the following best describes the relation of paragraph 2 to paragraph 1?
A．Paragraph 2 shows how the problem discussed in paragraph 1 arose.
B．Paragraph 2 explains how the problem presented in paragraph 1 came to be solved.
C．Paragraph 2 provides a more technical discussion of the problem introduced in paragraph 1.
D．Paragraph 2 shows why the problem discussed in paragraph 1 was especially important to solve.
第9题
ces of power that
A．were movable
B．were widely available
C．did not disappear during certain seasons of the year
D．could provide continuous power
第10题
Listen to Track 96.
A．He will assign 12 pieces of art to evaluate.
B．He is organizing a class trip to the art museum.
C．It takes a lot of time to evaluate a piece of art.
D．Students will now be able to evaluate art quickly.
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