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In the 18th century, New York was smaller than Philadelphia and Boston. Today it is the largest city in America. How to explain
In the 18th century, New York was smaller than Philadelphia and Boston. Today it is the largest city in America. How to explain
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2010-07-06
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In the 18th century, New York was smaller than Philadelphia and Boston. Today it is the largest city in America. How to explain the change in its size and importance?
To answer this question we must consider certain facts about geography, history and economies. Together these three will explain the huge growth of America’s most famous city.
The map of the Northeast shows that four of the most heavily-populated areas in this region are around seaports. At these points materials from across the sea enter America, and the products of the land are sent there for export across the sea.
Economists know that places where transportation lines meet are good places for making raw materials into completed goods. That is why seaports often have cities nearby. But cities like New York needed more than their geographical location in order to become great industrial centers. Their development did not happen simply by chance.
About 1815, when many Americans from the east coast had already moved to the west, trade routes from the ports to the central regions of the country began to be a serious problem. The slow wagons of that time, drawn by horses or oxen, were too expensive for moving heavy freight very far. Americans had long admired Europe’s canals. In New York State a canal seemed the best solution to the transportation problem. From the eastern end of Lake Erie all the way across the state to the Hudson River there is a long trip of low land. Here the Erie Canal was constructed. After working for several years it was completed in 1825.
The canal produced an immediate effect. Freight costs were cut to about one-tenth of what they had been. New York City, which had been smaller than Philadelphia and Boston, quickly became the leading city of the coast. In later years, transportation routes on the Great Lakes were joined to routes on the Mississippi River. Then New York City became the end point of a great inland shipping system that extended from the Atlantic Ocean far up the western branches of the Mississippi.
The new railroads made canal shipping not as important as before, but it tied New York even more closely to the central regions of the country. It was easier for people in the central states to ship their goods to New York for export overseas.
Exports from New York were greater than imports. Consequently, shipping companies were eager to fill their ships with passengers on the return trip from Europe. Passengers could come from Europe very cheaply as a result.
Thus New York became the greatest port for receiving people from European countries. Many of them remained in the city. Others stayed in New York for a few weeks, months, or years, and then moved to other parts of the United States. For these great numbers of new Americans, New York had to provide homes, goods, and services. Their labor helped the city become great.
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
选项
A、The Erie Canal connected Lake Erie and the Hudson River.
B、Economists are of the opinion that places where farming is done are good for making raw materials into finished goods.
C、Wagons drawn by horses and oxen soon proved to be better and cheaper than canal transportation.
D、The coming of the railroads caused New York to become less important as a shipping center.
答案
A
解析
以下哪个是正确的:选项A:伊利运河把伊利湖和哈德孙河连接了起来。正确,从第五段倒数第二、三句可知:From the eastern end of Lake Erie all the way across the state to the Hudson river there is a long trip of low land.Here the Erie Canal was constructed.选项B:经济学家认为,农作物种植地适于原材料成品加工。错误,文章提到的是交通线路发达的地方。选项C:用牛车马车来拉货物比用运河运输货物便宜。错误,恰恰相反。选项D:铁路的建成使得纽约作为一个货运中心,不再那么重要了。错误,第七段:The new railroads made canal shipping not important as before,but it tied New York even more closely to the central regions of the country.It was easier for people in the central states to ship their goods to New York for export overseas。
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