单项选择题

Which of the following statements is TRUE

A．The Erie Canal connected Lake Erie and the Hudson River.
B．Economists are for the opinion that places where farming is done are good for making raw materials into finished goods.
C．Wagons drawn by horses or 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.

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单项选择题Why were passengers from Europe able to travel to New York so cheaply

A．Because the ships were lime crowded on the trip back to New York.
B．Because shipping companies were eager to fill their ships with passengers on the return trip from Europe.
C．Because the shipping companies wanted to develop travelling industry in New York.
D．Because few Europeans longed to visit New York.

单项选择题Which of the following can be the best title for the passage

A．The Development of Transportation in New York.
B．Exports and Imports of New York.
C．How New York Became America's Largest City
D．How New York Exchanged with Europe

单项选择题Which of the following respects did NOT help New York become the most famous city

A．Culture.
B．History.
C．Economics.
D．Geographical location.

单项选择题The author's main concern in this passage is to ______.

A．point out the role the workaholic plays in the American economy
B．defend people who are addicted to work
C．encourage us not to worry about our imperfection
D．consider the difficulties that confront us at middle age

单项选择题The author of the passage would most likely agree that the workaholic ______.

A．is mentally ill
B．performs an insignficant proportion of American business
C．will not have the regrets that many "normal" people face at middle age
D．suffers from low self-esteem