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adj. 謙虛的，適度的，端莊的
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Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
A raped 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.
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 Pacific 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.
The railroad was very important in encouraging westward movement. It also helped build up industry and farming by moving raw materials and by distributing products rapidly to distant markets. In linking towns and people to one another it helped unify the United States.
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（A）
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 county（A）
38. The best title for this passage would be ________.
A) Settlements Spread Westward
B) The Coast-to-Coast Railroad: A Vital Link
C) American Railroad History
D) The Importance of Trains in the American Economy（B）
39. The construction of the transcontinental railroad took ________.
A) 9 years
B) 7 years
C) 4 years
D) 3 years（D）
40. What most likely made people think’ about a transcontinental railroad?
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.
D) The need to del, clop the railroad industry in the west.（C）
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| modest | ['mɔdist] |
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| transportation | [.trænspə'teiʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 運(yùn)輸，運(yùn)輸系統(tǒng)，運(yùn)輸工具 |
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| technical | ['teknikəl] |
想一想再看 adj. 技術(shù)的，工藝的 |
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| phrase | [freiz] |
想一想再看 n. 短語，習(xí)語，個(gè)人風(fēng)格，樂句 |
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| unreliable | ['ʌnri'laiəbl] |
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| advanced | [əd'vɑ:nst] |
想一想再看 adj. 高級(jí)的，先進(jìn)的 |
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| concentrate | ['kɔnsntreit] |
想一想再看 v. 集中，專心，濃縮 |
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| artificial | [.ɑ:ti'fiʃəl] |
想一想再看 adj. 人造的，虛偽的，武斷的 |
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| infection | [in'fekʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 傳染，影響，傳染病 |
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| joint | [dʒɔint] |
想一想再看 adj. 聯(lián)合的，共同的，合資的，連帶的 |
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