首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Last week, you recall, we discussed the early development of r
[originaltext] Last week, you recall, we discussed the early development of r
游客
2023-12-22
57
管理
问题
Last week, you recall, we discussed the early development of railroads in the United States. Today I want to mention an even earlier form of transportation, one that brought the first European settlers to America. And that’s the wooden sailing ship. From colonial times sailing ships were vital to the economy. Many coastal towns depended on fishing or whaling for employment and income. This was especially true in the northeastern states. And there the wood from nearby forests and the skills of local designers and workers also formed the basis of an important shipbuilding industry. But the big profits were to be made on trade with far away places. And since sea captains often became part owners of their ships, they had a strong interest in the commercial success of their voyages. So these Yankees, that’s what US sailors and officers came to be called, they carried on a very profitable trade with other parts of the world. The high point of this trade came in the mid-19th century with the introduction of the clipper ship, the enormous Yankee clippers with huge sails reaching nearly two hundred feet into the sky. He’d carry passengers and cargo from New York around South America to San Francisco in less than three months and to China in just half a year. At that time this seemed unbelievably fast and efficient. But in the 1860s, more reliable steam-powered ship began to take over. And soon the important role of sailing ships in the US economy would come to an end.
23. What does the professor mainly discuss?
24. According to the professor, what may be one reason for the success of the merchant ships of the United States?
25. What does the professor say about clipper ships?
26. What took over the clipper ships?
选项
A、The wooden sailing ship.
B、The container ship.
C、The steam-powered ship.
D、The replenishing ship.
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3295809.html
相关试题推荐
Feelingsofinfinite________seizedhimasherecalledthedayswhenhemetwith
Itisunderstandablethatthoughadolescentmaturationalanddevelopmentalstate
Ofalltheareasoflearningthemostimportantisthedevelopmentofattitu
Ofalltheareasoflearningthemostimportantisthedevelopmentofattitu
Ofalltheareasoflearningthemostimportantisthedevelopmentofattitu
Ofalltheareasoflearningthemostimportantisthedevelopmentofattitu
Ofalltheareasoflearningthemostimportantisthedevelopmentofattitu
Ofalltheareasoflearningthemostimportantisthedevelopmentofattitu
Followingayearoffastdevelopment,bythefirstquarterofthisyear,Chinah
Itisunderstandablethatthoughadolescentmaturationalanddevelopmentalstate
随机试题
Salesman:Goodmorning.Planningtobuyanewcartoday?Customer:______Salesma
Beijinghasanextensivepublictransportationnetwork.SubwayandCityRail
[originaltext]W:Iwaswonderingifyou’dletmestaywithyouforafewdays.
Therelationshipbetweenhumananddogdatesbacktoatleast8,000yearsag
已知业务发生前后,流动资产都小于流动负债,则赊购原材料若干,将会( )。A.增大
道教全真道三大祖庭是()A.北京白云观 B.江西龙虎山上清宫 C.陕西户县重
房地产经纪机构代理预售商品房时,应向商品房购买人出示的资料有()。A.商品房
被告人江某与被害人郑某是同一家电脑公司的工作人员,二人同住一间集体宿舍。某日,郑
黑客通过系统管理员的信任或诱使管理员执行某些有陷阱的程序,以获得超级用户权限,这
银行承兑汇票的承兑银行,应当按照票面金额向出票人收取()的手续费。A:千分之一
最新回复
(
0
)