首页
登录
职称英语
What is the main topic of the talk? [br] [originaltext] One of the most popu
What is the main topic of the talk? [br] [originaltext] One of the most popu
游客
2023-12-24
23
管理
问题
What is the main topic of the talk? [br]
One of the most popular myths about the United States in the 19th century was that of the free and simple life of the farmers. It was said that the farmers worked hard on their own land to produce whatever their families needed. They might sometimes trade with their neighbors, but in general they could get along just fine by relying on themselves, not on commercial ties with others. This was how Thomas Jefferson idealized the farmers at the beginning of the 19th century. And at that time, this might have been close to the truth especially on the frontier. But by the mid century sweeping changes in agriculture were well underway as farmers began to specialize in raising crops such as cotton or corn or wheat. By late in the century, revolutionary advances in farm machinery have vastly increased production of specialized crops and an extensive network of railroads had linked farmers throughout the country to markets in the east. By raising and selling specialized crops, farmers could afford more and finer goods and achieve a much higher standard of living but at a price. Now farmers are no longer dependent just on the weather and their own effort, their lives are increasingly controlled by banks, which have the power to grant or deny loans for new machinery, and by the railroads, which set the rates for shipping their crops to the market. As businessmen, farmers now have to worry about national economic depressions and the influence of world supply and demand on, for example, the price of wheat in Kansas. By the end of the 19th century, the era of Jefferson’s independent farmer had come to a close.
选项
A、Advances in machinery.
B、Specialization in farming.
C、The extensive network of railroads.
D、The change in world supply and demand on oil.
答案
D
解析
特定信息的找寻。本文主要讨论美国农业的变迁情况,而本题的设问比较宽泛,因此选项中,只要是文章中没有提到的内容就是答案。将各选项与原文一一对应,可发现,只有选项D的说法原文未提及,因此该项是正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3302303.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段有关中国经济社会发展的讲话。中国的改革开放已经走过了26个年头。26年来,中国发生了翻天覆地的变化。
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段有关经济发展的讲话。Iwouldliketocommentontherelations
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段有关中国教育改革与发展的讲话。党的十一届三中全会以来,随着党和国家工作重点转移到以经济建设为中心。
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段有关海洋的讲话。海洋是全球生命支持系统的一个不可缺少的组成部分。海洋不仅是自然资源的宝库,同时也是我
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一位外国友人在中国一所大学的讲话。Iwouldliketothankyou,Mr.Pres
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段有关矿产开发的讲话。中国经济高速发展,需要大量的矿产品及相关的能源与原材料加工制品。每年消耗的矿石量
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段有关儿童发展的讲话。儿童的生存、保护和发展是提高人口素质的基础,直接关系到一个国家和民族的前途与命运
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段有关企业管理的讲话。Itstandstoreasonthatforanorganiza
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段有关旅游的讲话。旅游是一项集观光、娱乐、健身为一体的愉快而美好的活动。旅游业随着时代进步而不断进步。
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段有关中美交流的讲话。中美两国建交以来,人民之间的交往不断扩大。两国已缔结了33对友好省州和123对姊
随机试题
Thevideowavehasswepttoofar.Itbearsalargeresponsibilityforthede
关于卵磷脂小体,错误的是:( )A.圆形或卵圄形 B.大小均匀 C.折光性
游客离开本地,地陪在办理国内航班的离站手续时,不正确的做法是( )。A.将交通
下列各项中,不符合内部牵制的要求的是()。A、出纳人员管票据 B、出纳人员
标准地震仪测得最大振幅为100mm,则该次地震定为( )级。 A、5 B
患者,男性,42岁。炎热夏天,高温下在外连续工作,出现剧烈头痛、头晕、眼花、耳鸣
美国和日本均规定,减税租赁的飞机,出租人对飞机的投资不得低于飞机价值的()A.1
关于月平均人数的统计,说法不正确的是()A.月平均人数是指月内平均每天拥有的人
某公司资产负债表显示,机器设备原值200万元,办公设备原值50万元,土地使用权3
根据《建筑施工场界噪声限值》(GB12523-2011),推土机在夜间施工的噪声
最新回复
(
0
)