四六级考试阅读的备考:课堂笔记(39)
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="necessity">necessity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="farther">farther</span> <span word="westward">westward</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="impractical">impractical</span> <span word="curiosities">curiosities</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="troublesome">troublesome</span> <span word="mechanical">mechanical</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rails">rails</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="load">load</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>, <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="solved">solved</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 1860 <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="railroads">railroads</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="ranges">ranges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="westward">westward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>.</p><p> 注：1.首句提出问题，后跟着解决方案。</p><p> 四级文章套路：有现象必有解释，有结论必有解释，有问题必有解决方案</p><p> 2.<span word="most">most</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> 对应36题中的 <span word="major">major</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>，最高级出现是考点</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="transcontinental">transcontinental</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1862 <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Nebraska">Nebraska</span> <span word="westward">westward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="eastward">eastward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transcontinental">transcontinental</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="linking">linking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="seaboard">seaboard</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railroads">railroads</span> <span word="generously">generously</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="land">land</span>. <span word="Actual">Actual</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Company">Company</span>, <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="used">used</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="laborers">laborers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1869 <span word="they">they</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Promontory">Promontory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Utah">Utah</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="joyous">joyous</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="parades">parades</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ringing">ringing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="bells">bells</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span>.</p>
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