2011托福考试阅读模拟试题
<p> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="pioneers">pioneers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="america">america</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="surge">surge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="halfway">halfway</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineteenth">nineteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="railroads">railroads</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="system">system</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interstate">interstate</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="halfway">halfway</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twentieth">twentieth</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stimulating">stimulating</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pervasive">pervasive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="american">american</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>.</p><p> <span word="by">by</span> 1804， <span word="english">english</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="american">american</span> <span word="inventors">inventors</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="experimented">experimented</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="steam">steam</span> <span word="engines">engines</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>. <span word="in">in</span> 1920， <span word="john">john</span> <span word="stevens">stevens</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="locomotive">locomotive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="circular">circular</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="jersey">jersey</span> <span word="estate">estate</span>， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="amusing">amusing</span> <span word="toy">toy</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1825， <span word="after">after</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="track">track</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stockton">stockton</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="darlington">darlington</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="england">england</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>. <span word="american">american</span> <span word="businesspeople">businesspeople</span>， <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atlantic">atlantic</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span>， <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="english">english</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="america">america</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baltimore">baltimore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ohio">ohio</span>， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span>- <span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1830. <span word="it">it</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="carriages">carriages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="freight">freight</span> <span word="wagons">wagons</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="track">track</span>. <span word="steam">steam</span> <span word="locomotive">locomotive</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>.</p>
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