托业考试之阅读理解练习题
<p> 阅读</p><p> <span word="Question">Question</span> 1-7</p><p> <span word="Hotels">Hotels</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="together">together</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creators">creators</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>,<span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frenetic">frenetic</span> <span word="quest">quest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="community">community</span>.<span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineteenth">nineteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span>,<span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="private">private</span>,<span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>.<span word="Conventions">Conventions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="distinctively">distinctively</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="conventions">conventions</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="President">President</span> (<span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="party">party</span>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> 12,1831,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="nominated">nominated</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Clay">Clay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="President">President</span>)<span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baltimore">Baltimore</span>,<span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="reputed">reputed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baltimore">Baltimore</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Barnums">Barnums</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Hotel">Hotel</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="story">story</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="apartments">apartments</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="conventions">conventions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="run">run</span>,<span word="too">too</span>.<span word="American">American</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="conventions">conventions</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="convivial">convivial</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="assembling">assembling</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="afar">afar</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> -<span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="conventions">conventions</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span>,<span word="professional">professional</span>,<span word="learned">learned</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="avocational">avocational</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> -<span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="multiplying">multiplying</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span>.<span word="By">By</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="twentieth">twentieth</span> <span word="century">century</span>,<span word="conventions">conventions</span> <span word="accounted">accounted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yearly">yearly</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="occupancy">occupancy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>,<span word="about">about</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="conventions">conventions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="persons">persons</span>.</p>
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