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The Panama Canal --Connecting Oceans

A short canal saves ships thousands of miles

The Panama Canal (巴拿馬運河) is an artificial 51-mile waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The idea for a Panama Canal dates back to the discovery of the Isthmus of Panama (巴拿馬地峽) by Spanish explorer Vasco De Balboa in 1513. He discovered how narrow it was. Only 80.5 kilometres of land separated the Atlantic from the Pacific! The Spanish surveyed the area in hopes of building a canal. But the local government decided it was impossible.

Fast-forward to 1869, Ferdinand De Lesseps had completed the 163-km-long Suez Canal (蘇伊士運河), a waterway linking Europe and Asia. France asked him to repeat his success at Panama. He agreed to have a try. When digging started in 1881, Ferdinand De Lesseps thought building a canal across Panama would be easy. But he didn't realize that digging in a jungle (叢林) would be so dangerous. Ferdinand De Lesseps and his team gave up their project after thousands of workers died from diseases caused by mosquitoes(蚊子). American President Theodore Roosevelt quickly took over where the French crew had left off. He bought the canal property (運河的所有權) and sent a team of workers to finish the project. Led by John Stevens, the American team got rid of the mosquitoes. This effort helped the team of nearly 40,000 workers to stay healthy and productive (富有成效的) . The team used powerful steam shovels (蒸汽挖土機) to make a path for the canal. But even with the help of such large equipment(裝備), the work progressed slowly. Finally, after nearly 10 years of non-stop digging, the canal successfully opened in 1914.The story didn't make the headlines, though. The public was focused(專注) on World War I. Therefore the canal wasn't dedicated (舉行落成典禮) until July 12, 1920. Since the canal first opened, more than 960,000 ships have traveled through it. The Panama Canal has become an important link in global（全球性的）shipping. A journey that used to take months now takes two weeks.

【1】How wide was the Isthmus of Panama which separated the Atlantic from the Pacific?

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【2】Who bought the Panama Canal property?

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【3】What did the team use to make a path for the canal?（in no more than three words）

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【4】How long did it take people to complete the work on Panama Canal?（in no more than three words）

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【5】Why is the Panama Canal an important link in global shipping?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 80.5 kilometres

【2】 American President Theodore Roosevelt.

【3】 Powerful steam shovels.

【4】 (For) 33 years.

【5】 Because a journey that used to take months now takes two weeks.

【解析】

本文介紹了把大西洋和太平洋分開的巴拿馬地峽只有80.5公里寬！美國總統西奧多·羅斯福買下了運河的所有權，并派了一隊工人來完成這項工程。他們使用強大的蒸汽鏟為運河開辟一條道路。人們花了33年的時間才完成巴拿馬運河的工程�，F在巴拿馬運河已成為全球航運的一個重要環(huán)節(jié)。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。題干的意思是：把大西洋和太平洋分開的巴拿馬地峽有多寬？由句子Only 80.5 kilometers of land separated the Atlantic from the Pacific! 可知，把大西洋和太平洋分開的巴拿馬地峽只有80.5公里寬！故填：80.5 kilometers。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。題干的意思是：誰買了巴拿馬運河的所有權？根據American President Theodore Roosevelt quickly took over where the French crew had left off. He bought the canal property (運河的所有權) and sent a team of workers to finish the project.可知，美國總統西奧多·羅斯福很快就接管了法國船員離開的地方。他買下了運河的所有權，并派了一隊工人來完成這項工程。因此答案為：American President Theodore Roosevelt.

【3】細節(jié)理解題。注意詞數的要求。題干的意思是：這個小組用什么為運河開辟了一條道路？根據The team used powerful steam shovels (蒸汽挖土機) to make a path for the canal.可知，該小組使用強大的蒸汽鏟為運河開辟一條道路。故答案為：Powerful steam shovels.

【4】細節(jié)理解題。注意詞數的要求。題干的意思是：人們花了多長時間才完成巴拿馬運河的工程？由句子When digging started in 1881, Ferdinand De Lesseps thought building a canal across Panama would be easy. 可知，這是開始的時間；由句子Finally, after nearly 10 years of non-stop digging, the canal successfully opened in 1914.可知，這是結束的時間。1914-1881=33。因此人們花了33年的時間才完成巴拿馬運河的工程。故答案為：(For) 33 years.

【5】細節(jié)理解題。題干的意思是：為什么巴拿馬運河是全球航運的重要紐帶？由句子The Panama Canal has become an important link in global（全球性的）shipping. A journey that used to take months now takes two weeks. 可知，巴拿馬運河已成為全球航運的一個重要環(huán)節(jié)。過去需要數月時間的旅行現在需要兩周時間。因此答案為：Because a journey that used to take months now takes two weeks.

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