【中级类英语听力】14
时间：2019-01-23 作者：英语课 分类：中级类英语听力
The Pony 1 Express was the first rapid transit 2 and the first fast mail line across the continent from the Missouri River to the Pacific Coast. It was a system by means of which messages were carried swiftly on horseback across the plains and deserts, and over the mountains of the far West. It brought the Atlantic coast and the Pacific slope ten days nearer to each other. It had a brief existence of only sixteen months and was supplanted 3 by the transcontinental telegraph. Yet it was of the greatest importance in binding 4 the East and West together at a time when overland travel was slow and cumbersome 5, and when a great national crisis made the rapid communication of news between these sections an imperative 6 necessity. The Pony Express marked the highest development in overland travel prior to the coming of the Pacific railroad, which it preceded nine years. It, in fact, proved the feasibility of a transcontinental road and demonstrated that such a line could be built and operated continuously the year around - a feat 7 that had always been regarded as impossible.
1. How did the Pony Express transport mail?
By airplane
By steam engine train
By horseback
By boat
2. How much area did the Pony Express cover?
From the East to the West coast
From North America to Europe
From Europe to Asia
Along the Pacific coast only
3. How long did the Pony Express stay in effect?
16 days
16 months
16 years
It still being used today
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1. By horseback
2. From the East to the West coast
3. 16 months
- His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。
- They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。
- His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
- The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。
- In most offices, the typewriter has now been supplanted by the computer. 当今许多办公室里，打字机已被电脑取代。
- The prime minister was supplanted by his rival. 首相被他的政敌赶下台了。
- The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
- Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。
- Although the machine looks cumbersome,it is actually easy to use.尽管这台机器看上去很笨重，操作起来却很容易。
- The furniture is too cumbersome to move.家具太笨，搬起来很不方便。
- He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.他老是用命令的口吻讲话。
- The events of the past few days make it imperative for her to act.过去这几天发生的事迫使她不得不立即行动。