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1、The Commercialization of LumberIn nineteenth-century America, practically everything that was built involved wood. Pine was especially attractive for building purposes. It isdurable and strong, yet soft enough to be easily worked with even the simplest of hand tools. It also floats nicely on water,
2、which allowed it to be transported to distant markets across the nation. The central and northern reaches of the Great Lakes states-Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota-all contained extensive pine forests as well as many large rivers for floating logs into the Great Lakes, from where they were transp
3、orted nationwide.The word “durable “ in the passage is closest in meaning to readily available, long lasting, dense flexibleAccording to paragraph 1, all of the following characteristics of pine made it a desirable material for building in nineteenth-century America EXCEPT: It was long lasting. It w
4、as relatively easy to transport. Its softness made it easy to work with. It produced buildings that were especially attractive.By 1860, the settlement of the American West along with timber shortages in the East converged with ever-widening impact on the pine forests of the Great Lakes states. Over
5、the next 30 years, lumbering became a full-fledged enterprise in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Newly formed lumbering corporations bought up huge tracts of pineland and set about systematically cutting the trees. Both the colonists and the later industrialists saw timber as acommodity , but th
6、e latter group adopted a far more thorough and calculating approach to removing trees. In this sense, what happened between 1860 and 1890 represented a significant break with the past. No longer were farmers in search of extra income the main source for shingles, firewood, and other wood products. B
7、y the 1870s, farmers and city dwellers alike purchased forest products from large manufacturing companies located in the Great Lakes states rather than chopping wood themselves or buying it locally.The word “commodity “ in the passage is closest in meaning to product problem opportunity advantageWha
8、t can be inferred from paragraph 2 about timber in America before the year 1860 ?f Farmers of the American West earned most of their income by selling timber to newly arrived settlers., Timber came primarily from farmers who wished to supplement their income. Timber was much more expensive before th
9、e year 1860 because it was less readily available. Timber came primarily from large manufacturing companies in the EastThe commercialization of lumbering was in part the product of technological change. The early, thick saw blades tended to waste a large quantity of wood, with perhaps as much as a t
10、hird of the log left behind on the floor as sawdust or scrap. In the 1870s, however, the British-invented band saw, with its thinner blade, became standard issue in the Great Lakes states' lumber factories. Meanwhile, the rise of steam-powered mills streamlined production byallowing for the more
11、 efficient, centralized, and continuous cutting of lumber. Steam helped to automate a variety of tasks, from cutting to the carrying away of waste. Mills also employed steam to heat log ponds, preventing them from freezing and making possible year-round lumber production.Why does the author discuss
12、the -inventeshband saw ” ? To give an example of how steam power led to technological advancements To help explain how the thickness of a saw blade determines how much wood is wasted To explain how competition with other countries benefited the American lumber industry To illustrate the impact of ne
13、w technology on the lumber industryThe phrase " allowing for " iaghespctesest in meaning to encouraging introducing making possible emphasizingAll of the following are mentioned in paragraph 3 as resulting from the use of steam in the lumber industry EXCEPT: Work became centralized, and ma
14、ny tasks were automated.l Lumber could be produced more efficiently and on a larger scale. Waste materials could be re-used as fuel to power the lumber mills.l Lumber production could continue throughout the cold winter monthsFor industrial lumbering to succeed, a way had to be found to neutralize t
15、he effects of the seasons on production. Traditionally, cutting took place in the winter, when snow and ice made it easier to drag logs on sleds or sleighs to the banks of streams. Once the streams and lakes thawed, workers rafted the logs to mills, where they were cut into lumber in the summer. If
16、nature did not cooperate-if the winter proved dry and warm, if the spring thaw was delayed-production would suffer. To counter the effects of climate on lumber production, loggers experimented with a variety of techniques for transporting trees out of the woods. In the 1870s, loggers in the Great La
17、kes states began sprinkling water on sleigh roads, giving them an artificial ice coating to facilitate travel. The ice reduced the friction and allowed workers to move larger and heavier loads.The word " facilitate " in the passage is closest in meaning to expand ease transform permitAccor
18、ding to paragraph 4, how could a warm, dry winter interfere with lumber production? Certain trees would become dry and yield low-quality lumber. There would not be enough water in streams and lakes to raft the logs to mills. It would be more difficult to transport logs to streams and lakes. Rivers w
19、ould not be full enough in the spring to power millsBut all the sprinkling in the world would not save a logger from the threat of a warm winter. Without snow the sleigh roads turned to mud. In the 1870s, a set of snowless winters left lumber companies to ponder ways of liberating themselves from th
20、e seasons. Railroads were one possibility. At first, th&emotenessof the pine forests discouraged common carriers from laying track. But increasing lumber prices in the late 1870s combined with periodic warm, dry winters compelled loggers to turn to iron rails. By 1887, 89 logging railroads crisscrossed Michigan, transforming logging from a winter activity into a year
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