单选题
The Erie Canal joined the Great Lakes with the Hudson River.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：特定信息的找寻和判断。根据题干中地名专有名词定位到原文相关信息The Erie Canal…connected the Great Lakes with the upper Hudson River即Erie运河将Great Lakes和Hudson River上游联接起来，而题干说Erie运河和Hudson River汇入Great Lakes，由此可知题干的说法与原文不符，该题的说法是错误的。
单选题
Settlers and manufactured products were usually transported from west to east.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：特定信息的找寻和判断。根据原文可知1825年Erie运河的开放使得大湖区的定居者们可将粮食运到东部纽约城，而且该运河also encouraged westward migration along inland waterways and helped populate the frontier即鼓励了人们沿内陆水道向西部移民。由此可见，当时的运输是东西双向进行的。因此题干的说法与原文不符，是错误的。
单选题
Shallow canals were built for transportation when natural waterways were inadequate.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：语义理解题。根据原文Where the natural waterways were inadequate，shallow canals were built可知哪里的天然水路不够，哪里就有浅的运河修建。由此可见题干的说法与原文意思相符，是正确的。
单选题
New York City had a deeper harbor than other Atlantic seaports was one reason for its prosperity during the early 19th century.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：因果关系的找寻和判断。根据原文It allowed settlers in the Great Lakes region to send their crops eastward to New York City at the mouth of Hudson at a much lower cost．From there，crops could be shipped to other Atlantic ports可知，当时大湖区的定居者们将谷物经水道东运至Hudson河口的纽约城，其运费比其它方式便宜许多。在那里，货物再用船运到大西洋沿岸其它港口。由此可推断，纽约城繁荣的原因应该是因为该地是货物的集散地。而题干说纽约城有比其它大西洋诸港都深的港口在原文中并未提到，因此题干的说法是错误的。
单选题
The construction of the Erie Canal encouraged westward migration and helped populate the frontier.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：特定信息的找寻和判断。根据原文The construction of the Erie Canal also encouraged westward migration along inland waterways and helped populate the frontier可知Erie运河的开通鼓励了沿内陆水道向西部的移民，帮助了西部边疆的移民定居。由此可见题干的说法与原文相符，是正确的。
单选题
It takes longer time to travel by river is one of the major reasons that the inland waterway system was unable to compete with other forms of transportation.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：因果关系的找寻和判断。根据原文by the mid-1800s，faster and cheaper railroads became more popular and the canal system declined．Railroads could be used year round whereas canals were often frozen in the winter可知到19世纪中期，更为快捷、便宜的铁路运输日益流行，运河水运衰落了。铁路运输可终年使用而冬天结冰使运河无法使用。由此可判断内陆水运系统无法与其它运输形式抗衡的原因在于速度、价格和自然条件的限制，因此题干将耗时列为主要原因，与原文不符，是错误的。
单选题
Though inland waterways were important transportation system, they were soon replaced by the more convenient railroads.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：推理判断题。根据原文Politically the waterway system united the nation in a way few had imagined possible，by the mid-1800s，faster and cheaper railroads became more popular and the canal system declined可知，从政治角度看水运系统将全国联系起来，这几乎没人能想到。到 19世纪中期，更为快捷、便宜的铁路运输日益流行，运河水运衰落了。由此可推断该句前半部分说明了水运系统的重要性，而后半句则表明其衰落的必然性。因此题干的说法与原文相符，是正确的。
单选题
The decline of Atlantic seaports was a result of the inland waterway system in the United States.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：特定信息的找寻和判断。根据原文by the mid-1800s，faster and cheaper railroads became more popular and the canal system declined可知，运河系统的衰落是由于铁路运输的兴起。原文并未提到大西洋各港口的衰败。由此可见题干的说法与原文不符，因此是不正确的。
单选题
According to the passage, inland waterway travel was most popular in the early 1800s.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：数字信息的找寻和判断。根据原文…in the early 19th century in the United States．At that time，inland waterways provided North America's most popular form of long-distance transportation可知在19世纪早期内陆水运系统是北美最流行的长途运输方式。由此可见题干的说法与原文相符，因此是正确的。
单选题
The speaker talks about the role of inland waterways in the nation's growth of America.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：主旨题。原文一开始便提出主题，指出19世纪早期内陆水运系统是北美最流行的长途运输方式，接着以事实为例进行说明。最后进行总结During the first third of the century，however， transportation on rivers，lakes and canals aided greatly in the growth of the United States，即在19世纪前三分之一段的时间内，美国内陆水运对国家发展做出了重大贡献。由此可见题干的说法与原文中心意思相符，因此是正确的。