单选题Directions:After reading the following passage, you will
find 5 unfinished statements or questions. For each statement there are four
choices marked A, B, C and D, you should make the best choice and mark the
corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the
center. Relations between the United States and
Columbia suffered for many years because of an incident involving the Republic
of Panama. By the end of the Spanish-American war, Americans felt an easier and
faster way was needed to get ships from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Some people in the United States first believed a canal across Nicaragua was the
answer. However, President Theodore Roosevelt decided that a canal through
Panama would be a better choice. In order to build the canal, the United States
had to negotiate with Columbia, which at the time controlled Panama. Roosevelt
offered Colombia, $10 million plus $250,000 a year for a six-mile-wide strip of
land across Panama. Columbia rejected the U.S. offer. This angered President
Theodore Roosevelt, and negotiations with Columbia ended. In 1903, a revolution
broke out in Panama. United States ships were sent by President Roosevelt to
protect Panamanian revolutionaries from Columbia forces. The revolution
succeeded, and Panama declared its independence from Columbia. The United States
then negotiated with the newly formed government. A treaty was signed, and the
United States began building the canal. As a result of the
incident, Columbia and the United States remained on bad terms for many years.
Not until 1921, when the United States agreed to pay Columbia some compensation
for the loss of its territory, did relations between the two countries
improve.
单选题
Why does the U.S. want to build a canal across Panama?
A. It is used to resist Spanish soldiers.
B. The U.S. can profit from the canal economically.
C. It would be easier to get ships from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific
Ocean.
D. It is a sign of the national power of the U.S.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 第一段第二句easier way to get ships...确定了答案。
单选题
Columbia and the U.S. suffered from bad relations mainly because
______.
A. Columbia is not as rich as the U.S.
B. The U.S. did not offer Columbia enough money
C. The U.S. protected the Panamanian revolution
D. Columbia also wants to build a canal in Panama
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 答案在第一段倒数第四行：United States ships were sent by...。
单选题
It can be inferred from the passage that an important reason for the
U.S. to build the canal was to ______.
A. develop trade relations with Europe
B. improve relations with South American countries
C. prevent European ships from reaching the Pacific Ocean
D. reduce the travel time for its ships to join in the war
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 第一段第二句easier way to get ships...说明节省运输时间，故D是正确答案。
单选题
As it is used in the second paragraph, the phrase "on bad terms" means
______.