_____you understand this rule ,you‘ll have no difficulty in dealing with such problems.
A、WhileD
once意思是“一旦”。while“当⋯⋯时候”;though“虽然”;unless“除非”。“一旦你明白了这个规则,处理类似的问题就不困难了。”显然,d符合句子意思的表达需要。
Theagriculturalrevolutioninthe19thcenturyinvolvedtwothings:theinventionoflabor-savingmachineryandthedeyelopmentofscientificagriculture.Labor-savingmachinerynaturallyappearedfirstwherelaborwasscarce.“InEurope,”saidThomasJefferson,“theobjectistomakethemostoftheirland,laborbeingabundant:hereitistomakethemostofourlabor,landbeingabundant.”ItwasinAmerica,therefore,thatthegreatadvancesin19thcenturyagriculturalmachineryfirstcame.
Attheopeningofthecentury,withtheexceptionofacrudeplowfarmerscouldhavecarriedpracicallyalloftheexistingagriculturalimplementsontheirbacks;by1860,mostofthemachineryinusetodayhadbeendesignedinanearlyform.Themostimportantoftheearlyinventionswastheironplow.Asearlyas1790CharlesNewboldofNewJerseyhadbeenworkingontheideaofacast-ironplowandspenthisentirefortuneinintrodueinghisinvention.Thefarmers,however,wouldhavenoneofit,claimingthattheironpoisonedthesoilandmadetheweedsgrow.Nevertheless,manypeopledevotedtheirattentiontotheplow,untilin1869JamesOliverofSouthBend,Indiana,turnedoutthefirstchilled-stillplow.?
1.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?
a.Theneedforagriculturaladvancestohelpfeedagrowingpopulation.
b.Thedevelopmentofsafermachinesdemandedbythelabormovement.
c.Machinerythatcontributedtotheagriculturalrevolution.
d.NewJerseyasaleaderintheagriculturalrevolution.
2.Theexpression“makethemostof”inLine4isclosestinmeaningtowhichofthefollowing?
a.getthebestyieldfrom
b.raisethepriceof
c.makefulluseof
d.earnalivingon
3.WhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromwhatThomasJeffersonsaid?
a.EuropewaschangingmorequicklythanAmerica.
b.EuropehadgreaterneedoffarmmachinerythanAmericadid.
c.Americawasfinallyrnningoutofgoodfarmland.
d.TherewasashortageofworkersonAmericanfarm.
4.Itcanbeinferredthatthewaord“here”inLine4refersto_____.a.Europe
b.America
c.NewJersey
d.Indiana
5.Whatpointistheautormakingbystatingthatfarmerscouldcarrynearlyalltheirtoolsontheirbacks?
a.Farmershadfewtoolsbeforetheagriculturalrevolution
b.Americansweretraditionallyself-reliant.
c.Lifeonthefarmwasextremelydifficult.
d.Newtoolsweredesignedtobeportable.
I ‘ve been telling you_____not to do that ,but you neve listened to me.That ’s why you gotinto trouble.
Copernicus maintained that the earth_____round the sun.
It was not until she had finished all her work_____.
If he_____the storekeeper ‘s scissors ,he would have forgotten to buy a pair.