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1、优选【王鑫托福阅读】托福TPO6-1阅读文本TPO6　　TPO6-1PoweringtheIndustrialRevolution　　1.Whichofthesentencesbelowbestexpressestheessentialinformationinthehighlightedsentenceinthepassage?Incorrectchoiceschangethemeaninginimportantwaysorleaveoutessentialinformation.　　A.Runningwaterwasthebestpowersourceforfactories

2、sinceitcouldkeepmachinesoperatingcontinuously,butsinceitwasabundantonlyinLancashireandScotland,mostmillsandfactoriesthatwerelocatedelsewherecouldnotbewaterdriven.　　B.Thedisadvantageofusingwaterpoweristhatstreamsdonotnecessarilyflowinplacesthatarethemostsuitableforfactories,whichexplainswhysom

3、anywater-poweredgrainandtextilemillswerelocatedinundesirableplaces.　　C.Sincemachinescouldbeoperatedcontinuouslyonlywhererunningwaterwasabundant,grainandtextilemills,aswellasotherfactories,tendedtobelocatedonlyinLancashireandScotland.　　D.Runningwaterwastheonlysourceofpowerthatwassuitableforthe

4、continuousoperationofmachines,buttomakeuseofit,factorieshadtobelocatedwherethewaterwas,regardlessofwhethersuchlocationsmadesenseotherwise.　　InBritainoneofthemostdramaticchangesoftheIndustrialRevolutionwastheharnessingofpower.UntilthereignofGeorge111(1760-1820),availablesourcesofpowerforworkan

5、dtravelhadnotincreasedsincethe8/8优选MiddleAges.Therewerethreesourcesofpower:animalorhumanmuscles;thewind,operatingonsailorwindmill;andrunningwater.Onlythelastofthesewassuitedatalltothecontinuousoperatingofmachines,andalthoughwaterpoweraboundedinLancashireandScotlandandrangrainmillsaswellastext

6、ilemills,ithadonegreatdisadvantage:streamsflowedwherenatureintendedthemto,andwater-drivenfactorieshadtobelocatedontheirbankswhetherornotthelocationwasdesirableforotherreasons.Furthermore,eventhemostreliablewaterpowervariedwiththeseasonsanddisappearedinadrought.Thenewageofmachinery,inshort,cou

7、ldnothavebeenbornwithoutanewsourceofbothmovableandconstantpower.　　2.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestherelationofparagraph2toparagraph1?　　A.Paragraph2showshowtheproblemdiscussedinparagraph1arose.　　B.Paragraph2explainshowtheproblempresentedinp