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1、到乌蒙山区的昭通;从甘肃中部的定西，到内蒙古边陲的阿尔山，看真贫、知真贫，真扶贫、扶真贫，成为“花的精力最多”的事;“扶贫先扶志”“扶贫必扶智”“实施精准扶贫”Unit2TheUnitedKingdom(P283)Ⅰ..阅读理解AveryrapidincreaseinthenumberofshipssailingbetweenAmericanandEuropeanportsbeganalmostimmediatelyaftertheendoftheWarof1812inordertomeetthenewneedfortheregularrap
2、idtransportationofmail,lightcargoes(货物),andpassengers.Itwastheincreaseinemigration(移民)toAmericathatforthefirsttimemadethecarryingofpassengersacrosstheAtlanticmoreprofitablethanthetransportationofheavycargoes.Anewtypeofsailingship,thepacket(邮船),appearedtomeetthisnewdemand,an
3、dthedemandverysoonresultedinstrongcompetitionamongseveralpacketlines.TheearliestofthesewastheBlackBallLinesetupinNewYorkin1816,onlyayearaftertheendofthewar.Theserviceofthisfamouslinestartedwithfourofthenewfastpackets,eachof400to500tons:thePacific,theAmity,theJamesCooper,and
4、theWilliamThompson.Duringthefirsttwentyyearsofservice,theaveragetimefromNewYorktoLiverpoolwas23daysandtheaveragetripbacktoNewYorktook40days.Bythemiddleofthecenturypacketshadincreasedinsizetobetween900and1,000tonsandtheirspeedhadincreased.TheRedJackeloncesailedfromNewYorktoL
5、iverpoolin13days,11.5hours.TheMaryWhiteridgetook4.5hoursoffthisrecordonarunfromBaltimoretoLiverpool.Suchspeedswerefargreaterthantheaverageoffrom19to21daystoLiverpoolandfrom30to35homewardtoNewYork,butthepacketshadstillsetanewstandardfortransoceanictravel.Nowonderthatsteamshi
6、ps,thefirstofwhichtriedtocompetewiththepacketsin1838,onlybegantoreplacetheminthe1850s.1.Thefastesttransatlanticvoyagebyapacketmentionedbytheauthorwasfrom______.A.LiverpooltoNewYorkB.NewYorktoLiverpoolC.BaltimoretoLiverpoolD.LiverpooltoBaltimore2.Accordingtotheauthor,inwhich
7、decadeofthe19thcenturydidasteamshipfirstattempttocompetewiththetransatlanticpackets?A.The1820s.B.The1850s.C.The1840s.D.The1830s.3.Whichofthefollowingwasthemostimportantinthedevelopmentofthefastpackets?A.TheincreaseinthenumberofpeoplewhowantedtogotoAmerica.B.Theincreaseinthe
8、numberofpeoplewhowantedtogotoEuropeaftertheWar新的贫困人口还会出现，因灾、因病、因学返贫情况还会时有发生;五是经济下行
