黃金閱讀 TPO3 Depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer - 英檢

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Paragraph 1:
The vast grasslands of the High Plains in the central United States
were settled by farmers and ranchers in the 1880’s. This region has a semiarid
climate, and for 50 years after its settlement, it supported a low-intensity
agricultural economy of cattle ranching and wheat farming. In the early
twentieth century, however, it was discovered that much of the High Plains was
underlain by a huge aquifer (a rock layer containing large quantities of
groundwater). This aquifer was named the Ogallala aquifer after the Ogallala
Sioux Indians, who once inhabited the region.

1.According to paragraph 1, which of the following statements about
the High Plains is true?
○Until farmers and ranchers settled there in the 1880’s, the High Plains
had never been inhabited.
○The climate of the High Plains is characterized by higher-than-average
temperatures.
○The large aquifer that lies underneath the High Plains was discovered by the
Ogallala Sioux Indians.
○Before the early 1900’s there was only a small amount of farming and
ranching in the High Plains.


我是選A~但答案是D
我無法從這兩個答案直接回文章找到對應的關鍵字
為什麼答案A不行呢?

請大家幫我解惑..

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All Comments

Bethany avatarBethany2010-05-19
A選 題目說1880年有farmers&ranchers來定居
Harry avatarHarry2010-05-23
但文章沒有說他們是第一批來此的居民
Elma avatarElma2010-05-26
D選 文章的low-intensity 跟 small amount of 對應
Vanessa avatarVanessa2010-05-26
文章又沒說他們是第一@@
Mason avatarMason2010-05-30
謝謝大家~~~
Jessica avatarJessica2010-06-02
第一段的最後一句,不就有提到之前住過印地安人了嗎?
Lydia avatarLydia2010-06-06
(我一開始也是忽略了這一句...)
Valerie avatarValerie2010-06-11
@hwia~~~ 對耶 應該就是這個癥結點!!! 好隱誨啊..