某欧美作家在他的一部最新电影剧本中描写了19世纪中期的伦敦，你认为需要修改的是
A．英国有钱人以乘坐轮船游览伦敦泰晤士河为时尚
B．泰晤士河岸边工厂一间接着一间，巨大的烟囱冒着浓烟
C．不时有一列列火车呼啸而过
D．瓦特给远在美国的朋友打电话，说自己在蒸汽机研制方面取得了重大进展
答案：D
题目分析：本题考查两次工业革命的相关内容。电话发明于第二次工业革命时期，不是在第一次工业革命，所以D项内容需要修改，与题意相符合，所以答案选择D项。
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