问题
单项选择题
What is the main topic of the talk
A.Jefferson’s views about commercialized agriculture.
B.International trade in the nineteenth century.
C.Improvements in farm machinery in the United States.
D.Farmers’ loss of independence.
答案
参考答案:D
解析:主旨题。本题要求听者掌握全文的主要内容。本文主要围绕l9世纪美国农民自己自足生活的改变进行,从历史发展的不同阶段分析了这种生活方式改变的原因和结果,因此,涉及自己自足生活的改变的选项d是正确答案。 注意:文章首尾部分一般是全文的中心句,这就需要听者在听一篇文章时,要格外对首尾部分留神,如本文第三句“…but in general they could get along just fine by relying on themselves…”和最后一句“By the end of 19th century,the era of Jefferson’s independent farmer had come to a close.”都涉及到independence。因此与该词有关的选项有可能就是题解。