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【单选题】The first paragraph uses several examples to convey the ideas that______.
A．the introduction of machines into agricultural work created rebellions on the part of the farmers
B．the use of internal combustion engine as a chief power source for the farm produced great influence
C．the mechanization of agricultural work after 1850 gradually robbed many farmers of their work
D．ingenious improvements were made in fanning machines in the 1860s to yield production
网考网参考答案：D
网考网解析：
[试题分析] 文章主旨题。 [详细解答] 意为：“内燃机(internal combustion engine)作为主要能源在农业上的应用产生的巨大影响”。工业革命于19世纪60年代开始于英国，其主要推动力和标志是内燃机的发明，表现形式是逐渐的机械化，农业也不例外。文章第一段指出1850年后不久，机械化的影响逐渐展开，各种机器迅速投入使用，引起了人们的抵抗，因为他们惧怕因此会被机器代替，失去工作(rob them of their work)。下文列举了犁、干草耙、装草机、收割机、挤奶机等几种重要机械农具的发明，用以说明第一段第一句和最后一句所概括的内容。最后一句可泽为：“以汽油作燃料的内燃机成为农具的主要动力(power source)”。 查看试题解析出处>>