专升本考试

【单选题】It can be inferred from the passage that an important reason for the decision of the United States to build a canal was to ______.
A．develop trade relations withEurope
B．improve relations with SouthAmerican countries
C．preventEuropean ships from reaching the Pacific Ocean
D．reduce travel time for its ships in case of war
网考网参考答案：D
网考网解析：
细节推断题。依据为第一段第二句“By the end of the Spanish—American war, American felt that an easier and faster way was needed to get Ships from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean．”即在西班牙和美国战争结束之前，美国人觉得需要有一个更加容易快捷的方法把战舰从大西洋开到太平洋去。 查看试题解析出处>>