A-A+
Why does the author mention the California go
问题详情
Why does the author mention the "California gold rush"?
A.To show that clippers were mostly used by those traveling to America.
B.To try to convince people that clippers worsened people"s greed for gold.
C.To give an example of a situation that made clippers valuable.
D.To demonstrate why clippers eventually fell out of favor with the publi请帮忙给出正确答案和分析,谢谢!
参考答案
正确答案:C
解析:判断意图题 这是一道判断作者意图的题。文章第二段提到人们喜欢用快速帆船的种种情况,其中举例说明了在时间比钱更重要的情况下,人们认识到了快速帆船的价值,然后提到了California gold rush的例子,所以C项是正确答案。A项在文章中没有提到。文章中还提到人们喜欢快速帆船不是因为人们对金子的欲望膨胀,而是人们认为快速帆船是最佳的运输手段,所以B项也不正确。文章最后提到快速帆船不受欢迎的原因不是California gold rush,而是由于蒸汽船的出现而渐渐被冷落,因此D项也不正确。