【填空答案】

1. long-lost: adj. 遗失了很长时间的

2. trail: n. ［C］小径

3. Quebec: 魁北克

4. Maine: 缅因州

5. pinpoint: v. 精准测定位置，正确定出

6. livestock: n. ［C］家畜，牲畜

7. reverse: v. 反转，颠倒

8. cholera: n. ［C］霍乱

9. epidemic: n. ［C］流行病

10. unhindered: adj. 不受妨碍的，不受阻碍的

11. disuse: n. ［C］废弃，不被使用

【听力原文】

The Old Canada Roadis a long-lost trail between the Canadian province of Quebec and Maine,in the northeast corner of the United States. Yes, it really was lost, and finding it again was a complex process that involved state-of-the-art technology. How the location of the road was pinpointed was very interesting, and I'll returnto it as soon as I've given you a little background information.The road was begun in 1817, a few years before Maineeven became a state. At the time, Quebec was amajor market for livestock, crops, and fish, so a road to Quebec was seen by officials in Maineas necessary for trade. For about 20 years, the movement of people and goods was mostly from Maine to Quebec,but then the trend reversed as thousands of Canadians immigrated to Maine to escape poorcrops, a lack of jobs, and the threat of disease. I think it was a cholera epidemic.Besides these negative reasons, major building projects in Maine also made thestate very attractive for the Canadians who needed work. I should stress,though, that immigration during that period went in both directions. In fact,the flow of people and goods went completely unhindered. There wasn't even aborder post until around 1850. The people of the time saw Maine and Quebec as asingle region, mainly because of the strong French in fluence, which is still evident in Maine today.Eventually, the road fell into disuse as a major railway was completed; finally, people simply forgot about it and that's how it came tobe lost. This brings me back to the original topic.

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