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Baltimore was founded in 1729.For a generation it seemed no different from a dozen other settlements springing up at the head of the Chesapeake Bay;its claim to distinction consisted of a blacksmith’s shop,flour mill,and tobacco warehouse.Yet Baltimore was fated for a more dynamic future than its slow beginnings seemed to portend.Spurred by an agricultural revolution in the Maryland and Pennsylvania countrysides as well as dramatic disruptions in the Atlantic economy,Baltimore at midcentury began to boom.By 1790 it had risen to become the new republic’s fourth largest city with aspirations to overtake the three still ahead:New York,Philadelphia,and Boston.
Although the Baltimore of the Jeffersonian are looked utterly unlike the colonial village from which it had emerged,the two shared more than might be apparent at first glance.Baltimore’s economy had expanded tremendously,to be sure,but the same forces that sparkedexpansion around 1750 continued to sustain it fifty years later.Despite the establishment of new governments at the state level in 1776,national level in 1788,and municipal level in 1797,the same festering issues continued to convulse its politics.If Baltimore had become richer and bigger,its occupational structure,wealth distribution,and residential patterns would have withstood the pressures of growth and looked about the same in 1790 as in 1812.In other words,beneath the frenzied and seemingly chaotic pace of urbanization,Baltimore enjoyed a strong element of stability.For in 1812,no less than in 1729,Baltimore was a preindustrial town.
45.In what year was Baltimore established?
A.1729. B.1750. C.1776. D.1788.
46.Which of the following was not one of the nation’s three largest cities in 1790?
A.Philadelphia. B.Boston. C.New York. D.Baltimore.
47.In line 13,the word “sparked” could best be replaced by which of the following?
A.Burned up. B.Flickered. C.Led to. D.Discharged.
48.What level of government was established in 1788?
A.Municipal. B.Country. C.State. D.National.
49.Which of the following statements about the Baltimore of 1812 can be inferred from the passage?
A.It did not take the way the city did in 1790.
B.It did not have many factories.
C.It was not an enjoyable place in which to live.
D.It could not grow any larger.
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Directions:
In this section there are four passages with a total of four multiple choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answer on your answer sheet.
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First read the following question.
50. What is the writer’s main point?
A. Animals yawn for a number of reasons.
B. Yawning results only from fatigue or boredom.
C. Human yawns are the
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