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正确答案：B
PassageThree【听力原文】Today,IwouldliketobeginbydiscussingearlyEuropeansettlementalongoneofourwellknownrivers--theHudson,whichemptiesintotheAtlantictoform.NewYorkbay.[32]TheHudsonriverhasacoupleofinterestingphysicalfeaturesthatmadeitveryattractiveforsettlementbytheEuropeans.[33]ThefirstisthattheriverextendsinlandfromtheAtlanticOceanformorethan150mileswithnowaterfallsorrapids.Itssurfaceisvirtuallyfiatforthatentiredistance,withnoobstacles.Second,[34]thewhole150milestretchisinfluencedbytidesfromtheAtlanticOcean.Roughlyeverysixhours,theriverreversesdirection,flowingnorthwhenthetideisrisingandsouthtowardtheoceanwhenthetideisgoingdown.ObviouslytherewerenoobstaclestopreventsettlersfrommovingfurtherupstreamontheHudsonriver,andthisexplainswhytheDutchpenetratedsofarinland.TheywerethefirstEuropeanstosettleintheHudsonvalley.Ofcourse,togoupstream,theDutchsettlersneededtherightkindofboat,andsotonavigatetheriver,theydesignedasloopwithonlyonemastbutwithtwosails,oneriggedinfrontofthemastandonebehind.[35]Themastwasverytall,inmanycasesover100feettall,sothatthelargesailscouldcatchwindsblowingabovetheshorelinehills.Hudsonriversloopscarriedpassengersandcargo.Thecargorangingfromcoal,lumberandhaytofruit,vegetablesandlivestock.Travellingonlytenmilesanhourinagoodwind,thesloopwasnottoospeedybymodernstandards,butitwasideallysuitedtotheDutchsettlement,andinfactwhenthesteamboateventuallywasintroduced,itcouldntkeepupwiththesloop.32.WhatattractedtheEuropeanstotheHudsonriverarea33.Whatisthecharacteristicofthefirst150milesinlandontheHudsonriver34.HowdotidesfromtheAtlanticOceaninfluencetheHudsonriver35.Accordingtothespeaker,whydidHudsonfiversloopshavetall.masts【整体预测】快速浏览各题选项，根据shipbuilding、river、climate、rapids、waterfalls、wind、navigation、storms、riverboats、waves、current、flow、tide、sails等关键词推测，该短文可能与河流有关，此外还会谈到河流的通航、水流、河上的风、船上的帆等等。具体细节需要进一步分析各个选项。【解题思路】1．四项均为以the开头的名词短语，但从后两项来看，并不像是考查主旨的题目。2．两项含有与优点有关的词汇(strength，abundance)。结论：本题可能是问某种优势，具体内容可能与河流有关。【解析】题干问是什么吸引欧洲人来到了哈德逊河流域。文章开头处提到：“哈德逊河因其自身具有的某些有趣的自然特征吸引了欧洲人来此区域定居。”选项B中的physicalfeatures为原词复现，故选B。