下面的短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23～26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2～5段每段选择1个最佳标题；(2)第27～30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。 Transport and Trade 1
Transport is one of the aids to trade. By moving goods from places where
they are plentiful to places where they are scarce, transport adds to their
value. The more easily goods can be brought over the distance that separates
producer and consumer, the better for trade. When there were no railways, no
good roads, no canals, and only small sailing ships, trade was on a, small
scale. 2 The great advances made in transport during the
last two hundred years were accompanied by a big increase in trade. Bigger and
faster ships enabled a trade in meat to develop between Britain and New Zealand,
for instance. Quicker transport makes possible mass-production and big business,
"drawing supplies from, and selling goods to, all parts of the globe. Big
factories could not exist without transport to carry the large number of workers
they need to and from their homes. Big city stores could not have developed
unless customers could travel easily from the suburbs and goods delivered to
their homes. Big cities could not survive unless food could be brought from a
distance. 3 Transport also prevents waste. Much of the
fish landed at the ports would be wasted if it could not be taken quickly to
inland towns. Transport has given us a much greater variety of foods and goods
since we no longer have to live on what is produced locally. Foods which at one
time could be obtained only during a part of the year can now be obtained all
through the year. Transport has raised the standard of living. 4
By moving fuel, raw materials, and even power, as, for example, through
electric cables, transport has led to the establishment of industries and trade
in areas where they would have been impossible before. Districts and countries
can concentrate on making things which they can do better and more cheaply than
others and can then exchange them with one another. The cheaper and quicker
transport becomes, the longer the distance over which goods can profitably be
carried. Countries with poor transport have a lower standard of
living. 5 Commerce requires not only the moving of goods
and people but also the carrying of messages and information. Means of
communication, like telephones, cables and radio, send information about prices,
supplies, and changing conditions in different parts of the world. In this way,
advanced communication systems also help to develop trade.
A. Higher living standard B. Importance of
transport in trade C. Various means of transport
D. Birth of transport-related industries and trade E. Role
of information in trade F. Public transportation Paragraph 3 ______.