The Erie Canal is mentioned in the passage because__________

英语四级

单选题The Erie Canal is mentioned in the passage because___________

A．it ended just a few years later in a tremendous failure
B．it suffered from competition from railroads and trucks
C．it proved to be less profitable than its investors expected
D．its success led to the great American canal boom in the 1830s

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【解析】选[C].第四段第三句提到，正如大多数其他运河一样，伊利运河的繁荣以惨重的失败而告终，没有让投资者赚到钱，由此可知伊利运河并没有给投资者带来预期的回报，所以答案为[C]。

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