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《大学英语复习思考题Part I. Reading Comprehension 题目 答案及解析 Canals existed in Egypt thousands of years ago. The great canal at Babylon was built about 2000 B. C. The Grand Canal of China, which is over 900 miles long, was begun about 2500 years ago, and took centuries to finish. During the seventeenth century, France built many canals that are still in use today. However, they are not so heavily traveled as they were a hundred years ago, before railways were built. One such canal is a short-cut between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. Canals in Germany permit boats to go from the Black Sea to