Question

Traveling by train is usually not easy in China. It can be hard to get a ticket. When you’re traveling to the railway station, you look at your watch, for you are afraid you will miss your train.
But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai. Construction (建設) on the express railway (高速鐵路) between the two cities started just before the Spring Festival of 2008. When it is finished by 2013, taking a train will be as easy as taking a bus.
“There will be trains every several minutes. Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint (檢查站) and taking your seat, will take just 10 minutes,” said an engineer.
There may be high-speed trains running at 350 kilometers an hour. The travel time between the two cities will decrease from 10 to about 5 hours. The trains will carry twice the present number of passengers.
The new line will be 1,318 kilometers long and go across specially built bridges. It will run along side the present line. There will be 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu.
“The cost of traveling by the express railway may be around 800 yuan. That will be more expensive than an ordinary train, but cheaper than by air.” Said Zhang Xiaoling, a Jiangsu government official.
According to Zhang, the higher price is caused by the large cost of the railway project. At about 200 billion yuan, the project may be even more expensive than the Three Gorges Project (三峽工程).
【小題1】The express railway between Beijing and Shanghai will be finished _______.

A．at the end of this year	B．before the Spring Festival of 2008
C．by 2013	D．in about 5 years

【小題2】Before taking your seat, you should _____ with your ticket.

A．buy a ticket	B．get through the checkpoint
C．pack your things	D．make some friends

【小題3】The word “decrease” in the passage possibly means ______ in Chinese.

A．延長

B．縮短

C．提速

D．限速

【小題4】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Traveling by train is usually difficult in China because tickets are too expensive.

B．The high-speed trains will have 21 stations in Shanghai, Shandong, Hunan and Jiangsu.

C．Tickets for the high-speed trains will be cheaper than those for planes.

D．The cost of the express railway project is as high as that of the Three Gorges Project.

【小題5】What can be the best title of the passage?

A．An enormous project.

B．Train tickets will get more expensive

C．Specially built bridges

D．Beijing—Shanghai express railway

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：本文主要報道的是北京——上海的高速鐵路在2008年春節(jié)前開始動工，將于2013年完工。乘坐高速鐵路很方便，乘坐之前先買票，再通過安檢，然后坐上座位，只需10分鐘。這條高速鐵路長1318千米，沿途21個站，列車時速350千米，比原來乘坐火車的時間減少5個小時，容納的乘客是過去的兩倍。票價比火車貴，比飛機便宜。
【小題1】細節(jié)理解題。根據When it is finished by 2013,可知北京至上海的高速鐵路將到2013年完工。故選C。
【小題2】細節(jié)理解題。根據Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint (檢查站) and taking your seat, will take just 10 minutes,可知乘坐高速鐵路之前先買票，在通過安檢，然后坐上座位，只需10分鐘。故選B。
【小題3】詞義猜測題。根據from 10 to about 5 hours.可知時間有10小時到5小時，這是在縮短時間。故選B。
【小題4】細節(jié)理解題。根據That will be more expensive than an ordinary train, but cheaper than by air.可知乘坐高速鐵路別坐飛機要便宜。故選C。
【小題5】標題歸納題。根據But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai.可知本文主要將的是北京——上海的高速鐵路。故選D。
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