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【题目】We can not live a life without travelling. The fastest way of travelling is by air. With a plane one can travel in one day to places which it takes a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.

Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but one can see the country while he is travelling through. Trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.

Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible, There are big luxury liners(客轮) or river boats. They are not as fast as trains or planes, but travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.

Many people like to travel by car. They can make their own timetable. They can travel hundreds of miles a day, just as their wish. They can stop wherever they want to see something interesting or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel. That is why people choose travelling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business.

【1】According to the passage, the fastest way of travelling is .

A. by car B. by train C. by plane D. by sea

【2】If we travel by car, we can .

A. enjoy the longest journey

B. travel only fifty miles a day

C. make our own timetable

D. travel to a very far place in a few minutes

【3】When people travel on business, they usually take .

A. a boat or a/span> train B. a car or a train

C. a plane or a car D. a train or a plane

【4】What is the meaning of “timetable” in Paragraph 4?

A. 时间表 B. 折叠桌 C. 报时钟 D. 工作餐

【5】If possible, people like travelling by sea because .

A. it is as fast as trains and planes

B. it is a pleasant way to spend a holiday

C. it is very cheap

D. it can stop wherever they like

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

试题分析：现代人不可能过着没有旅行的生活。本文主要介绍几种旅行的交通方式，包括乘飞机、轮船、火车、汽车等并且介绍了它们各自的优点，

【1】C 细节理解题。题意：根据短文，最快的旅行方式是什么？A. by car坐小车；B. by train坐火车；C. by plane坐飞机；D. by sea坐轮船。根据对文中的The fastest way of traveling is by air的理解可知，最快的旅游方式是乘飞机故选C。

【2】C 细节理解题。题意：如果我们开车旅行，我们可以做什么？A. enjoy the longest journey享受长途旅行；B. travel only fifty miles a day每天只走五十英里；C. make our own timetable制订自己的时间表；D. travel to a very far place in a few minutes几分钟到很远的地方旅游。根据many people like to travel by car. They can make their own timetable的理解可知必须有自己的时间表，故选C。

【3】D 细节理解题。题意：当人们出差时，通常乘坐什么？ A. a boat or a train船或火车；B. a car or a train小车或火车；C. a plane or a car飞机或小车；D. a train or a plane火车或飞机。根据短文语句they usually take trains or planes for business.的理解可知做生意最好的方式是乘火车和飞机，故选D。

【4】A 词义猜测题。题意，第四段里的“timetable” 是什么意思? A. 时间表；B. 折叠桌；C. 报时钟；D. 工作餐。开小车旅行，可以自由安排时间，自己制订时间表，故选A。

【5】B 细节理解题。题意：如果可能，人们喜欢坐船旅行是因为什么？A. it is as fast as trains and planes和飞机、火车一样快；B. it is a pleasant way to spend a holiday是一种度假的愉快方式；C. it is very cheap很便宜；D. it can stop wherever they like可以随时停靠。根据对短文traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.的理解可知，乘船旅行是度假的好方式。故选B。