2009-12-27 08∶24 A short ceremony has taken place at the newly built Wuhan Railway Station, to launch the official start of China's first high-speed passenger railway．The service links Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province and Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, cutting travel time between the two cities from ten to three hours．
Hu Li, Reporter of Wuhan TV, said, "Right now, I am standing on the No.1 platform of the newly built Wuhan Railway Station．In 3 minutes, I will get on the train with 1,200 other passengers and head for Guangzhou city, 1,068 kilometers away．It's a three hour journey, so let's experience China's first High-speed Railway together．"
The carriage is crowded with passengers who came to experience the very first High-speed railway in China．Liang Ningyang is a railway fan and a member of a website-railway-online．com．He and his friends met in Wuhan from various parts of China to experience the Express Train．
Liang Ningyang, a passenger, said, "I am a pilot, but for now, I'm a railway fan．I'm from Beijing, they are from Yunnan, Guangdong and Guangxi．We came here specially for this historical trip．It's comfortable, quiet and stable．The train attendants' smile is beautiful．"
Mr．Zhang Yousong, the Party chief of the Wuhan Railway Bureau, described the trip as a milestone for China's railway history．
Zhang Yousong, Party Committee Secretary of Wuhan Railway Bureau, said, "The operation of the Wuhan-Guangzhou Express Railway will realize the separate transit of passengers and cargo, which will unleash the transportation capacity of the existing Beijing-Guangzhou Railway．Therefore, it will alleviate the transport capacity shortage and the “bottleneck” restriction on transporting key goods and materials during the peak travel time．"
Hu Li, Reporter of Wuhan TV, said, "It's 11∶50 Beijing Time, and we have arrived at the Guangzhou North Railway Station．We passed through 20 cities, over 600 bridges and went through 200 tunnels, which feels like 'flying with my feet on the ground'．It was a pleasant journey, and it unveiled(揭开)a new page of China's railway history．Not only because its technology, fast speed or longest mileage, but because of the significant improvements it has made to China's railway network．"
(1)
China's first High-speed Railway pulled out Wuhan Railway Station at ________．
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A．
08∶24
B．
11∶50
C．
08∶27
D．
08∶50
(2)
The start of China's high-speed passenger railway will result in ________．
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A．
the significant improvements of transport
B．
the bottleneck restriction on transporting key goods
C．
its technology, fast speed or longest mileage
D．
the transport capacity shortage
(3)
The mileage from Wuhan to Guangzhou is ________．
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A．
600
B．
1,200
C．
1,068
D．
200
(4)
The best title of this passage should be ________．
