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 (建设) on the express railway (高速铁路) 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 (检查站) 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 (三峡工程).

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

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

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

A. 延长????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. 缩短????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. 提速????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. 限速

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.

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

 

It was 12:45 pm on January 2, 2007. 50-year-old Wesley Autrey was waiting for the train at a subway station in New York. His two daughters, aged four and six, were with him.

Suddenly, a sick man fell down on the platform (站台). The man, 20-year-old Cameron Hollopeter, got up, but then fell again—this time, onto the track between the two rails (道轨). A train was coming into the station. It was a frightening moment.

But Mr Autrey wasn’t frightened. He looked at the man and the space that the man was in. It was about half a meter deep. And he thought, “The train is going to travel over this man. If he tries to get up, the train will kill him. But if he lies on the ground and doesn’t move, he’ll be OK.” So he got an idea.

He jumped down and kept Mr Hollopeter down on the ground. The train driver saw them. He was terrified, but he couldn’t stop in time. The train traveled over the two men before it stopped.

The people on the platform were surprised. When Mr Autrey heard them screaming, he shouted, “We’re OK down here, but I’ve got two daughters up there. Let them know their father is OK.”

In an interview on a TV show, Mr Autrey said, “The only thing that happened to me was my blue hat got dirty.”

1.Why did Mr Hollopeter fall on the platform and then the track?

A.Because he was ill.                      B.Because he walked so fast.

C.Because he was too old.                  D.Because the subway station was so crowed.

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Mr Autrey was so frightened when he saw what had happened.

B.Mr Autrey thought the space that the man was in was about one meter deep.

C.The train driver saw the two men but he couldn’t stop the train in time.

D.Mr Autrey and Mr Hollopeter were both taken to a hospital.

3.Mr Autrey was worried about         when the train stopped.

A.his two daughters   B.Mr Hollopeter      C.his blue hat        D.the train driver

4.Mr Autrey lay on top of Mr Hollopeter in order to        .

A.keep him calm                         B.keep him down

C.keep him warm                         D.keep him awake

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.A Sick Man                            B.Save One’s Life

C.Mr Autrey and Mr Hollopeter              D.The Subway Hero

 

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