2.In the 19th century,trains were the best way to travel long distances(距离) over land.Trains were fast and convenient.In the 20th century,airplanes replaced trains for long-distance travel.Today,however,high-speed trains are attracting (吸引)passengers again.
France has a train called the TGV.TGV is"Train a Grande Vitesse"in French,which means"high-speed train".A TGV train operates at speed up to 300km/h.The passengers can travel from Paris to Marseilles in only four hours.
The first country to have a high-speed train is  Japan.The Bullet train offers a fast,smooth  ride between Tokyo and other major cities in Japan.This train operates at speed up to 210km/h  and can travel between Tokyo and Osaka in just three hours.
China has the worlds longest high-speed rail network with over 19,369.8km of  track (轨道) in service from December 2014.China's high-speed  rail system also includes the world's longest  line,the 2.298km Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway.China's high-speed trains  are marked with"CRH"(China's railway high-speed).They are also called  Hexie Hao.The fastest trainsets,CRH380BL,reached the highest test speed of 487.3km/h.
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56.What does the underlined phrase"at speed" in the second paragraph mean.A
A.fast
B.late
C.slowly
D.deeply
57.The first country to have a high-speed train isB.
A.China
B.Japan
C.France
D.America
58.which is the world's longest high-speed railway line?C
A.The line from Beijing to Shanghai.
B.The line from Paris to Marseilles.
C.The line from Beijing to Guangzhou.
D.The line from Tokyo to Osaka.
59.The highest test speed of GRH380BL wasB.
A.210km/h    
B.over double the speed of the Japanese Bullet train.
C.300km/h   
D.more than double the speed of the  French TOV train.
60.What's the main idea of this passage?D
A.The development of the French TGV  train.
B.The history of the Japanese Bullet  train.
C.The tests of the Chinese CRH380BL trainsets.
D.The introduction of high-speed trains.

James got up at five to seven. His parents and his little twin sisters went traveling in France and he had to look after himself at home. He opened the fridge, but he found only two hamburgers in it. He decided to have breakfast in the restaurant at the other side of the street. He sat at a table and the waiter came up and said, “Can I take your order(点菜), James?”

“But you don’t show your menu to me, Mr. Hunt,” said the boy.

“Oh, sorry! I forget it. Here it is.”

James looked at the menu carefully. It was:

Bread $1.30 Sandwich $1.80 Hamburger $2.40

Pizza $2.40Egg $0.30 Milk $0.50

Coffee $0.70 Coke $0.30

James brought out his wallet and found there was only 6.50 dollars in it.

“Well,” said Mr. Hunt. “What about a hamburger, a pizza, two eggs and a glass of coke?”

“Oh, no,” said the boy. “I’ll buy a picture-book this afternoon. It’s 1.50 dollars.”

“I see,” said the waiter. And then he brought the boy a nice breakfast.

1. There were ______ people in James’ family.

A. three B. four C. fiveD. six

2. Which of the following is NOT right?

A. The waiter knew James.

B. The restaurant was near James’ home.

C. James went to the restaurant alone.

D. The waiter took a menu to James when he saw him.

3.______ are the most expensive in the menu?

A. Sandwiches

B. Hamburgers

C. Pizzas

D. Hamburgers and pizzas

4.James hoped to pay ______ dollars for his breakfast.

A. 5.00 B. 1.50C. 6.50 D. 3.50

5. At last James had ______ for his breakfast.

A. two eggs, a hamburger, a piece of bread and a glass of coffee

B. two eggs, two pizzas, a piece of bread and a glass of coffee

C. two eggs, two hamburgers, a piece of bread and a glass of coke

D. one egg, a pizza, two sandwiches and a glass of coffee

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