“Choo, Choo!”Here comes the Chunnel train．Get aboard if you want to learn more about this underground transportation system．This is an unusual form of transportation, because it is a tunnel that trains travel through and not an actual form of transportation．
The Chunnel is actually the English nickname for the Channel Tunnel．In French, it is called le tunnel sous la Manche．It is a rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover．It connects Cheriton in Kent, England with Sangatte in northern France．It is the second longest rail tunnel in the world．
Did you know that the British and the French had a race while they were building the Chunnel?The race was to see who could get to the middle of the tunnel first．The British won by a little bit．It took 15,000 workers over seven years to dig the tunnel．The tunnel was finished in 1994．
The completed Chunnel cost about ＄21 billion．But it all paid off, because it became very popular, very quick．Millions of people use it．Now it is getting even more popular．
There are three complete tunnels in the Chunnel．The two outside ones are the passenger trains．The small inner one is a guidance train．The guidance train is not used for transportation．Each track is exactly parallel to each other．
There are four different train systems in the Chunnel．The Eurostar is a high speed passenger service that connects London, Paris, Brussels, and Lille．The Eurotunnel shuttle is a rail ferry service．These shuttles carry cars．These are railcars that allow drivers to drive their vehicles on and off．There are also two Eurotunnel goods service trains．
Now you know more about the Chunnel．Everybody off, this is the last stop．
(1)
The Channel Tunnel links ________ with ________．
[ ]
A．
Dover; Kent
B．
London; Paris
C．
Lille; Brussels
D．
Cheriton; Sangatte
(2)
Which of the following shows the structure of the tunnels in the Chunnel?
[ ]
A．
B．
C．
D．
(3)
The Eurotunnel shuttle is intended to carry ________．
There were samng children all the way．Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, were to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penage．Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives．This is the simple village people of Malaysia．I warmoved．
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train．I did not partie relish the long train joumey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread．I looked about the train．There was not one familiar I sighed and sat down to read my Economics
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia．Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crods of people as they hurried past．As we went beyond the city, I watchd the smaight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green．Then the first village came into sight．Immediately I came alive, I decided to wave back．
From then on my joumey became interesting．I threw my magazine into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life．Then everything came alive．The mountains seemed to speak to me．Even the trees were smiling．I stared t everything as if I was looking at it for the first time．
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry．I looked at my wat ch and was surprised that it was 3∶00 p. m．Soon the train pulled up at Butterwi I looked at the people all around me．They all looked beautiful．When my uncle arrive with, I threw my around thim to give him a(拥抱)．I had never done this before．He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile．We walked arm in arm to his car．
I looked forward to the return journey．
(1)
The author expected the train turp to be ________．
[ ]
A．
adventurous
B．
pleasnt
C．
exciting
D．
dull
(2)
What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?
[ ]
A．
The trine dry country-people．
B．
The mountains along the way．
C．
The crowds of people in the streets．
D．
The simple lunch served on the train．
(3)
Which of the following words can best take the place of the word“relish”in the second paragraph?
[ ]
A．
choose
B．
enjoy
C．
prepare for
D．
carry on
(4)
Where was the writer going?
[ ]
A．
Johore Baru．
B．
The Causeway．
C．
Bunerworth．
D．
Singapore．
(5)
What can we learn from the story?
[ ]
A．
Comfort in traveling by train．
B．
Pleasure of living in the country．
C．
Reading gives people delight．
D．
Smiles brighten people up．
阅读理解
There were smiling children all the way．Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, were to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penage．Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives．This is the simple village people of Malaysia．I was moved．
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train．I did not particularlf relish the long train joumey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread．I looked about the train．There was not one familiar I sighed and sat down to read my Economics
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia．Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past．As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green．Then the first village came into sight．Immediately I came alive, I decided to wave back．
From then on my joumey became imeresting．I threw my magazine into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life．Then everything came alive．The mountains seemed to speak to me．Even the trees were smiling．I stared t everything as if I was looking at it for the first time．
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry．I looked at my wat ch and was surprised that it was 3∶00 p. m．Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth I looked at the people all around me．They all looked beautiful．When my uncle arrive with, I threw my around him to give him a warm hug．I had never done this before．He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile．We walked arm in arm to his car．
I looked forward to the return journey．
(1)
The author expected the train trip to be ________．
[ ]
A．
adventurous
B．
pleasnt
C．
exciting
D．
dull
(2)
What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?
[ ]
A．
The friendly country people．
B．
The mountains along the way．
C．
The crowds of people in the streets．
D．
The simple lunch served on the train．
(3)
Which of the following words can best take the place of the word“relish”in the second paragraph?
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