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ButthereisgoodnewsforpeopletravelingbetweenBeijingandShanghai.Construction(建设)ontheexpressrailway(高速铁路)betweenthetwocitiesstartedjustbeforetheSpringFestivalof2008.Whenitisfinishedby2013,takingatrainwillbeaseasyastakingabus. “Therewillbetrainseveryseveralminutes.Buyingaticket,gettingthroughthecheckpoint(检查站)andtakingyourseat,willtakejust10minutes,”saidanengineer. Theremaybehigh-speedtrainsrunningat350kilometersanhour.Thetraveltimebetweenthetwocitieswilldeceasefrom10toabout5hours.Thetrainswillcarrytwicethepresentnumberofpassengers. Thenewlinewillbe1,318kilometerslongandgoacrossspeciallybuiltbridges.Itwillrunalongsidethepresentline.Therewillbe21stationsinHebei,Tianjin,Shandong,AnhuiandJiangsu. “Thecostoftravelingbytheexpressrailwaymaybearound800yuan.Thatwillbemoreexpensivethananordinarytrain,butcheaperthanbyair.”saidZhangXiaoling,aJiangsugovernmentofficial. AccordingtoZhang,thehigherpriceiscausedbythelargecostoftherailwayproject.Atabout200billionyuan,theprojectmaybeevenmoreexpensivethantheThreeGorgesProject(三峡工程). 46.TheexpressrailwaybetweenBeijingandShanghaiwillbefinished_______. A.attheendofthisyearB.beforetheSpringFestivalof2008 C.after2013D.inabout5years 47.Beforetakingyourseat,youshould_____withyourticket. A.buyaticketB.getthroughthecheckpoint C.packyourthingsD.makesomefriends 48.Theword“decrease”inthepassagepossiblymeans______inChinese. A.延长B.缩短D.提速D.限速 49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A.TravelingbytrainisusuallydifficultinChinabecauseticketsaretooexpensive. B.Thehigh-speedtrainswillhave21stationsinHebei,Tianjin,Shandong,HunanandJiangsu. C.Ticketsforthehigh-speedtrainswillbecheaperthanthoseforplanes. D.ThecostoftheexpressrailwayprojectisashighasthatoftheThreeGorgesProject. 50.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage? A.Anenormousproject.B.Trainticketswillgetmoreexpensive C.SpeciallybuiltbridgesD.Beijing—Shanghaiexpressrailway B Peopleknowthedangeroffires.It’sgoodforafamilytolearnhowtoprepareforafire.Herearesomesuggestions: Putasmokealarminthehouse.Smokefromafirecausesthealarmtogooff.Thealarmmakesaloudsound.Thesoundtellseveryonetoleavethehouseatonce. Makeescape(逃脱)plans.Theyshouldknowallthewaysoutofthehouse.Ifthereisafire,everyonefollowstheplantogetout.Partoftheplanistocheckallthewindowstomakesuretheycanbeopenedeasily. Buyfireextinguishers(灭火器)inthehouse.Everyoneinthefamilyshouldknowhowtousethem. Practiceforafire.Theydofirepracticebecausetheyteachchildrenaboutfiresafety.Everyoneinthefamilyshouldknowthefollowingfirerules: *Don’topenahotdoor!Thefirecangrowmorequicklyifyouopenthedoor. *Stayclosetothefloor!Smokecanbemoredangerousthanfire;thebestairisnearthefloorbecausesmokerises. *Whatwillyoudoifyouhairorclothesstarttoburn?First,stop!Don’trun!Thefireburnsfasterbecauseofmoreair.Drop!Falltothefloor.Theyroll!Turningoverandoverwillmakethefiregoout.Putablanketaroundyoutokeepairawayfromthefirethatmaystillbeonyou. Therearemanypossiblecausesforfirs.Awisefamilyisreadyallthetime.Ifthereisafire,don’tforgettocall119forhelp. 51.Whatdoesitmeanwhenasmokealarmringsathome? A.Youhavetogetup.B.Waterisrunningtothefloor. C.Somethingisburning.D.Someonebreaksyourwindow. 52.Thewriteradvicespeopletodothefollowingtoprepareforafireexceptthat_______. A.theypracticeforafireB.theymakeescapeplans C.theybuyfireextinguishersD.theyuseelectricalcookers 53.Whenafirehappens,_______ifyouopenthehotdoor. A.thefirewillgrowmorequicklyB.theelectricitywillbecutoff C.thedoorwillsoonbeonfireD.thehousewillfalldown 54.Whataretherightstepsyoushouldtakewhenyourhairorclothescatchfire? A.Stop,run,roll.B.Stop,drop,roll. C.Run,drop,roll.D.Roll,drop,stop 55.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage? A.TheDangersofaFire.B.TheCauseofaFire. C.LearntoUseaFireExtinguisher.D.BeReadyforaFire. C Yearsago,Ilivedinabuildinginalargecity.Thenextbuildingonlywasafewfeetawayfrommine.Theywasawomanlivedthere,andIhadnevermether,yetIcouldseeshesatbyherwindoweachafternoon,sewingorreading. Afterseveralmonthshadgoneby,Ibegantonoticethatherwindowwasdirty.Everythingwasunclearthroughthedirtywindow.Iwouldsaytomyself.“Iwonderwhythatwomandoesn’twashherwindow.Itreallylooksterrible.” OnebrightmorningIdecidedtocleanmyflat,includingwashingthewindowontheinside. LateintheafternoonwhenIfinishedthecleaning,Isatdownbythewindowwithacupofcoffeeforarest.Whatasurprise!Acrosstheway,thewomansittingbyherwindowwasclearlyvisible(看见).Herwindowwasclean! Thenitdawnedonme.Ihadbeencriticizing(批评)herdirtywindow,butallthetimeIwaswatchinghersthroughmyowndirtywindow. Thatwasquiteanimportantlessonforme.HowoftenhadIlookedatandcriticizedothersthroughthedirtywindowofmyheart,throughmyownshortcomings? Sincethen,wheneverIwantedtojudge(评判)someone,Iaskedmyselffirst,“AmIlookingathimthroughmyowndirtywindow?”ItrytocleanthewindowofmyownworldsothatImayseetheworldaboutmemoreclearly. 56.Thewritercouldn’tseeeverythingclearlythroughthewindowbecause__________. A.thewoman’swindowwasdirtyB.thewriter’swindowwasdirty C.thewomanlivednearbyD.thewriterwasnear-sighted 57.Thewriterwassurprisedthat_________. A.thewomanwassittingbyherwindowB.thewoman’swindowwasstillterrible C.thewomandidcleaningintheafternoonD.thewoman’swindowwasclean 58.“Itdawnedonme”probablymeans“_______”. A.IbegantounderstanditB.itcheeredmeup[ C.IknewitgrewlightD.itbegantogetdark 59.It’sclearthat________. (责任编辑：admin) |