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ther. It doesn39。t fly in for the same reason. 1. Some people think the railways are dead for many reasons except that ________. A. planes and motorcars have taken the place of trains B. oil is expensive today C. trains are slow D. railways lose money 答案與解析: B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由語篇開頭部分可得知選項 A 并非作者的想法,而是某些人的想法;第一段第七句中作者提到火車與飛機之間有許多共同點, 但并未涉及汽車, 故選項 B不夠確切, 應(yīng)排除;作者列舉了一些現(xiàn)代火車的長處和飛機及汽車的一些短處, 只是說明在油價昂貴的今天, 火車跟飛機相比還是具有高 度競爭力的, 并非指飛機與汽車不如火車好, 因此選項 C顯得片面, 更不是作者的觀點。至于其他選項均可在語篇中找到依據(jù)。 3. According to the writer, which of the following is NOT true? A. It is cheaper to travel by train than by plane. B. The railway station is usually at the center of a city. C. When you get off the plane you will find yourself right in the city center. D. No motorcar or plane can carry as many goods as a train does. 答案與解析: C 細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。 2. The writer39。t hold you up as a car does, in endless traffic jams. And a single train can carry goods which no plane or motorcar could ever do. Far from being dead, the railways are very much alive. Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey. Where else can you eat well, sleep in fort, feel safe and enjoy the scene while you are traveling at speed at the same time? And we are only at the beginning. For we have just entered the age of super— fast trains, traveling at 150 miles an hour and more. Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on motorways we can39。 Ⅶ .閱讀理解 For years and years people have been saying that the railways are dead. “We can do without railways” people say, as if motorcars and planes made the railways unnecessary. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, that they lose money, that they39。此處與 the small things that make all 呼應(yīng), 說明小事情變成了生命中必須的部分。 lives 可以看出。 15. B 聽到老師講述自己的事情, 作者深受感動而熱淚盈眶。s garden 可知是作者從母親的花園里 “ 帶來(brought)” 一株植物給老師。 8. C 9. A 在作者母親的眼里, 三十多年了, 這個老師還能夠 “ 記起 (remembered)” 自己孩子的名字, 那說明孩子當(dāng)時是做了 “ 很糟糕的 (terrible)” 事情, 否則她 不會這么長時間還記得。 3. C 4. A 從下文 I had been in her class可知賣舊貨人的太太是作者的老師, 因此, 當(dāng)聽到這