【正文】 three hours． Of course, there are some technical challenges to overe. There are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety，rail gauge(軌距)，maintenance of railway tracks. So, it’s important to pay attention to every detail． But the key issue is really money. China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansion. China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investment. Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development． It’ll be a winwin project. For other countries, the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on, not to mention the better munication among those countries. For China，such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some muchneeded resources, but would also help develop China’s far foresee that in the ing decades, millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources highspeed trains，people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for all. And they’ll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries．16. China’s new highspeed railway plan will be a winwin project because . A. China will get muchneeded resources and develop its western regions. B. China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways. will develop its railway system and munication with other countries. foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation busi ness and tourism.17. According to the passage, the greatest challenge to the new highspeed railway plan is . A. technical issues B. safety of the system C. financial problems D. maintenance of railway tracks 18. What benefits can high speed railway system bring to the western part of China? A. economic growth B. resources exploitation C. trade development D. longterm prosperity19. Which of the following words best describes the author’s attitude towards China’s highspeed railway plan? A. Critical B. Reserved C. Doubtful ．20. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage? A．New Railway Standards B．Big Railway Dreams C．HighSpeed Bullet Trains D．International Railway NetworkIV. 用括號中動詞的正確時態(tài)和形式填空。（10%）Today English 1 (speak) all over the world. The language 2 (learn)by millions children and adults in every country on 3 (everybody want) 4 (learn)English?The answer is that when we 5 (travel)abroad or when we 6 (do)business with people from other countries, we expect that English 7 (will use)。 we expect English 8 (speak).Not long ago, a small party of Australian 9 (fly) from their homes in Australia and 10 (travel) to almost unknown part of Papua New Guinea.After 11 (travel) for many days, they 12 (arrive) at a small village. There they 13 (surround) by villagers and 14 (greet)by the chief of the tribe. He 15 (dress) in coloured feathers and his body 16 (cover) with paints of different colours. The Australian 17 (not know) how to address the chief , but before any of them could speak , the chief 18 (say), in beautiful English ,Wele to my village. I am Chief Naga.They 19 (learn)later that Chief Naga 20 (educate) at Oxford University some years before.V. 翻譯下列句子。（20%） 1. 我給他們打電話的時候，他們正在吃晚飯。2. 她拼命干以便在6點前把一切都準備好。3. 幾乎過了一年，警方才逮捕到了那個搶銀行的強盜。4. 昨天我感到非常不解為什么他不解釋缺席的理由。5. 你還記得我們第一次見面的那片小樹林嗎？6. 這是我住過的最好的賓館之一。7. 我剛一出門就下起瓢潑大雨。8. 到今年年底，我就將近學了10年英語了。9. 當他被發(fā)現(xiàn)的時候，他已經死了12個小時了。10. —前面擠滿了人，發(fā)生什么事了？ —有個老人發(fā)生了車禍，他正在被救護車送往醫(yī)院。VI. 篇章寫作。（15%） 當今社會，越來越多的家庭都擁有自己的私家車，這無疑給人們的生活帶來了許多方便，人們因此節(jié)約了時間，提高了生活效率；然而，隨著城市私家車數(shù)量的與日俱增，城市交通狀況每況愈下,汽車尾氣排放量劇增，導致城市空氣質量下降和環(huán)境惡化等現(xiàn)像卻不容忽視.寫作要求：請以“是否贊成購買私家車”為話題，寫一篇議論文，論點清晰，論證有力，不少于150字。提示詞：：private car ：convenience ：efficiency ：increase ：car exhaust ：environment degradation ：air quality decline