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mon with planes. A plane goes in a strange line and so does a railway. What is more, it takes you from the heart of a city into the heart of another. It doesn39。t leave you as a plane does, miles and miles from the city center. It doesn39。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。t use because we have not enough money to buy the oil and planes we can39。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。從語(yǔ)篇第一段第二、三句中即可判斷選項(xiàng) B為正確答案。 2. The writer39。s idea seems to be that ________. A. we can do without railways B. trains have much in mon with motorcars and planes C. motorcars and planes are not as good as trains D. trains are as good as motorcars and planes 答案與解析: D 總結(jié)推論題。由語(yǔ)篇開(kāi)頭部分可得知選項(xiàng) 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(chē)與飛機(jī)之間有許多共同點(diǎn), 但并未涉及汽車(chē), 故選項(xiàng) B不夠確切, 應(yīng)排除;作者列舉了一些現(xiàn)代火車(chē)的長(zhǎng)處和飛機(jī)及汽車(chē)的一些短處, 只是說(shuō)明在油價(jià)昂貴的今天, 火車(chē)跟飛機(jī)相比還是具有高 度競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力的, 并非指飛機(jī)與汽車(chē)不如火車(chē)好, 因此選項(xiàng) C顯得片面, 更不是作者的觀點(diǎn)。只有選項(xiàng) D才是正確答案。 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。將 4個(gè)備選項(xiàng)逐一對(duì)照語(yǔ)篇中有關(guān)部分, 不難判定選項(xiàng)C符合試題要求。至于其他選項(xiàng)均可在語(yǔ)篇中找到依據(jù)。