Question

  Modern life is impossible without travelling. The fastest way of travelling is by air. With a modern you can travel in one day to faraway places. It used to take a month or more to get to those places a hundred years ago.

   Travelling by train is slower than by air,but it has its advantages. You can see the country you are travelling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.

   Some people like to travel by sea when it is possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. Travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.

   Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day,just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish—where there is something interesting to see,at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal,or at a hotel to spend the night. That is why travelling by car is popular for pleasure trips,while people usually take a train or a plane when they are travelling on business.

() 31. The first paragraph mainly tells us about .

   A. the importance of travelling   B. modern life

   C. the fastest way of travelling today   D. what travelling was like in the past

() 32. The word “advantages” in the second paragraph means “”.

   A. 优点   B. 特点   C. 弱点   D. 利益

() 33. The word “They” in the second paragraph means “”.

   A. modern trains   B. the travellers on the modern trains

   C. the slower ways of travelling   D. comfortable seats and dining cars

() 34. If we travel by car,we can .

   A. make the longest journey enjoyable   B. make our own timetable

   C. travel to a very far place in several minutes   D. travel only 50 or 100 miles a day

() 35. People usually travel on business by .

   A. train or air   B. boat or train   C. plane or car   D. car or taxi

Answer 1

31-35 C A DBA