Question

A: For years some people have been saying that railways are dead. They say, “Trains are slow, and they lose money. Motorcars and planes have made them unnecessary.”

B:    1.   . I think in these days of expensive oil, railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes.

A: Right. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they are much cheaper than planes.

B:    2.   . A plane goes in a straight line, and so does a railway.

A: What is more, it takes you from the heart of a city into the heart of another.    3.   . Nor does it hold you up as a car does in heavy traffic.

B:    4.   . Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey. We’ve just entered the age of super-fast trains, traveling at 160 miles an hour and more.

A：5.

A. So railways will have very bright future, I dare say. 

B. It doesn’t leave you as a plane does, miles and miles from the city center.

C. Far from being dead, railways are developing very quickly.

D. Trains are really slower than planes. 

E. And they have much in common with planes.

F. But it is far from the truth. 

G. Trains are really more comfortable than planes.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.F

2.E

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过对方讨论了铁路运营同飞机，汽车相比的优势，得出铁路运营有着广阔的前景。

1.根据上文 好多年了，人们一直认为铁路是死的，铁路太慢，而且汽车和飞机时铁路没有存在的必要，根据下文I think in these days of expensive oil, railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes.而我认为在油价很高的现代，铁路和汽车和飞机相比更有竞争力，所以F起着桥梁作用，提出反对意见，引出下文所以F正确。

2.根据下文A plane goes in a straight line, and so does a railway，飞机可以直达，铁路也如此，这是它们的共同之处，所E以正确。

3.根据Nor does it hold you up as a car does in heavy traffic，确定前句一定是否定句说明的是铁路的优点，所B以正确。

4. 根据上文对铁路运营的观点及下文Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey.所以C正确。

5.根据上文最后总结出来一句话，即：铁路运营有着广阔的前景，所以A正确。

考点：信息匹配。