The 1,318-kilometre advanced highspeed railway ________ by 2010, when the World Expo is held in Shanghai.

1. A.
   will complete
2. B.
   is completed
3. C.
   has completed
4. D.
   will be completed

SHANGHAI--Partly because of a string of malfunctions and the July 23 train crash in Wenzhou, the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway was not as popular in its first month of operation as many had expected.

     In a news release on Monday, the Ministry of Railways said the railway had transported 5.26 million passengers from July 1 to July 31, or 170,000 passengers a day on average.

     And an average of 179 trains including both those that run at 200 km/h and at 300 km/h trains - were on the line every day, and the trains had an occupancy rate (上座率) of 107%, the ministry said. To many who traveled, that last figure no doubt seems puzzling. How, after all, could carriages that were often half empty have been 107% occupied? Zhao Jian, professor at Beijing Jiaotong University, said the figure is not a good reflection of reality. He accounted for it by noting that a seat aboard one of the trains would be said to have a 200% occupancy rate if one passenger had sat in it from Beijing to Tianjin and then another passenger had occupied the same seat from Suzhou to Shanghai.

     Despite the impressiveness of those figures, travelers will find, perhaps to their surprise, that they will have little trouble buying tickets to ride the 1,318-km-long high-speed rail line. By 7:30 pm on Monday, passengers could still buy 754 second-class tickets and 148 first-class tickets for a high-speed train that is to leave from Shanghai for Beijing on Tuesday afternoon, according to the China Railway Customer Service Center's website. The train contains 1,066 seats.

     The story was different for those who want to travel by air between Shanghai and Beijing. Luo Zhuping, board secretary of China Eastern Airlines, said seats on the company's flights on that route are selling well: 90 percent of them continue to be occupied.

     The situation was different in the first week after the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train began operating on the last day of Junc. The airline then saw the number of travelers using its service fall by 20 percent and began offering generous discounts to draw in more passengers. Few such incentives are being given now, he said. Still, passengers have not totally abandoned high-speed rails in the days following the Wenzhou train crash, which has killed 40 passengers and injured 191.

61. Which of the following is NOT true about the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train?

    A. It began operating on June 30th.

    B. There are trains that run at different speeds.

    C. An average of 179 trains were on the line every day.

    D. On average, 5.26 million passengers take it a day in July.

62. What made many people who traveled puzzled?

    A. The train's speed.                 B. The number of the trains.

    C. The train's occupancy rate.          D. The seats number of the train.

63. According to Zhao Jian, the occupancy rate of the train is ________.

    A. unreal          B. inaccurate      C. unbelievable   D. unreasonable

64. What can we infer from the words of the board secretary of China Eastern Airlines?

    A. Airlines offer more discount to attract passengers.

    B. The high-speed railway has a great impact on airlines.

    C. Airlines aren't affected by high-speed railway so much.

D. The high-speed railway is much more popular than airlines.

65. What can we know from the 4th paragraph?

    A. The distance from Belling to Shanghai is 1318 km.

    B. Passengers can buy tickets only at 7:30 pm on Monday.

    C. There is some trouble buying the tickets from Shanghai to Belling.

    D. There are 754 second-class seats and 148 first-class seats in a train.

China's largest water diversion project may start supplying water to Shandong Province by 2007 and Beijing by 2010, an official confirmed Tuesday.

The worsening water shortage in the two areas, caused by decades of drought, may be alleviated with water from the mighty Yangtze River in the South which will be diverted into the parched North, he said.

The water diversion project consists of three 1,300-kilometre canals that will carry water from the Yangtze along the eastern, middle and western parts of the country.

Zhang Jiyao, director of the State Council's office in charge of the South-to-North Project, told a national conference that ground will be broken in more places along two of the lines of the ambitious water diversion scheme, the largest of its kind in the world.

Before next year's flood season, construction of four new sections along the two lines will push the project further along the fast track. That would bring the total sections under construction to 13, since construction started in 2002 with an estimated investment of 124 billion Yuan (about US$15 billion).

When finished, the two water diversion canals will be capable of transferring 13.4 billion cubic meters of water a year.

11．China's largest water diversion project is being constructed to__________.

A. supply water to Shandong Province.

B. remove the worsening water shortage in Beijing.

C. alleviate the shortage of water in the North.

D. break ground in more places.

12. From the whole passage we can infer that__________.

A. the water diversion project is the biggest in China, but not in the world.

B. the water diversion project is the largest both in China and in the world.

C. the project will cost 124 billion dollars.

D. the project will be finished by 2010.

13. When finished, ________.

   A. the project will solve the water problem once and for all.

   B. the project will supply 13.4 billion cubic meters of water a year.

   C. the shortage of water in the North will be alleviated.

   D. the drought in Beijing and Shandong province will disappear.

14. According to the passage, which one is true?

   A. The shortage of water in the North is only because there are too many people.

   B. The whole project will be completed by the year 2010.

   C. The total sections under construction will be 13 till the whole project is finished.

   D. The whole water diversion project is made up of three canals.

EVENTS

Bicycle tour and race

      A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Sat & Sun.).  At 5:30 am, the riders will leave Tian'anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometres as a training leg. Then the next 55-kilometre-leg. from Yanjiao to Jixian. will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be takern from Jixian   to Changli.

      The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres.  Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.

Cost: 200 yuan          Telephone: 4675027

Brazilian footballers

      The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

Ticket prices: 60; 100; 150 yuan

Time/Date: 4:30 pm, August 26 (Sat. )   Telephone: 5012372

Rock climbing

     The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou

Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(观众).

Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

Time/Dates: 9-12 am, August 26 and 27

Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua

1.The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about_________.

A. visiting teams

B. famous players

C. things to do for the weekend

D. prices to pay for the sports events

2.If you take part in the bike tour. you will ride for ________.

A. 35 kilometres                       B. 55 kilometres

C. 75 kilometres                       D. ll0 kilometres

3.The underlined word "leg" in "Bicycle tour and race" probably means_______.

A. race                              B. practice

C. part of the training                  D. part of the tour

4.What is special about the rock climbing competition?

A. A foreign team takes pan in it.

B. You can watch it without paying.

C. You don't have to be a sportsman to take part.

D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.

5.If you want to find something to do for Saturday aftermoon, which telephone number will you call?

A. 4675027         B.7143177         C. 5012372            D. 7144850

动词填空（共10题，每小题0.5分，共5分）

1. The 8,892-kilometre-long border is said to be the longest border in the world not __________ (defend) by an army

or the police.

2. I am sure that the people in the disaster areas are on their way to__________ (live) a better life.

3. With all the cartoon books I needed__________ (buy), I left the bookstore.

4. The little girl, who has been spoiled has got used to __________ (offer) everything she needs.

5. After getting lost, the hiker spent several days walking through wild, lonely countryside before __________.(find)

6. It is such a small problem that it is hardly worth __________ (trouble) about.

7. I’d be the first __________ (admit) that I might be wrong.

8. One aim of genetically modified research is __________ (produce)food which will make us healthier.

9. At first he refused to accept any responsibility but he ended up __________.(apologize)

10.__________ (expose)to lead does great harm to children’s learning ability.