Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern airline you can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.
Traveling by train is slower than plane, but it has its advantages. You can see the country when you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even longer journey enjoyable.
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. And traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.
Many people love 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 to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That’s why travelling by car is popular fpr pleasant trips,while people usually take a train or plane when they are travelling on business.
【小题1】 From the passage we know the fastest way of travelling is _______.
A. by train     B, by sea      C. by plane
【小题2】The underlined word “they” in the 2^nd paragraph refers to _____.
modern trains in the country
comfortable seats and dining cars
the travellers on the modern trains
【小题3】 If we travel by car, we can__________.
make the longer journey enjoyable
travel to a very far place in several minutes
make our own timetable
【小题4】When people travel on business , they usually take ______.
a plane or a car
a train or a plane
a boat or a train
【小题5】How many ways of travelling are mentioned in the passage ?
A.  Four      B. Three      C. Two

Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern plane it takes one day to travel places which took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.
Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but it has its advantages（优势）. You can see the country you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large planes and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not as fast as trains or planes, but traveling 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 where you can spend the night. That is why traveling by car is a popular pleasant trip, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling on business.
【小题1】From the passage (短文), we know the fastest way of traveling is ____.

Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern plane you can travel to lots of places in one day.

     Traveling by train is slower than by plane. But you can see beautiful countryside when you are traveling by train. Modern trains give comfortable seats and dining cars. They make the journey(旅途) interesting.

    Some people like to travel by sea. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very nice way to spend a holiday.

    Many people like to travel by car. You can make your plan. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop whenever you wish to see something interesting. If you find a good place to have meals you can stop, too. That is why traveling by car is popular, while people usually take a train or a plane when they travel on business.

1.The fastest way of traveling is ________from this passage.

A. by train                 B. by sea                             C. by plane                   D. by car

2.The advantage(优点) of traveling by train is that _________.

A. you can see the countryside                      B. it is faster than traveling by ship

C. you can get to a place which it took years to get to before       D. it is cheap

3.The underlined word “They” in the passage means _________.

A. modern trains in the country                            B. comfortable seats and dining cars

C. people who travel by train             D. the slower ways of traveling

4. People would like to go picnic with their family by _________.

A. car                   B. plane                           C. train                       D. ship

5.The best way for business should be _________in the passage.

A. planes                   B. cars                                 C. trains and planes   D. ships