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1、第七天单项选择1、Though theyre twins, they have nothing in _ with one_.A.commons; anotherB.common; anotherC.common; otherD.commons; other2、Its said that the power plant is now large as what it was.A.twice asB.as twiceC.twice muchD.much twice3、Many airlines now allow passengers to print their boarding passes
2、 online _ their valuable time.A.saveB.savingC.to saveD.saved4、John and I _ friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party. But we _each other several times before that.A.had been; have seenB.have been; have seenC.had been; had seenD.have been; had seen5、He found _ almo
3、st impossible to express what he wanted to say.A.thatB.thisC.itD.one阅读理解6、Imagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours,and thereafter a full day of work,going back home to Beijing and having dinner there.Sounds unusual, doesn t it? Bu
4、t its not that unrealistic, with the development of Chinas highspeed railway system. And thats not all. China has an even greater high-speed railway plan-to connect the country with Southeast Asia,and eventually Eastern Europe.China is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up t
5、o 17 countries in 10 to 15 years,eventually reaching London and Singapore. China has proposed three such projects. The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia. Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and possibly to Germany. The th
6、ird would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe.If Chinas plan for the high-speed railway goes forward, people could zip over from London to Beijing in under two days. The new system would still follow Chinas high-speed railway standard. And the trains would
7、 be able to go 346 kilometers an hour, almost as fast as some airplanes. Chinas bullet train(高速客车),the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou,already has the worlds fastest average speed. It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours. Of course,there are some technical challenges to overcome. There are
8、 so many issuevs that need to be settled, such as safety, rail gauge (轨距),maintenance of railway tracks. So,its important to pay attention to every detail. But the key issue is really money. China is already spending hundreds of billions yuan on domestic railway expansion. China prefers that the oth
9、er countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investment. Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development. Itll be a win-win project. For other countries,the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on,not t
10、o mention the better communicationamong those countries. For China,such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources, but would also help develop Chinas far west. We foresee that in the coming decades,millions of people will migrate to the western re
11、gions, where the land is empty and resources unused. With high-speed trains, people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for all. And theyll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries.1.China s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because .A.C
12、hina will get much-needed resources and develop its western regionsB.China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various waysC.China will develop its railway system and communication with other countriesD.the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation.
13、 business and tourism2.According to the passage, the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is .A.technical issuesB.safety of the systemC.financial problemsD.maintenance of railway tracks3.Which of the following words best describes the authors attitude towards Chinas high-speed railw
14、ay plan?A.Critical.B.Reserved.C.Doubtful.D.Positive.4.Which of the following might be thebest title for the passage?A.New Railway StandardsB.Big Railway DreamsC.High-speed Bullet TrainsD.International Railway Network7、While WeChat is Chinas biggest mobile messaging app (应用软件),there are many equivale
15、nt(相当的) apps in other countries that offer similar features(特征).WhatsApp (US)Users: more than 300 millionPlatforms: Android, 10S, Windows Phone, BlackBerryFeatures:Text chat, push-to-talk, file sharing, location sharingWith more than 300 million active users, WhatsApp is one of WeChats biggest competitors. Developed by two ex-Yahoo! employees in 2009, WhatsApp originally focused on text chat, but onAug6 it also started push - to - talk service. Its noted for its accessibility, ease of use and
