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1、2019届高考英语二轮题海特训营（14）阅读理解 主旨大意二1、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? But its not that unrealistic, with the devel
2、opment 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 to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years,eventuall
3、y 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 third would start in the northeast and go no
4、rth 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 be able to go 346 kilometers an hour, alm
5、ost 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 so many issuevs that need to be settled,
6、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 other countries pay in natural resources rath
7、er 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 to mention the better communicationamong th
8、ose 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 regions, where the land is empty and resourc
9、es 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.China will get much-needed resources and de
10、velop 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. business and tourism2.According to the pa
11、ssage, 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 railway plan?A.Critical.B.Reserved.C.Doubtful.D
12、.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 Network2、 MUMBAI Indian commandos battled into the early hours of Friday to end a multiple hostage crisis in Mumbai after suspected I
13、slamic militants killed 125 people across the city. Officials said they had almost totally cleared the luxury Taj Mahal hotel where gunmen had been held up for more than 24 hours.Indian security forces personnel released hostages from Nariman House in Mumbai. Thirty-nine people were rescued from the
14、 five-starOberoi hotel, where mopping up(清理火场) operations were still underway, police said. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the militants had come from outside the country.” The Press Trust of India said one Pakistani militant had been arrested, although Pakistans government fiercely denie
15、d any involvement. Indian media reports said between six and nine foreign nationals were among the dead in Mumbai - including a Japanese businessman, an Australian, a Briton , a German and an Italian. At least five gunmen had been shot dead and one captured, police said. Fourteen security personnel
16、were also killed, including the head of Mumbais anti-terror squad. To draw maximum international attention, the militants used small groups to attack a total of about a dozen targets in Indias financial hub , including the main railway station, a hospital and a restaurant popular with tourists. An unknown group calling itself the Decc
