Traveling by subway can sometimes be quite "e...

Traveling by subway can sometimes be quite "exciting", especially when the subway train is crowded. Sometimes you have to stay away from cups of coffee that could spill (洒出) on you. The smells of some passengers' food are strong, too.

The latest Beijing subway passenger rules allow only babies and the sick to eat or drink on the subway. Anyone who breaks the rules and doesn't stop eating and drinking must get off.

Some people agree, saying that the smell of food and drink can make other passengers unhappy or angry, especially in the hot summer. "On the one hand, the smell of food fills the whole subway, making people uncomfortable. On the other hand, eating on subway also creates rubbish," Zheng Yiou, a student from Hefei said.

However, others question this rule. "Some people live so far from their work places that they don't have enough time to have breakfast before they go to work. Eating while they travel saves them time," He Songlin, a student from Chengdu said. "And those people with low-blood sugar levels (血糖) will get sick if they can't eat when they must."

Other cities like Nanjing and Chengdu have similar rules. Some foreign cities don't allow eating and drinking on the subway. For example, eating and drinking have long been stopped on the subway in Washington DC. Singapore fines (罚款) people who eat or drink on the subway up to 500 Singapore dollars (2,417yuan).

Chen Yanyan, a professor (教授) from Beijing, believed we should consider the need of some people to eat or drink on the subway. "Passengers are sometimes too busy to eat. We could learn from Tokyo. It prepares special places in many subway stations, allowing passengers to eat and drink," she said.

1.According to the latest Beijing subway passenger rules, are all the passengers allowed to eat or drink on the subway?

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2.Why do some passengers on the subway feel unhappy or angry in the hot summer?

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3.How many reasons does the student from Chengdu give when he questions the subway rule?

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4.How does Singapore stop people from eating on the subway?

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5.What is Chen Yanyan's advice for the people who need to eat or drink while taking the subway?

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Traveling by train is usually not easy in China. It can be hard to get a ticket. When you’re traveling to the railway station you look at your watch, afraid you will miss your train.

But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai. Construcion(建设) on the express railway(高速铁路) between the two cities started just before the Spring Festival of 2008. When it is finished by 2013, taking a train will be as easy as taking a bus.

“There will be trains every several minutes. Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint(检查站) to taking your seat will take just a few minutes,”said a message on the government’s website.

There may be high-speed trains running at 350 kilometers an hour. The travel time between the two cities will decrease from 10 to about five hours. The trains will carry twice the present number of passengers.

The new line will be 1,318 kilometers long and go across specially built bridges. It will run alongside the present line. There will be 21 stations, in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu.

“The cost of traveling by the express railway may be around 800 yuan. That will be more expensive than an ordinary train. But cheaper than by air,”said Zhang Xiaolin, a Jiangsu government official.

According to Zhang. The higher price is caused by the large cost of the railway project. At about 200 billion yuan, the project may be even more expensive than the Three Gorges Project(三峡工程).

1.The express railway between Beijing and Shanghai will be finished　　　　 .

A、at the end of this year

B、before the Spring Festival of 2008

C、in 2013

2.Before taking your seat, you’re supposed to　　　　 with your ticket.

A、buy a ticket

B、get through the checkpoint

C、pack your things

3.The word “decrease”in the passage possibly means　　　　 in Chinese.

A、延长　　　　 B、缩短　　　 C、提速

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A、Traveling by train is usually diffcult in China because tickets are too expersive.

B、The high-speed trains will have 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Hunan and Jiangsu.

C、Tickets for the high-speed trains will be cheaper than those for planes.

5.What can be the best title of the passage?

A、Beijing-Shanghai express

B、Train tickets will get more expensive

C、Specially built bridges

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Sometimes the questions asked by little children can be _____difficult ______people can answer them.

A. so,that few.　　 B. so,that many.　　 C. too,that few.　　 D. too,that little.

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It can be dangerous to travel by sea. Ships sometimes sink(下沉) far away from land. When this happens, the sailors(海员) have to get into small boats. If another ship does not come and help them and they do not have enough food or water, they will die.

Most people believe we must not drink sea water. They believe that if we do, we shall be very ill because of all the salt in the water. A doctor called Alain Bombard did not believe this. He thought that people could stay alive by drinking sea water and eating small fish, animals and plants from the sea. On 19 October 1953, he set out in a small boat to cross the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋). He did not take any food or water with him.

Every day Dr. Bombard drank just a little sea water. He also caught fish and they had water in them. He drank this water. He could not cook the fish, so he ate them as they were. He took small plants from the sea, which gave him more food.

Dr. Bombard became hot, tired and quite ill, but after 65days at sea he was still alive. He traveled 2,750 miles from one side of the Atlantic Ocean to the other, and on 24th,December 1953, he reached Barbados.

He lost 20 kilos, but he showed that people could live on sea water, the animals and plants in the sea.

1.Alain Bombard was ______.

2.He wanted to show that _____.

3.He went across ______.

4. Dr. Bombard lived on ______.

5.The story is about _____.

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Traveling by train is _______cheaper and _______enjoyable than by air.

A. more, much more　　 B. quite, much too

C. by far, very　　 D. much, far more

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Traveling by train is ____ exciting than a rushed trip by air.

A. much　　 B. a little　　 C. much more　　 D. little

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Traveling around the world is an exciting __________ and you can learn a lot about different cultures.

A. example　　 　　　　　　 B. exercise

C. experience 　　　　　 D. interview

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Nowadays, many Chinese people go traveling every year.1.

First, by traveling we can enjoy the beautiful scenery of different places.2.We can visit some famous cities and scenic spots(风景区).

3. We can get ideas of the conditions and customs of other people, taste different foods and local flavours (风味) if we like.4.

Third, travel will not only help us to get knowledge of geography and history and other knowledge, but also help us keep healthy and make us broad-minded(心胸开阔).

5.

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We can not live a modern life without traveling．The fastest way of traveling is by air．With a plane people 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 by plane, but people can see the country when they are traveling through．Modern trains have comfortable seats and dinning-cars．They make even the longest journey（旅途） enjoyable．

Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible．There are large luxury liners（客轮） or river boats．They 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．They can make their own timetable．They can travel hundreds of miles or only fifty miles a day, just as their wish．They can stop wherever they want to see something interesting or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel．That is why people choose traveling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business．

1.According to（根据） the passage, the fastest way of traveling is ______________

2.People can make even the longest journey enjoyable if they take the _________

3.______ is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday．

4.If we travel by car, we can _________

5.When people travel on business, they usually take

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We can not live a modern life without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by air. With a plane

one 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 by plane, but one can see the country he is traveling through.

Modern trains have comfortable seats and dinning-cars. They make even the longest journey enjo

yable.

Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large luxury liners or river boats

.They are not as fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holi

day.

Many people like to travel by car. They can make their own timetable. They can travel hundred

s of miles a day, just as their wish. They can stop wherever they want to see something interestin

g or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel. That is why peopl

e choose traveling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business.1.According to the passage, the fastest way of traveling is _______.

2. If we travel by car, we can _________.

3. When people travel on business, they usually take _________.

4.  _______ have comfortable seats and dinning-cars.

5.If possible, people like traveling by sea because  _______ .

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