Question

【題目】短文7選5(5選5等)

Have you ever spent a night on a train? In the world of high speed railways and low-fare(價格低廉) airlines, traveling by night train sounds out of date. The main way of railway travel is long gone in most European countries and the United States. 【1】 They are considered rather economical(節(jié)省的) ways of traveling from city to city as the fares are a lot lower than flights and traveling between cities takes many hours or even days.

The first extensive(廣泛的) use of sleeping cars started in the 1830s in the US. A name worth mentioning here is George Pullman, an American industrialist. In the 1860s, Pullman successfully ran his sleeping car business by offering all kinds of good services. The food provided on the comfortable Pullman trains was as delicious as that in the best restaurants of that time. 【2】

Considering the time spent, business people may prefer to travel by plane, but modern sleeping cars provide an comfortable way of traveling. 【3】 The other advantage is that sleeping cars take you directly to the big city stations, while most airports are usually located far away from the city centers. 【4】

A. The Pullman trains quickly became popular as a result of his creation.

B. The planes are often late and uncomfortable.

C. But in China and India, night trains are quite common.

D. So if you are not in a rush, overnight trains are a great way to get around.

E. One advantage of overnight trains is that you are getting a night's rest while traveling.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】E

【4】B

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，介紹了臥鋪火車的起源和優(yōu)點，并且拿臥鋪火車和其他更快速的交通工具略微進行了比較。

【1】句意：但是在中國和印度，夜間火車還是相當(dāng)常見的。

根據(jù)后文說這是比較經(jīng)濟、節(jié)約的交通方式，可知橫線處說的是火車，故選C。

【2】句意：普爾曼火車很快因為他的創(chuàng)新變得大受歡迎。

根據(jù)前文說到普爾曼對他的列車服務(wù)等做了一些創(chuàng)新，不僅有臥鋪，還有美味的食物，可知此處是說他的列車因此大受歡迎，故選A。

【3】句意：過夜火車的一個優(yōu)勢就是你在旅行途中還能得到一夜好的睡眠。

根據(jù)前文在說臥鋪火車讓你的出行更舒適，可知此處在詳細(xì)解釋它的好處，故選E。

【4】句意：飛機經(jīng)常晚點，而且不舒適。

根據(jù)這一部分內(nèi)容，可知是在拿飛機和臥鋪車廂進行比較。前文在夸臥鋪火車，指出飛機的不足之處，可知此處還是在說飛機和臥鋪火車相比的不足之處，故選B。