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1、2015年高考英语阅读理解练习：Expensiveoil Foryearsandyearspeoplehavebeensayingthattherailwaysaredead.Wecandowithoutrailways,peoplesayasifmotorcarsandplaneshavemadetherailwaysunnecessary.Weallkeephearingthattrainsareslow,thattheylosemoney,thatthey’redying.Butthisisfarfromthetruth.I
2、nthesedaysofexpensiveoil,therailwayshavebecomehighlycompetitivewithmotorcarsandplanes.Ifyouwanttocarrypeopleorgoodsfromplacetoplace.Theyarecheaperthanplanes.Andtheyhavemuchincommonwithplanes.Aplanegoesinastraightlineandsodoesarailway.Whatismore,ittakesyoufromtheheartof
3、acityintotheheartofanother.Itdoesn’tleaveyouasaplanedoes,milesandmilesfromthecitycenter.Itdoesn’tholdyouupasacardoes,inendlesstrafficjams.Andasingletraincancarrygoodswhichnoplaneormotorcarcouldeverdo. Farfrombeingdead,therailwaysareverymuchalive,Modernrailwaylinesgive
4、youasmooth,untroubledjourney.Whereelsecanyoueatwell,sleepincomfort,feelsafeandenjoythescenewhileyouaretravelingatspeedatthesametime?Andweareonlyatthebeginning.Forwehavejustenteredtheageofsuperfasttrains(超速列车),trainstravelingat150milesanhourandmore.Soonwewillbewondering
5、whywespentsomuchonmotorwayswecan’tusebecausewehavenotenoughmoneytobuytheoilandplaneswecan’tflyinforthesamereason. 1.Somepeoplethinktherailwaysareunnecessaryformanyreasonsexceptthat_____. andmotorcarshavetakentheplaceoftrains isexpensivetoday areslow losemoney 2.t
6、hewriter’sideaseemstobethat_____. candowithoutrailways havemuchincommonwithmotorcarsandplanes andplanesarenotasgoodastrains areasgoodasmotorcarsandplanes 3.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingisnottrue?_____. ischeapertotravelbytrainthanbyplane railwaystatio
7、nisusuallyatthecenterofacity yougetofftheplaneyouwillfindyourselfrightinhecitycenter D.motorcarorplanecancarryasmanygoodsasatraindoes 4.Thewriterthinksthattherailways,farfrombeingdad,areverymuchalivebecause_____. A.canhaveasmoothanduntroubledjourney ’llnothaveenou
8、ghmoneytoflyinplanes cannowtravelinsuper-fasttrains theabove 5.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe_____. A.NottheEnd,
