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1、第十七天单项选择1、Thoughthey’retwins,theyhavenothingin______withone________.A.commons;another B.common;anotherC.common;other D.commons;other2、It’ssaidthatthepowerplantisnow largeaswhatitwas.A.twiceas B.astwice C.twicemuch D.muchtwice3、Manyairlinesnowallowpassengerstopr
2、inttheirboardingpassesonline___________theirvaluabletime.A.save B.saving C.tosave D.saved4、JohnandI_______friendsforeightyears.WefirstgottoknoweachotherataChristmasparty.Butwe_______eachotherseveraltimesbeforethat.A.hadbeen;haveseenB.havebeen;haveseenC.hadbeen;hadseenD.havebeen;ha
3、dseen5、Hefound________almostimpossibletoexpresswhathewantedtosay.A.that B.this C.it D.one阅读理解6、 Imagine,oneday,gettingoutofbedinBeijingandbeingatyourofficeinShanghaiinonlyacoupleofhours,andthereafterafulldayofwork,goingbackhometoBeijingandhavingdinnerthere. Soundsunusu
4、al,doesntit?Butit’snotthatunrealistic,withthedevelopmentofChina'shighspeedrailwaysystem.Andthat’snotall.Chinahasanevengreaterhigh-speedrailwayplan----toconnectthecountrywithSoutheastAsia,andeventuallyEasternEurope.11 Chinaisnegotiatingtoextenditsownhigh-speedrailwaynetworktoupto17countriesin
5、10to15years,eventuallyreachingLondonandSingapore.Chinahasproposedthreesuchprojects.ThefirstwouldpossiblyconnectKunmingwithSingaporeviaVietnamandMalaysia.AnothercouldstartinUrumqiandgothroughKazakhstanandUzbekistan,andpossiblytoGermany.ThethirdwouldstartinthenortheastandgonorththroughRussiaandth
6、enintoWesternEurope. IfChina'splanforthehigh-speedrailwaygoesforward,peoplecouldzipoverfromLondontoBeijinginundertwodays.ThenewsystemwouldstillfollowChina'shigh-speedrailwaystandard.Andthetrainswouldbeabletogo346kilometersanhour,almostasfastassomeairplanes.China'sbullettrain(高速客车),theoneconn
7、ectingWuhantoGuangzhou,alreadyhastheworld'sfastestaveragespeed.Itcovers1,069kilometersinaboutthreehours.Ofcourse,therearesometechnicalchallengestoovercome.Therearesomanyissuevsthatneedtobesettled,suchassafety,railgauge(轨距),mainten
