2014高考英语阅读理解冲刺满分训练15(含解析).doc

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1、2014高考英语阅读理解冲刺满分训练（15）阅读理解Imagine，oneday，gettingoutofbedinBeijingandbeingatyourofficeinShanghaiinonlyacoupleofhours，andthen，afterafulldayofwork，goingbackhometoBeijingandhavingdinnerthere．Soundsunusual，doesn'tit?Butit'snotthatunrealistic，withthedevelopmentofChina’shigh—speedrailwaysystem．Andth

2、at’snota11．Chinahasanevengreaterhigh—speedrailwayplan—toconnectthecountrywithSoutheastAsia，andeventuallyEasternEurope．Chinaisnegotiatingtoextenditsownhigh·-speedrailwaynetworktoupto17countriesin10to15years，eventuallyreachingLondonandSingapore．Chinahasproposedthreesuchprojects．Thefirstwouldpos

3、siblyconnectKunmingwithSingaporeviaVietnamandMalaysia．AnothercouldstartinUrumqiandgothroughKazakhstanandUzbekistan，andpossiblytoGermany．ThethirdwouldstartinthenortheastandgonorththroughRussiaandthenintoWesternEurope．IfChina’splanforthehigh-speedrailwaygoesforward，peoplecouldzipoverfromLondont

4、oBeijinginundertwodays．ThenewsystemwouldstillfollowChina’shigh—speedrailwaystandard．Andthetrainswouldbeabletogo346kilometersanhour，almostasfastassomeairplanes．China’sbullettrain(高速客车)，theoneconnectingWuhantoGuangzhou，alreadyhastheWorld’sfastestaveragespeed．Itcovers1,069kilometersinaboutthreeh

5、ours．Ofcourse，therearesometechnicalchallengestoovercome．Therearesomanyissuesthatneedtobesettled，suchassafety，railgauge(轨距)，maintenanceofrailwaytracks．So，it’simportanttopayattentiontoeverydetail．Butthekeyissueisreallymoney．Chinaisalreadyspendinghundredsofbillionsofyuanondomesticrailwayexpansio

6、n．Chinaprefersthattheothercountriespayinnaturalresourcesratherthanwith-10-capitalinvestment．ResourcesfromthosecountriescouldstreamintoChinatosustaindevelopment．It’11beawin-winproject.Forothercountries，therailwaynetworkwilldefinitelycreatemoreopportunitiesforbusiness，tourismandsoon，nottomentio

7、nthebettercommunicationamongthosecountries．ForChina，suchaprojectwouldnotonlyconnectitwiththerestofAsiaandbringsomemuch-neededresources，butwouldalsohelpdevelopChina’sfarwest．Weforeseethatinthecomingdecades，millionsofpeoplewillmigratetotheweste