2．Imagine，one day，getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then，after a full day of work，going back home to Beijing and having dinner there．
Sounds unusual，doesn't it？But it's not that unrealistic，with the development of China's high-speed railway system．And that's not a11．China has an even greater high-speed railway plan-to connect the country with Southeast Asia，and eventually Eastern Europe．
China is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17countries in 10 to 15 years，eventually reaching London and Singapore．
China has proposed three such projects．The first would possibly connect Kunming withSingapore via Vietnam and Malaysia．Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan，and possibly to Germany．The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe．
If China's plan for the high-speed railway goes forward，people could zip over from London to Beiling in under two days．
The new system would still follow China's high-speed railway standard．And the trains would be able to go 346kilometers an hour，almost as fast as some airplanes．
China's bullet train（高速客車），the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou，already has the
World's fastest average speed．It covers 1，069kilometers in about three hours．
Of course，there are some technical challenges to overcome．There are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety，rail gauge（軌距），maintenance of railway tracks．So，it's important to pay attention to every detail．
But the key issue is really money．China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansion．
China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investment．Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development．
It'11 be a win-win project．For other countries，the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countnes．
For China，such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources，but would also help develop China's far west．We foresee that in the coming decades，millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unused．With high-speed trains，people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for a11．And they'11 trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries．
67．China's new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project becauseB．
A．China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions
B．China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways
C．China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries
D．the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation，business and tourism
68．According to the passage，the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan isC．
A．technical issues B．safety of the system
C．financial problems D．maintenance of railway tracks
69．Which of the following words best describes the author's attitude towards China's high-speed railway plan？D
A．Critical． B．Reserved． C．Doubtful D．Positive．
70．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage？B
A．New Railway Standards B．Big Railway Dreams
C．High-speed Bullet Trains D．International Railway Network．
分析 本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了中國高鐵的前景．中國正在擴大自己的高速鐵路網(wǎng)絡(luò)，在10到15年的時間里到17個國家，最終到達倫敦和新加坡．中國已經(jīng)提出了三個高鐵的項目，第一個可能是通過越南和馬來西亞連接昆明和新加坡，另一個可能開始在烏魯木齊，通過哈薩克斯坦和烏茲別克斯坦，并可能到德國，第三將在東北開始，向北走，通過俄羅斯，然后進入西歐．中國新的高速鐵路計劃將是一個雙贏的項目，因為中國和有關(guān)的國家都可以從中獲益，但是面臨的最大挑戰(zhàn)是資金問題．
解答 67．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段For other countries，the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countries．可知，中國新的高速鐵路計劃將是一個雙贏的項目，因為中國和有關(guān)的國家都可以從中獲益，故B項正確．
68．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第四段But the key issue is really money．China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansion．可知，新的高速鐵路計劃面臨的最大挑戰(zhàn)是資金問題，故C項正確．
69．D 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章最后三行We foresee that in the coming decades，millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unused．With high-speed trains，people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for a11．And they'11 trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries．可知，作者認(rèn)為高鐵將會給中國帶來很多的好處，所以他對高鐵的前景是很樂觀的，故D項正確．
70．B 主旨大意題．文章講述的是中國正在大力發(fā)展的高鐵網(wǎng)絡(luò)，以及高鐵給中國以及相關(guān)國家?guī)淼暮锰�，故B項正確．
點評 文章講述的是中國正在大力發(fā)展的高鐵網(wǎng)絡(luò)，以及高鐵對中國以及相關(guān)國家?guī)淼暮锰帲约?xì)節(jié)題的考查為主，在解答這類問題時要求學(xué)生抓住題干文字信息，采用針對性方法進行閱讀，因為這類題的答案在文章中可以直接找到．
