Question

One of the fastest passenger trains in the world is the Euro Star. It travels the distance between London and Paris in just over two and a half hours. The same journey which used to take five or six hours and always involved（包含） a slow boat crossing. If you take the Euro Star, you can leave London Waterlooat 4 o’clock on a Friday afternoon and be in the centre of Paris at 6:35, in time for dinner.

One of the most exciting things about Euro Star is that it goes through a tunnel under the sea. This is called the Channel Tunnel, and goes between Folkestone in England and Sangate in France. The tunnel is 31 miles long, and cost $21 billion to build. This part of the journey takes about 20 minutes and there are two other tunnels that people can get out of quickly if there is a fire or an accident（事故）.

The trains have a top speed of 180 mph (300 km p hr), and run on special tracks（轨道）. It can go much faster on these tracks. The trains are very comfortable, just like all the other trains, and you can also buy a lot of food and drink in the restaurant car. But the trains travel so fast, people can’t really see anything out of the window, especially on the French side where it speeds up quite a lot.

1.Does the Euro Star travel between London and Paris?

                                                            

2.How long did it take from London to Paris if you take the Euro Star?

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3.How long is the Channel Tunnel?

                                                            

4.How many tunnels are there to help people get out of if there is a fire?

                                                            

5.What makes the Euro Star go faster through the tunnel?

                                                            

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.Yes./Yes, it does

2.2 hours and 35 minutes

3.It is 31 miles long

4.3/Three

5.Special tracks

【解析】

试题分析

1.细节理解题，从该句It travels the distance between London and Paris in just over two and a half hours.可知列车穿行于伦敦和巴黎之间

2.细节理解题从短文的该句If you take the Euro Star, you can leave London Waterlooat 4 o’clock on a Friday afternoon and be in the centre of Paris at 6:35可以看出，一共花费两小时三十五分钟

3.细节理解题，从短文第二段语句The tunnel is 31 miles long可知英吉利海峡全长31英里

4.细节理解题，从短文中可以知道有三条隧道在发生大火后可以逃生

5.细节理解题，从短文第三段It can go much faster on these tracks.可知特殊轨道让火车跑得更快

考点：本文介绍了穿行于英国伦敦和法国巴黎之间的新型列车的性能。

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