Question

For years and years people have been saying that railways are dead. “We can do without railways,” people say—as if cars and planes have made railways unnecessary. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, lose money and are dying. But this is far from the truth. In these days of expensive oil, railways have become highly competitive with cars and planes. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they’re cheaper than planes. And they have much in common with planes. A plane goes in a straight line and so does a railway. What is more, a railway takes you from the heart of a city center. It doesn’t stop you as a car does on crowded roads. And no plane or car can ever carry as many goods as one train does.
Far from being dead, railways are much alive. Modern railway lines give you a comfortable journey. Where else can you eat well, sleep comfortably, feel safe and enjoy the scene while you are traveling at the same time? And we are only the beginning, for we have just entered the age of super-fast trains, which are traveling 150 miles an hour and more. Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on highways and planes we can’t fly in because we don’t have enough money to buy the oil.
小題1:Some people think railways are dying because______.

A．planes and cars are expensive

B．oil is expensive today

C．trains are slow

D．railways look ugly

小題2:The writer thinks that railways are much alive because___________.

A．they are cheaper and more convenient

B．there aren’t any planes or cars

C．we can have a comfortable journey

D．we feel dangerous on highways

小題3:According to the writer, which of the following is NOT true?

A．It is cheaper to travel by train than by plane

B．The railway station is usually at the center of the city.

C．When you get off a plane you will find yourself right in the city center.

D．No car or plane can carry as many goods as a train.

小題4: What does the underline word competitive prefer to?

A．參與性的	B．性價比高的
C．競爭性的	D．對比性的

小題5: The best title for this passage may be __________.

A．Which is the Best, Train, Car or Plane?

B．Railways, not the End, but the Beginning

C．Trains are More Competitive than Cars or Planes

D．Oh, Super-fast Trains

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：這篇短文作者列舉了一些現代火車的長處和飛機及汽車的一些短處，只是說明在油價昂貴的今天，火車跟飛機相比還是具有高度競爭力的.
小題1:細節理解題。從語篇第一段第2、3句中as if motorcars and planes have made the railways unnecessary. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, that they lose money, and that they’re dying .可知選項C為正確答案。
小題2:細節理解題。文章第二段提到：Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey.和because we have not enough money to buy the oil and planes we can’t fly for the same reason.以及for we have just entered the age of super-fast trains,可知應選C。
小題3:細節理解題。選項C符合試題要求，因為它跟第1段第9、10句It doesn’t leave you up as a plane does, miles and miles from the city center.相悖。至于其他選項均可在語篇中找到依據，選C。
小題4:詞義猜測題。根據短文描述，作者列舉了一些現代火車的長處和飛機及汽車的一些短處，只是說明在油價昂貴的今天，火車跟飛機汽車相比還是具有高度競爭力的。故選C。
小題5:標題歸納題。從第二段的句子： Far from being dead, the railways are very much alive.和And we are only at the beginning,可知作者認為火車沒有結束，才剛剛開始。故選 B。