Traveling by train is usually not easy in China. It can be hard to get a ticket. When you’re traveling to the railway station, you look at your watch, for you are afraid you will miss your train.
But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai. Construction (建设) on the express railway (高速铁路) between the two cities started just before the Spring Festival of 2008. When it is finished by 2013, taking a train will be as easy as taking a bus.
“There will be trains every several minutes. Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint (检查站) and taking your seat, will take just 10 minutes,” said an engineer.
There may be high-speed trains running at 350 kilometers an hour. The travel time between the two cities will decrease from 10 to about 5 hours. The trains will carry twice the present number of passengers.
The new line will be 1,318 kilometers long and go across specially built bridges. It will run along side the present line. There will be 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu.
“The cost of traveling by the express railway may be around 800 yuan. That will be more expensive than an ordinary train, but cheaper than by air.” Said Zhang Xiaoling, a Jiangsu government official.
According to Zhang, the higher price is caused by the large cost of the railway project. At about 200 billion yuan, the project may be even more expensive than the Three Gorges Project (三峡工程).
小题1:The express railway between Beijing and Shanghai will be finished _______.
A．at the end of this year
B．before the Spring Festival of 2008
C．by 2013
D．in about 5 years小题2:Before taking your seat, you should _____ with your ticket.
A．buy a ticket
B．get through the checkpoint
C．pack your things
D．make some friends小题3:The word “decrease” in the passage possibly means ______ in Chinese.
A．延长
B．缩短
C．提速
D．限速小题4:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Traveling by train is usually difficult in China because tickets are too expensive.
B．The high-speed trains will have 21 stations in Shanghai, Shandong, Hunan and Jiangsu.
C．Tickets for the high-speed trains will be cheaper than those for planes.
D．The cost of the express railway project is as high as that of the Three Gorges Project.小题5:What can be the best title of the passage?
A．An enormous project.
B．Train tickets will get more expensive
C．Specially built bridges
D．Beijing—Shanghai express railway
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
题目分析：本文主要报道的是北京——上海的高速铁路在2008年春节前开始动工，将于2013年完工。乘坐高速铁路很方便，乘坐之前先买票，再通过安检，然后坐上座位，只需10分钟。这条高速铁路长1318千米，沿途21个站，列车时速350千米，比原来乘坐火车的时间减少5个小时，容纳的乘客是过去的两倍。票价比火车贵，比飞机便宜。
小题1:细节理解题。根据When it is finished by 2013,可知北京至上海的高速铁路将到2013年完工。故选C。
小题2:细节理解题。根据Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint (检查站) and taking your seat, will take just 10 minutes,可知乘坐高速铁路之前先买票，在通过安检，然后坐上座位，只需10分钟。故选B。
小题3:词义猜测题。根据from 10 to about 5 hours.可知时间有10小时到5小时，这是在缩短时间。故选B。
小题4:细节理解题。根据That will be more expensive than an ordinary train, but cheaper than by air.可知乘坐高速铁路别坐飞机要便宜。故选C。
小题5:标题归纳题。根据But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai.可知本文主要将的是北京——上海的高速铁路。故选D。