A: For years some people have been saying that railways are dead. They say, “Trains are slow, and they lose money. Motorcars and planes have made them unnecessary.”
B: 小题1: . I think in these days of expensive oil, railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes.
A: Right. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they are much cheaper than planes.
B: 小题2: . A plane goes in a straight line, and so does a railway.
A: What is more, it takes you from the heart of a city into the heart of another. 小题3: . Nor does it hold you up as a car does in heavy traffic.
B: 小题4: . Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey. We’ve just entered the age of super-fast trains, traveling at 160 miles an hour and more.
A：小题5:
A．So railways will have very bright future, I dare say.
B．It doesn’t leave you as a plane does, miles and miles from the city center.
C．Far from being dead, railways are developing very quickly.
D．Trains are really slower than planes.E. And they have much in common with planes.
F. But it is far from the truth.
G. Trains are really more comfortable than planes.
