职称英语综合类的阅读理解练习题(30)
<p> <span word="High">High</span>-<span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="Rail">Rail</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Track">Track</span> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="zip">zip</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="magnetic">magnetic</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="speeds">speeds</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 500 <span word="kilometres">kilometres</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 40-<span word="kilometers">kilometers</span>-<span word="trip">trip</span> ---<span word="now">now</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>-<span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shorten">shorten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suburban">suburban</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Germanys">Germanys</span> <span word="Thyssen">Thyssen</span> <span word="Krupp">Krupp</span> <span word="AG">AG</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lays">lays</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groundwork">groundwork</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magnetic">magnetic</span> <span word="levitation">levitation</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feasibility">feasibility</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="outlined">outlined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="import">import</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="win">win</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="exporting">exporting</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cosmopolis">cosmopolis</span>. <span word="Called">Called</span> <span word="Maglev">Maglev</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="levitated">levitated</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guideway">guideway</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="propelled">propelled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="magnetic">magnetic</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="Hans">Hans</span> <span word="Ueberschaer">Ueberschaer</span>, <span word="Germans">Germans</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Harmut">Harmut</span> <span word="Heine">Heine</span>, <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Thyssen">Thyssen</span> <span word="Krupp">Krupp</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="constructive">constructive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paved">paved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reached">reached</span>. <span word="Sources">Sources</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="US">US</span>$723 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="Completion">Completion</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="is">is</span> 2005. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>. <span word="EXERCISE">EXERCISE</span>: 1. <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="paved">paved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span>? <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="company">company</span>. 2. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="about">about</span>? <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="Finalizing">Finalizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span>$723 <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="Establishing">Establishing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="Conducting">Conducting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feasibility">feasibility</span> <span word="study">study</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="Outlining">Outlining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="companys">companys</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>. 3. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Maglev">Maglev</span>? <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Maglev">Maglev</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="floats">floats</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guideway">guideway</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="zip">zip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Maglev">Maglev</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="zips">zips</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railway">railway</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Maglev">Maglev</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="zips">zips</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="guideway">guideway</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Maglev">Maglev</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="train">train</span>. 4. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>? <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="German">German</span>-<span word="built">built</span> <span word="Maglev">Maglev</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Krupp">Krupp</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="payment">payment</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>. 5. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="belongs">belongs</span> <span word="to">to</span>? <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="An">An</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="science">science</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="An">An</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="book">book</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="A">A</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="contract">contract</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="A">A</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="report">report</span>. <span word="KEY">KEY</span>: <span word="B">B</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="D">D</span> </p>
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