2015职称英语考试理工类阅读理解复习(2)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Docklands">Docklands</span> <span word="Light">Light</span> <span word="Railway">Railway</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> ￡77 <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Londons">Londons</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Light">Light</span> <span word="Rail">Rail</span> <span word="System">System</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineteenth">nineteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="railways">railways</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="End">End</span>.</p><p> <span word="From">From</span> <span word="Poplar">Poplar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="Gardens">Gardens</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="crosses">crosses</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dock">dock</span> <span word="waters">waters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="joins">joins</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Millwall">Millwall</span> <span word="Extension">Extension</span> <span word="Railway">Railway</span>, <span word="built">built</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Millwall">Millwall</span> <span word="Docks">Docks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="factories">factories</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>-<span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="route">route</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1880<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="deals">deals</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="signaling">signaling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="adjusting">adjusting</span> <span word="speeds">speeds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timetable">timetable</span>; <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>, <span word="Train">Train</span> <span word="Captains">Captains</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="radios">radios</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="lifts">lifts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="service">service</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="station">station</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineteenth">nineteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p><p> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>.</p><p> 2 <span word="We">We</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span><span word="Blackwell">Blackwell</span> <span word="railway">railway</span></p><p> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steam">steam</span> <span word="railway">railway</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span> <span word="Gateway">Gateway</span> <span word="Station">Station</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Poplar">Poplar</span></p><p> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Millwall">Millwall</span> <span word="Extension">Extension</span> <span word="Railway">Railway</span>.</p>
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