2010年6月英语六级考试的标准阅读第5篇
<p> 第五篇</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="maxim">maxim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ply">ply</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="busiest">busiest</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Eurostar">Eurostar</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="linking">linking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="capitals">capitals</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Channel">Channel</span> <span word="Tunnel">Tunnel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="millionth">millionth</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="November">November</span> 1994, <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 1997, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p> <span word="From">From</span> <span word="July">July</span>, <span word="Eurostar">Eurostar</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 800 <span word="passengers">passengers</span>, 210 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="class">class</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="around">around</span> 15%-20% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="London">London</span>-<span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railways">railways</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="Eurostar">Eurostar</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> , <span word="with">with</span> 15 <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="limited">limited</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span>-<span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Eurostar">Eurostar</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="carriers">carriers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5% <span word="and">and</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span>-<span word="Particularly">Particularly</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="France">France</span>-<span word="as">as</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="route">route</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="success">success</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> 5% <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>.</p>
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