2012年12月暑期英语六级备考阅读每日一练 0810
<p> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>, <span word="major">major</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="over">over</span> 5 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="transit">transit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>, <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span>.</p><p> <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>, <span word="Kowloon">Kowloon</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kongs">Kongs</span> <span word="harbor">harbor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span>, <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kongs">Kongs</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="transit">transit</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p> <span word="Going">Going</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harbor">harbor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harbor">harbor</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="tunnel">tunnel</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="bumper">bumper</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="bumper">bumper</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ferryboat">ferryboat</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="crosses">crosses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harbor">harbor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harbor">harbor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="railway">railway</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Metro">Metro</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="boards">boards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="District">District</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harbor">harbor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="astonishing">astonishing</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harbor">harbor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="continues">continues</span>, <span word="snaking">snaking</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outlying">outlying</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kowloon">Kowloon</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>.</p>
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