备战2024年中考英语阅读话题训练二 人与社会 主题13 高铁的建设与发展.pdf

备战2024年中考英语阅读话题训练二人与社会主题13高...

一、阅读理解(共38题)

(2023九上·余姚月考)阅读理解

Chinanowhasmorethan30,000kilometersofhighspeedtrack,andthisisexpectedtoincreaseto38,000kilome

tersby2025.Fullytwothirdsoftheworldshighspeedrail(bylength)isinChina.Here,wetracktheexcitingtechnolog

icaldevelopmentsinhighspeedrailandconsidertheirculturalinfluence.

Whilethemainadvantageofthehighspeedraillinesisconvenientforpeopletogetfromonecitytoanotherasq

uicklyaspossible,someofthesehighspeedlineshavebecomepopulartouristattractions(景点).Agoodexampleofth

isistheHefei-Fuzhouhighspeedline.Technicallyspeaking,thiswasoneofthemostchallenginghighspeedrailroute

severbuilt;nearly90%ofthetrackwaslaideitheronbridgesorintunnels(隧道).However,theamazingviewsarewort

hit,asthetraingoesthroughsomeofChinasmostbeautifulmountainousareas,includingtheHuangshanandtheW

uyiMountainRanges.

AsChinahasgainedskillsandknowledgeinhighspeedrail,itistryingtoexport(出口)itstechnologytoothercou

ntries.Itsfirstprojectontheinternationalmarketwasthelineconnecting

IstanbulwithTurkeyscapital,Ankara,530kilometersaway.Thiswasfollowedbyprojectsamongothercountries.

PerhapsitsmostchallengingprojectisaTransAsiannetworkconnectingChinawithEurope.Althoughitisdifficult,Chi

nawillmakeeveryefforttotakeonthisplan.Itishopedtobecompletedby2030asapartofChinasBeltandRoadI

nitiative(中国一带一路倡议).

Thankstohighspeedrail,thetraveltimebetweenmaincitiesinChinahasalreadybeenreducedtoonlyafewhou

rs.SothisconvenienceshouldimprovethedevelopmentwithinandoutofChina.Nodoubt,itwillalsobringthepeop

leofthecountryclosertogether,andintimebringaboutdeepsocialchanges.

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