六级短文听力题:【2007年12月真题】

【2007年12月真题】

　　 Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　 26.[A]To win over the majority of passengers from airlines in twenty years.

　　 [B]To reform railroad management in western European countries.

　　 [C]To electrify the railway lines between major European cities.

　　 [D]To set up an express train network throughout Europe.

　　 27.[A]Major European airlines will go bankrupt.

　　 [B]Europeans will pay much less for traveling.

　　 [C]Traveling time by train between major European cities will be cut by half.

　　 [D]Trains will become the safest and most efficient means of travel in Europe.

　　 28.[A]Train travel will prove much more comfortable than air travel.

　　 [B]Passengers will feel much safer on board a train than on a plane.

　　 [C]Rail transport will be environmentally friendlier than air transport.

　　 [D]Traveling by train may be as quick as,or even quicker than,by air.

　　 29.[A]In 1981.[B]In 1989.

　　 [C]In 1990.[D]In 2000.

【2007年12月真题解析】

　　 原文:

　　 Passage One

　　 In January 1989,the Community of European Railways presented their proposal for a high speed pan?European train network【第26题答案位置】extending from Sweden to Sicily,and from Portugal to Poland by the year 2020.If their proposal becomes a reality,it will revolutionize train travel in Europe.Journeys between major cities will take half the time they take today.【第27题答案位置】Brussels will be only one and a half hours from Paris.The quickest way to get from Paris to Frankfurt,from Barcelona to Madrid will be by train,not plane.

　　 When the network is complete,it will integrate three types of railway line:totally new high speed lines with trains operating at speeds of 300 kilometers per hour,upgraded lines which allow for speeds up to 200 to 225 kilometers per hour,and existing lines for local connections and distribution of freight.If businesspeople can choose between a three?hour train journey from city center to city center and a one?hour flight,they'll choose the train,says an executive travel consultant.They won't go by plane any more.If you calculate flight time,check?in and travel to and from the airport,you'll find almost no difference.And if your plane arrives late due to bad weather or air traffic jams or strikes,then the train passengers will arrive at their destination first.【第28题答案位置】Since France introduced the first 260?kilometer?per?hour high speed train service between Paris and Lyons in 1981,【第29题答案位置】the trains have achieved higher and higher speeds.On many routes,airlines have lost up to 90% of their passengers to high speed trains.If people accept the Community of European Railways' plan,the 21 century will be the new age of the train.

　　 Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　 26.What is the proposal presented by the Community of European Railways?

　　 27.What will happen when the proposal becomes a reality?

　　 28.Why will businesspeople prefer a three?hour train journey to a one?hour flight?

　　 29.When did France introduce the first high speed train service?

　　 译文:

　　 1989年1月,欧洲铁路局提出了建设全欧洲高速铁路网的建议,建议到2020年建成从瑞典到西西里岛、从葡萄牙到波兰的高速铁路网。如果他们的提议成为现实,它将给欧洲的铁路运输带来革命性的改变。主要城市间的旅行时间将比现在减少一半。布鲁塞尔距离巴黎将仅有一个半小时的车程。从巴黎到法兰克福、从巴塞罗那到马德里最快的交通工具将不再是飞机,而是火车。

　　 当铁路网络建成后,它将融合三种铁路线:运营时速可达300千米的全新高速铁路线,可容许最高时速为200至225千米的升级后的铁路线以及现有用于地区间连接和货运分配的线路。一位旅行顾问主管说:如果商人可以在历时3小时从市中心到市中心的火车旅行和历时1小时的飞机旅行间做选择,他们将不会再乘坐飞机出行。假如你计算一下飞行的时间、办理登机手续、到达机场及离开机场的时间,你就会发现坐飞机和坐火车几乎没什么差别。而且如果你乘坐的飞机由于天气恶劣、空中交通堵塞或工人罢工而延误,那么火车乘客就会先到达目的地。自从1981年法国引入了巴黎和里昂间的第一条时速达260千米的高速铁路服务以来,火车运行的速度越来越快。在很多线路上,航空公司已经失去了多达90%的乘客,而这些乘客都选择了高速铁路。如果人们接受欧洲铁路局的计划,那么21世纪将会是火车的新时代。

　　 解析:

　　 历史文化类说明文。

　　 26.D事实细节题。首句群出题。文中提到In January 1989,the Community of European Railways presented their proposal for a high speed pan?European train network...即欧洲铁路局提议建设a high speed pan?European train network,答案为D,其中express,throughout Europe分别为high speed,pan?European的同义替换。

　　 27.C事实细节题。考查条件从句(if)。原文文中提到If their proposal becomes a reality,it will revolutionize train travel in Europe.Journeys between major cities will take half the time they take today.视听基本一致,结合同义替换(will take half the time they take today与will be cut by half),得知答案为C。

　　 28.D推断归纳题。原文提到If you calculate flight time,check?in and travel to and from the airport,you'll find almost no difference.And if your plane arrives late due to bad weather or air traffic jams or strikes,then the train passengers will arrive at their destination first.由此推断考虑到飞机飞行时间、办理登机手续的时间再加上往返机场的时间,乘坐飞机和火车的时间几乎没有差别;如果飞机延误,火车反而会比飞机快,所以答案为D。

　　 29.A事实细节题。尾句群出题。考查时间。文中提到Since France introduced the first 260?kilometer?per?hour high speed train service between Paris and Lyons in 1981.答案为A。