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“Choo, Choo!” Here comes the Chunnel train. Get aboard if you want to learn more about this underground transportation system. This is an unusual form of transportation, because it is a tunnel that trains travel through and not an actual form of transportation.

The Chunnel is actually the English nickname for the Channel Tunnel. In French, it is called le tunnel sous la Manche. It is a rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover. It connects Cheriton in Kent, England with Sangatte in northern France. It is the second longest rail tunnel in the world.

Did you know that the British and the French had a race whi1e they were building the Chunnel? The race was to see who could get to the middle of the tunnel first. The British won by a little bit. It took 15,000 workers over seven years to dig the tunnel. The tunnel was finished in 1994.

The completed Chunnel cost about $ 21 billion. But it all paid off, because it became very popular, very quick. Millions of people use it. Now it is getting even more popular.

There are three complete tunnels in the Chunnel. The two outside ones are the passenger trains. The small inner one is a guidance train. The guidance train is not used for transportation. Each track is exactly parallel to each other.

There are four different train systems in the Chunnel. The Eurostar is a high speed passenger service that connects London, Paris, Brussels, and Lille. The Eurotunnel shuttle is a rail ferry service. These shuttles carry cars. These are railcars that allow drivers to drive their vehicles on and off. There are also two Eurotunnel goods service trains.

Now you know more about the Chunnel. Everybody off, this is the last stop.

1.The Channel Tunnel links ______ with _______.

A. Dover; Kent          B. London; Paris      C. Lille; Brussels        D.Cheriton; Sangatte

2.Which of the following shows the structure of the tunnels in the Chunnel?

3.The Eurotunnel shuttle is intended to carry _________.

A. passengers                 B. drivers and their vehicles

C. goods              D. staff members of the Chunnel

4.The text can most probably be __________.

A. found in a textbook                                               B. read in a magazine

C. broadcast on a train                                           D. heard in a railway station

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章從介紹英法海峽隧道的昵稱開始，它是位于英吉利海峽下面連接法國和英國的地下隧道，是世界第二大隧道。同時也介紹了隧道建造時的一些情況，英國和法國比賽建造的速度，以及整個建造過程所用的時間和費用。下文也建造了地下隧道的火車情況，有客車，貨車，還有拉乘客汽車的車廂等。

1.D細節(jié)理解題。It connects Cheriton in Kent, England with Sangatte in northern France.句意為：他連接了英國Kent州的Cheriton和法國北部Sangatteg兩個地方，所以答案應為D。

2.A細節(jié)理解題。There are three complete tunnels in the Chunnel. The two outside ones are the passenger trains. The small inner one is a guidance train. The guidance train is not used for transportation. Each track is exactly parallel to each other.句意為：英法隧道共有三個完整的軌道，外部的兩個是乘客列車，里面的較小的軌道是引導列車，引導列車不用于運輸，他們之間是相互平行的。故答案應為A。

3.B細節(jié)理解題。The Eurotunnel shuttle is a rail ferry service. These shuttles carry cars. These are railcars that allow drivers to drive their vehicles on and off.句意為：這些班車是運輸汽車的，這些軌道車可以讓司機開著他們的車上上下下。故應為司機和車，答案應為B。

4.C細節(jié)理解題。從文章介紹的英法隧道的情況，包括建筑所花費的時間，費用。以及他的運輸情況等，應該是關(guān)于火車的演講播報。故答案應為C。

【考點】考查科普知識類文章的閱讀理解。