3.The Eurotunnel is a tunnel(隧道) which crosses the Channel under the sea,linking France and the UK.It is about 50.5km long and 38km lies under the seabed.There are trains which carry passengers and cars,and others which carry carriages or other heavier vehicles,as well as goods.
The construction of the tunnel started in 1986,with a cost of almost 10 billion pounds.It was opened in 1994but was not financially successful until 2007,because of the interest rates (利率) the company had to pay the banks,as well as low earnings from passengers and goods.
The Eurotunnel is a very convenient way of traveling between the two countries as the journey is quick (less than one hour),cheap,and comfortable.You can go with your car,motorbike or bike.
The tunnel operates every day,round the clock.At the busiest times there are up to three shuttle departures (班次) per hour.There are facilities (設(shè)施) for disabled passengers,and for babies at the two terminals (終點站).
The Eurotunnel,also commonly known as the Channel Tunnel,Eurochannel and Eurochunnel is environmentally friendly.It perfects its sources of energy through its use of renewable energy with the result that,by 2008,it had reduced its greenhouse gas emissions(排量) by 45%.In addition,50% of the waste produced is recycled.
The future of the Eurotunnel seems promising,although there are some people who have the fear of enclosed (與外界隔絕的) spaces and would never use this type of transportation.There have been some problems with snow storms like the one in the winter of the 2009 which have made the services stop for a period of time,leaving passengers in the tunnel for more than 15 hours without light,heating,food or drink,inside an unmoving train under the sea.Some of the passengers reacted very badly and have decided not to use this means of transport ever again.
32.Why was the Eurotunnel not financially successful at first?D
A.It was free for passing trins
B.Many people disliked it.
C.Its operating cost was very high.
D.It was heavily in debt.
33.What is Paragraph 3mainly about?C
A.The wonderful design of the Eurotunnel
B.A traveling guide to the Eurotunnel
C.The advantages of the Eurotunnel.
D.An introduction of the Eurotunnel's equipment.
34.We can infer from the text that the EurotunnelA
A.used environmentallyfriendly energy
B.was completely built under the seabed
C.was designed for passenger trains
D.operated successfully without any accident
35.What is the author's attitude towards the Eurotunnel?B
A.Cautious B.Optimistic C.Negative D.Doubtful.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了歐洲隧道的建設(shè)過程以及完工以后未來前景的展望.
解答 32.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段It was opened in 1994but was not financially successful until 2007,because of the interest rates (利率) the company had to pay the banks,as well as low earnings from passengers and goods可知歐洲隧道開始沒有獲得財政上的成功因為嚴重欠債;故選D.
33.C.段落大意題.根據(jù)第三段The Eurotunnel is a very convenient way of traveling between the two countries as the journey is quick (less than one hour),cheap,and comfortable.You can go with your car,motorbike or bike可知主要講歐洲隧道的優(yōu)點;故選C.
34.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章It perfects its sources of energy through its use of renewable energy with the result that,by 2008,it had reduced its greenhouse gas emissions(排量) by 45%.In addition,50% of the waste produced is recycled可知隧道使用環(huán)保能源;故選A.
35.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段The Eurotunnel,also commonly known as the Channel Tunnel,Eurochannel and Eurochunnel is environmentally friendly可知作者對于隧道的態(tài)度是積極的;故選B.
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