15．Imagine，one day，getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then，after a full day of work，going back home to Beijing and having dinner there．
Sounds unusual，doesn't it？But it's not that unreaistic，with the development of China's high-speed railway system．And that's not a11．China has an even greater high-speed railway plan-to connect the country with Southeast Asia，and eventually Eastern Europe．China is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17countries in 1 0to 15years，eventually reaching London and Singapore．
China has proposed three such projects．The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia．Another could start in Urumq and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan，and possibly to Germany．The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe．
If China's plan for the high-speed railway goes forward，people could zip over from London to Beijing in under two days．The new system would still follow China's high-speed railway standard．And the trains would be able to go 346kilometers an hour，almost as fast as some airplanes．
China's bullet train（高速客車），the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou，already has the World's fastest average speed．It covers 1，069kilometers in about three hours．Of course，there are some technical challenges to overcome．There are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety，rail gauge（軌距），maintenance of railway tracks．So，it's important to pay attention to every detail．But the key issue is really money．China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansion．
China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investment．Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development．
It'll be a win-win project．For other countries，the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countries．
For China，such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources，but would also help develop China's far west．We foresee that in the coming decades，millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unused．With high-speed trains，people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for a11．And they'll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries．
53．China's new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project becauseB．
A．China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions
B．China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways
C．China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries
D． the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation，business and tourism
54．According to the passage，the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan isC．
A．technical issues
B．safety of the system
C．financial problems
D．maintenance of railway tracks
55．Which of the following words best describes the author's attitude towards China's high-speed railway plan？D
A．Critical． B．Reserved． C．Doubtful D．Positive．
56．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage？B
A．New Railway Standards
B．Big Railway Dreams
C．High-speed Bullet Trains
D．International Railway Network．
分析 本文是一篇社會文化類閱讀，屬于議論文，想象一下，有一天，在北京起床，在你的辦公室在上海只有幾個小時，然后，在經(jīng)過一天的辛苦工作，回北京，然后吃飯．本文以此展開，主要講述了中國正在大力發(fā)展的高鐵網(wǎng)絡，以及高鐵對中國以及相關國家?guī)淼暮锰帲?/p>
解答 53．B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段For other countries，the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countries．說明，中國和有關的國家都可以從中獲益，故B正確．
54．C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第四段But the key issue is really money．China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansion．說明，最大的問題是錢，故C正確．
55．D 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章最后三行We foresee that in the coming decades，millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unused．With high-speed trains，people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for a11．And they'11 trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries．說明，作者認為高鐵將會給中國帶來很多的好處，他對高鐵的前景是很樂觀的，故D正確．
56．B 主旨大意題．文章講述的是中國正在大力發(fā)展的高鐵網(wǎng)絡，以及高鐵對中國以及相關國家?guī)淼暮锰�，故B正確．
點評 本文是一篇社會文化類閱讀，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，推理判斷題，主旨大意題．做題時學生應仔細閱讀原文，把握文章主要內(nèi)容，聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項含義，從中選出正確答案，一定要做到有理有據(jù)，切忌胡亂猜測．
