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For years and years people have been saying that the railways arc dead. "We
For years and years people have been saying that the railways arc dead. "We
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2023-09-25
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For years and years people have been saying that the railways arc dead. "We can do without railways," people say, as if motorcars and planes have made the railways unnecessary. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, that they lose money, and that they are dying. But this is far from the truth. In those days of expensive oil, the railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they are cheaper than planes. And they have much in common with planes. A plane goes in a straight line and so does a railway. What is more, it takes from the heart of a city into the heart of another. It doesn’t leave you as a plane does, miles and miles from the city center. It doesn’t hold you up as a car does, in endless traffic jams. And a single train can carry goods which a plane or motorcar could never do.
Far from being dead, the railways are very much alive. Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey. Where else can you eat well, sleep in comfort, feel safe and enjoy the scene while you are traveling at speed at the same time? And we are only at the beginning. For we have just entered the age of super fast trains, trains traveling at 150 miles an hour and more. Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on motorcars we can’t use because we have not enough money to buy the oil and planes we can’t fly for the same reason. [br] It is implied by the writer that .
选项
A、it is cheaper to travel by plane than by train
B、the railway station is usually in the suburb of the city
C、when you get off the plane you will find yourself in the center of the city
D、no motorcar or plane can carry as much goods as a train does
答案
D
解析
根据文章第一段最后一句话And a single train can carry goods which a plane or motorcar could never do.可知,一列火车所运载的货物是飞机或汽车所不能比的。因此答案选D
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