It is well--known that it takes travelers only 48 hours by train to go from Beijing to Lhasa, the capital of West China's Tibet, from July 1, 2006 on. travelers can enjoy the beautiful views during the 48--hour train ride.

   The new railway line has been controlled by the Beijing' s West Railway Station from July 1,2006. The most important part of the line, the Qinghai--Tibet Railway, has been completed.

   The Qinghai--Tibet part of the railway is the world's highest railway. About 960 kilometers of the train tracks are 4,000 meters above sea level, the highest parts reach 5,072 meters.

   The railway is the world's longest plateau(高原) railroad which is 1,956 kilometers long, from Qinghai's capital city Xining to Lhasa of Tibet.

The trains running on the Qinghai--Tibet Railway have very good conditions. If the passengers feel hard to breathe, they will be provided with oxygen masks. And all of the trains have oxygen--supplying equipment.

1. People can't travel to Lhasa by         before July 1,2006.

     A. car          B. plane    C. train        D. bus

2. The Qinghai--Tibet Railway is         kilometers long.

     A.960      B.1,956      C.4,000        D.5,072

3. The highest parts of Qinghai--Tibet Railway reach         meters.

A.960      B.4,000      C.5,072      D.1,956

4. The passengers will be provided with oxygen masks when they           

A. feel hard to breathe             B. are tired

     C. are stressed out                D. are hungry

5. The best title for the passage is           

     A. Travel from Beijing to Lhasa     B. Qinghai--Tibet railway completed

     C. Train with best conditions        D. The longest railway

It is well-known that it will take travelers only 48 hours by train to go from Beijing to Lhasa, the capital of west China's Tibet on July 1st this year. Travelers can enjoy the beautiful views during the 48-hour train ride.

The new railway line will be controlled by the Beijing's West Railway Station from July 1st, 2006. The most important part of the line, the Qinghai--Tibet Railway, has been completed.

The Qinghai--Tibet part of the railway is the world's highest railway. About 960 kilometers of the train tracks are 4,000 meters above sea level. The highest parts reach 5,072 meters.

The railway is the world's longest plateau railroad which is 1,956 kilometers long, from Qinghai's capital Xining to Lhasa in Tibet. The Golmud--Lhasa part is 1,142 kilometers long and goes across the Kunlun and Tanggula mountain ranges.

The trains running on the Qinghai--Tibet Railway have very good conditions. If the passengers feel hard to breathe, they will be provided with oxygen masks, because all of the trains have oxygen supplying equipments.

1. It will take people 48 hours by train to go to Lhasa from Beijing      .

A. from now on                      B. next July 1 st

     C. from July 1st,2006                 D. from July 1 st,2005

2. When we talk about the Qinghai--Tibet part of the railway, we say        .

     A. the railway is well-known            B. the railway is the highest

     C. it is easy to operate                 D. it was completed easily

3. The highest parts of Qinghai--Tibet Railway reach          meters.

     A.960             B.4,000          C.5,072          D.1,956

4. In the last paragraph, the phrase "oxygen masks" means

A.氧气面罩    B.望远镜    C.热水    D.药品

5. The best title of the passage is

A. Travel from Beijing to Lhasa        B. Qinghai—Tibet Railway

C. Train with Best Conditions         D. Well-Known Railway

　　Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse, which took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news stories of their mother country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers.

　　Newspaper have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news stories to print?

　　Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?

　　Firstly, it is important to report new stories. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may, print completely different stories to those on TV.

　　Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and unusual. People don't want to read stories about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about China.

　　Another factor is also very important in many news stories. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people, places and events in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspaper are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.

(1) In old days it was hard to get news, because ________.

[　　]

A．people didn't care about news

B．the transportation was not as fast as now

C．nobody paid for news

D．there wasn't anything so interesting as today

(2) According to the passage, newspapers ________.

[　　]

A．report news faster than TV

B．give the same thing about the same story as TV

C．give the same ideas about the news as TV

D．sometimes choose different stories from TV

(3) According to the passage, which story will a newspaper editor choose to print on newspaper?

[　　]

A．A train arrived at the station on time

B．Students liked to go to school

C．The advertisement of a TV program.

D．A bus fell into the river

(4) If we are in French, what will see in the newspaper?

[　　]

A．A Chinese leader gave an important speech about

B．An Englishman was lost in the rain forest

C．The French team won the champion.

D．The American attacked the Iraq.

(5) A possible title for the passage would be.

[　　]

A．The News

B．How to Print News

C．News in the Past and Now

D．Newspapers

阅读理解

　　The Greens are from Switzerland. During the summer vacation, they came to China for sightseeing. The Green family visited some places of great interest in China. It was very hot but they didn't mind at all. They enjoyed themselves very much. They were greatly interested in the Terra Cotta Soldiers (兵马俑) in Xi'an, the ancient capital of China. They were amazed (惊奇) to see the beautiful mountains in Guilin. They enjoyed the different flowers in Kunming. Planes made the trip so easy and soon they arrived in Hangzhou. The well-known West Lake is in the west of the city. People call it the shining pearl (珍珠) of the city. When they walked around the lake, the family stopped for many times. There are so many beautiful parks around the lake. “It's the most beautiful lake I've ever seen,” Robert said to himself again and again, “I wish I could live beside the West Lake. ”

(1) During their visit the hot weather ________.

[　　]

A. made the Greens happy

B. made the Greens unhappy

C. didn't affect the Greens

D. affected the Greens very much

(2)During the summer holidays they didn't visit

[　　]

(3) Guilin is famous for its

[　　]

A. flowers

B. mountains

C. the West Lake

D. the Terra Cotta Soldiers

(4) How did they go to Hangzhou?

[　　]

(5) Robert wished

[　　]

A. to see the ancient capital

B. to live in Hangzhou

C. to live on the beautiful mountains

D. to visit the West Lake again and again