Imagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijing and reaching your office in Shanghai in only several 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 so unrealistic, with the development of China’s high-speed railway system. And that’s not all. China has an even greater high-speed railway plan — to connect the country with Southeast Asia, and eventually Eastern Europe.

China is negotiating (谈判) to expand its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years, eventually reaching London and Singapore.

China has suggested three such projects. The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia. Another could start in Urumqi 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 arrive in Beijing from London in under two days.

The new system would still follow China’s high-speed railway standard (标准). And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour, almost as fast as some airplanes.

China’s bullet train (高速列车), the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou, already has the world’s fastest average speed. It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours.

Of course, there are some technology difficulties to solve, such as safety, rail gauge (轨距), repairs of railway tracks. So, it’s important to pay attention to every detail (细节).

But the greatest problem is really money. China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on its own country’s railway system.

China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources instead of money. Resources from those countries could help China’s development.

It’ll be a win-win project. For other countries, the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business, tourism and the better communication among those countries as well.

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 predict that in the future, millions of people will live in 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. And they’ll do business with Central Asian and Eastern European countries.

67. China’s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because _______.

A. China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions

B. the project will do good to China and the countries involved in many 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

68. The greatest problem to the new high-speed railway plan is _______.

A. technology problem　　　　　　　　　　　 B. safety of the system　

C. financial problems　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. repairs of railway tracks

69. What is the author’s attitude towards China’s high-speed railway plan?

A. Not concerned.　　　　　 B. Negative.　　　 　　 C. Disbelief.　　　　 D. Positive.

70. What is the best title for the passage?

A. New Railway Standards.　　　　　　 　　　 B. Big Railway Dreams.

C. High-speed Bullet Trains.　　　　　　 　　　　 D. International Railway Network.

 The construction of the two new railway lines _______by now.

A. has been completed              B. have been completed

C. has completed                   D. have completed

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[1] Hurt may occur at any time in our daily life, and forgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing．Several new studies, however, say that  it could have a lot of health benefits．When you think of forgiveness, you probably don’t think of it as being a health or medical problem．Studies from Stanford University, on the other hand, show that something like anger can ________.

[2] When cartoon book characters like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colors and often gain special power．In the real world, anger is less obvious and may be more dangerous. That’s why Professor Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness for Good, says being angry can harm your physical and mental health. Two new studies seem to show the same idea.

[3] The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression. They also have fewer headache, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on sleeping.

[4] So it doesn’t matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things．Learning to let it go is important. Techniques such as deep breath or thought can help. Or just ask yourself if it’s worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else.

[5] Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say it’s OK. Instead, it’s a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past.

1.What does the underlined word “it” (paragraph 1) probably refer to?( no more than 4 words )

_______________________________________________________________________________

2.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words．( no more than 4 words )

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3.Complete the following statement with proper words．( no more than 4 words )

It is proved that people who _______________________________ are more relaxed and healthy.

4.Why doesn’t it matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things? ( no more than 15 words )

_____________________________________________________________________________

5.What is the main idea of the passage? ( no more than 10 words )

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Several new railways are under _____ in China .

(2013·高考山东卷)I used to be a very self?centered person，but in the past two years I have really changed.I have started to think about other people ____ I think about myself.I am happy that I am becoming a ____ person.

I think my ____ started when I was at Palomar College.At first，I just wanted to get my ___ and be left alone.I thought I was smarter than everyone else，so I hardly ever ___ to anyone in my classes.By the end of my first semester，I was really ____.It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun.So I tried a(n)____.I started asking people around me how they were doing，and if they were having trouble I ____ to help.That was really a big ____ for me.By the end of the year，I had several new friends，and two of ____ are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new ____，however，came when I took a part?time job at Vista Nursing Home.One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my ____.Every time I came into her room，she was so ____ because she thought I was her daughter.Her real daughter never ____ her，so I took her place.She let me ____that making others feel good made me feel good too，when she died，I was ____，but I was also very grateful to her.

I think I am a much ____ person today than I used to be，and I hope I will not ____ these experiences.They have ____ me to care about other people more than about myself.I ____ who I am today，and I could not say that a few years ago.

1.A.since?? B．before

C．or?? D．unless

2.A.famous? B．simple

C．different?? D．skilled

3.A.education?? B．career

C．tour? D．change

4.A.balance? B．homework

C．degree? D．interest

5.A.talked?? B．wrote

C．lied?? D．reported

6.A.careful? B．lonely

C．curious? D．guilty

7.A.argument?? B．game

C．experiment?? D．defence

8.A.dared?? B．offered

C．hesitated?? D．happened

9.A.dream?? B．problem

C．duty?? D．step

10.A.us? B．which

C．them?? D．whom

11.A.attitude?? B．hobby

C．hope?? D．luck

12.A.friend? B．partner

C．guide?? D．guest

13.A.polite? B．happy

C．strange?? D．confident

14.A.bothered?? B．answered

C．visited?? D．trusted

15.A.explain? B．guess

C．declare? D．see

16.A.homeless? B．heartbroken

C．bad?tempered?? D．hopeless

17.A.quieter? B．busier

C．better?? D．richer

18.A.forget?? B．face

C．improve?? D．analyze

19.A.forced?? B．preferred

C．ordered?? D．taught

20.A.miss? B．like

C．wonder?? D．expect