Traveling by train can be a romantic way to see the world. Here are some fantastic train trips to add to your travel bucket list.
Qinghai-Tibet Railway
Where it goes: Xining to Lhasa
How long it takes: 20 hours and 55 minutes
Why not start with the world’s highest train ride? The gorgeous 1,215-mile journey only makes seven stops as it passes through four different biological community. Booking between April and November bodes for better weather, though the stunning views of grasslands, wetlands, mountains and deserts are always breathtaking.
Eurostar
Where it goes: London to/ from Paris
How long it takes: Two hours and 15 minutes
Eurostar is a popular way for folks to get from London to Paris, but it has another draw that makes it a great bucket-list train trip. For 20 minutes, you’ll actually be riding 150 feet underwater through the famed English Channel. Trains leave from St. Pancras/King’s Cross in London and arrive in Gare du Nord [ in Paris].
Orient Express
Where it goes: Paris to Istanbul ( original route)
The Orient Express is one of the most famous train journeys in history, with movies and murder- mystery novels undoubtedly adding to its mystery and fascination. You can still ride its original route — all of which is included in a Eurail Global Pass.
Trans-Siberian Railway
Where it goes: Moscow to Vladivostok
How long it takes: Seven days
The Trans-Siberian Railway is another historically famous railroad that should be on your bucket list. It’s also the world’s longest continuous railway, clocking in at 5,772 miles from Moscow to Vladivostok, Russia. Along the way, you’ll pass through eight times zones and have plenty of time to see the beautiful Russian countryside.
1. What features Qinghai-Tibet Railway?| A．The height of the train ride. | B．The top-speed travel time. |
| C．The overall length of the railway. | D．The varied zones along the route. |
| A．The original ride route to Paris. |
| B．Passing underwater through the English Channel. |
| C．Running from English Channel to Gare du Nord. |
| D．Diverse entertainments of murder-mystery movies. |
| A．Eurostar. | B．Orient Express. |
| C．Trans- Siberian Railway. | D．Qinghai-Tibet Railway. |
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【推荐1】Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins on the Atlantic coast. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly from China to Vancouver and to take the train from west to east across Canada in September. The idea that they would cross the whole continent was ex
citing.
Their friend, Danny Lin, was waiting for them at the airport. He was going to take them to catch ‘The True North’, the cross-Canada train. On the way to the station, he told them, ‘You’re going to see great scenery on your trip. Canada is bigger than the United States. It is second biggest country in the world and as you go eastward, you will see mountains and pass thousands of lakes, forests and wide rivers as well as cities. The idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days is just wrong. It is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast. Here in Vancouver, you are in the warmest part of Canada. Many people think it is the most beautiful city in Canada, as it is surrounded by mountains on the north and east and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its population is increasing very rapidly, because the mountain-and-sea city is a very popular place to live in. Even people from Japan come to settle down here.
That afternoon on the train the cousins settled down in their seats. They crossed the Rocky Mountains earlier that day and looked out of the windows at the wild scenery. They saw mountain goats and even a grizzly bear. Their next stop would be Calgary. The Calgary Stampede is a famous Western festival, Cowboys come from all over North America to compete in riding wild horses. Many of them have a gift for working with animals and they can win thousands of dollars in prizes.
That night, they slept as the train rushed through the night across the top of Lake Superior. through the great forests and southward towards Toronto.
1. Why did Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian go on a trip to Canada?| A．Because their friend, Danny Lin, was waiting for them at the airport. |
| B．Because they wanted to catch ‘The True North’, the cross-Canada train. |
| C．Because they wanted to visit their cousins on the Atlantic coast.. |
| D．Because they went to college in Canada. |
| A．They sailed across the Pacific Ocean. |
| B．They flew to Vancouver. |
| C．They took a train to Vancouver. |
| D．They flew to the Atlantic coast. |
| A．Vancouver Calgary Lake Superior Toronto |
| B．Toronto Vancouver Calgary Lvake Superior |
| C．Vancouver Lake Superior Calgary Toronto |
| D．Lake Superior Vancouver Cvalgary Tvoronto |
| A．Canada is 5,500 kilometers from the west coast to the east coast. |
| B．The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. |
| C．Most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometers of the Us border. |
| D．Canada has one half of the world’s total fresh water, and much of it is in the Great Lakes |
| A．The girls realized Canada is quite empty. |
| B．The girls were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes. |
| C．They thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting. |
| D．They slept on the train when it rushed across the top of Lake Superior. |
【推荐2】Apart from London’s centre, there are plenty of great attractions and places of interest on the suburbs of the city. Here are some of them.
Hounslow Urban Farm
Built over twenty years ago, the farm is a great place to take young children to get close to the animals. Cows, pigs, sheep and rabbits are among the residents on the farm, which is open throughout the week. There are fun activities every day, such as hunting, and horse riding. What we may not know is that the animals here can be adopted (领养).
Twickenham Stadium
This is the ground where the 2015 Rugby World Cup Final was played. Built in 1908, Twickenham Stadium is also the place for England to test its international team and the Six Nations. On non-match days,many people visit Twickenham Stadium to explore the World Rugby Museum inside. As well as being used for sporting events,many singers have held concerts here.
Legoland Windsor
Built in 1996 as a family theme park, the park is themed around the popular Lego (乐高) toy system. The park holds tiny views of famous British landmarks, including Big Ben, the London Eye, the Guildhall and the River Thames, all built with Lego blocks, making it Britain’s one of the most popular theme parks. Given the pricey admission, this is typically a good choice for those who are financially prepared.
Ham House
Ham House, an amazing ancient building, is a Grade I listed building which lies just to the south of Richmond beside the River Thames. Completed in 1610, it is surrounded by several parks and gardens, which can be explored by members of the public. The house contains plenty of period masterpieces, including furniture and artworks.
1. What can visitors do on Hounslow Urban Farm?| A．Apply for raising animals. | B．Watch some rare wildlife. |
| C．Join in some sports events. | D．Appreciate classic artworks. |
| A．It doesn’t open until weekends. | B．Its ticket may be a bit expensive. |
| C．Its visitors are mostly sports lovers. | D．It is near famous British landmarks. |
| A．Hounslow Urban Farm. | B．Twickenham Stadium. |
| C．Legoland Windsor. | D．Ham House. |
【推荐3】Discover Paris
Schedule
Days of Operation: Daily, except. Sunday.
Weekdays: £179.00 per person;
Weekends: £54.00 per person.
Free for kids under 6; half price for kids 6-9.
Description
Journey to Paris
Make your way to St. Pancras International where our Golden Tours staff will welcome you at Chop’d Cafe, opposite the Eurostar hall, at 6:00 am (5:30 am on Saturdays), where you’ll receive an informative welcome pack in exchange for your ticket. Kick off your Paris day trip in style with a ride on the world-famous Eurostar. The 135-minute journey to Paris passes through 31 miles of Channel Tunnel.
Paris at Your Leisure
Visit the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and Notre Dame, hit the shops or simply while away the hours at a roadside coffee shop — the choice is yours! We’ll provide a Paris map and a one-day travel card (zones 1-3) so you can get around by Metro and visit all the top sights with ease.
Free Seine River Cruise (乘船游览)
Take to the water for an hour-long luxury cruise through central Paris. You’ll get a fresh perspective on the city’s most magical monuments; an audio (音频的) guide is also provided.
Return Journey
After an exciting day spent discovering Paris, make your own way back to the Eurostar check-in at least 45 minutes before departure (离开). Your departure time from Garc du Nord station is 8:13 pm, and the arrival time in London is 9:29 pm. A light meal, snacks and drinks will be served at your seat.
Note
Train times are likely to change. On certain days, there will be slight changes to Eurostar departure times. Please make sure the time on our website tickets.london in case these changes affect your travel.
You are required to carry your passport with you which will be checked at the check-in desk.
1. How much does it cost a man and his 7-year-old son to have a Saturday trip?| A．£79.00. | B．£54.00. | C．£68.50. | D．£81.00. |
| A．Tourists can experience an ocean trip for hours. |
| B．Private guides are available throughout the tour. |
| C．Golden Tours will record traveling videos for travelers. |
| D．Tourists can visit up to three attractions with a travel card. |
| A．book meals on the train in advance |
| B．check the train times on the official website |
| C．get to Gare du Nord station around 7:45 pm |
| D．carry a copy of their passports for routine checks |
【推荐1】The possibility of self-driving robot cars has often seemed like a futurist’s dream, years away from coming into reality in the real world. Well, the future is apparently now. The California Department of Motor Vehicles began giving permits in April for companies to test truly self-driving cars on public roads. The state also cleared the way for companies to sell or rent out self-driving cars, and for companies to operate driverless taxi services. California, it should be noted, isn't leading the way here. Companies have been testing their cars in cities across the country. It's hard to predict when driverless cars will be everywhere on our roads. But however long it takes, the technology may change our transportation systems and our cities, for better or for worse, depending on how the transformation is managed.
While much of the debate so far has been focused on the safety of driverless cars, policymakers should be talking more about how self-driving cars can help reduce traffic jams, cut emissions (排放) and offer more convenient and affordable choices to move around. The arrival of driverless cars is a chance to make sure that those cars are environmentally friendly and more shared.
Do we want to copy or even worsen the traffic of today with driverless cars? Imagine a future where most adults own their self-driving cars. They accept long, slow journeys to and from work on crowded highways because they can work, entertain themselves or sleep on the ride. They take their driverless car to a date and set the empty car to circle the building to avoid paying for parking. Instead of walking a few blocks to pick up a child or the dry cleaning, they send the self-driving minibus. The convenience even leads fewer people to take public transport — an unwelcome side effect researchers have already found in ride-hailing (网约车) services. Policymakers should start thinking now about how to make sure the appearance of driverless cars doesn't worsen the transportation system we have today. The coming technological development presents a chance for cities and states to develop transportation systems designed to move more people, and more affordably. The car of the future is coming. We just have to plan for it.
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?| A．Self-driving cars are not allowed in the real world. |
| B．Driverless taxies will be seen everywhere on the road in a short term. |
| C．California is not alone in testing driverless cars. |
| D．Self-driving technology will definitely benefit transportation system. |
| A．how driverless cars can help deal with transportation-related problems |
| B．how driverless cars can travel safely |
| C．how driverless cars can travel faster |
| D．how driverless cars can move more people |
| A．Journeys to and from work become longer. |
| B．More and more people abandon public transportation. |
| C．There is no place to park them. |
| D．They may result in traffic jams. |
| A．Preparing Cities for Robot Cars | B．Future Technology Underway |
| C．Transportation System in the Future | D．Robot Cars on the Road |
【推荐2】The time that cars could go completely driverless is coming “very soon”, according to Jianxiong Xiao, CEO and founder of AutoX, a Shenzhen-based start-up developing autonomous driving technology.
Now, most regulations across various cities in China still require the presence of a safety driver in vehicles, but the company foresees that as more data gets captured over time, that requirement would be reduced, Xiao told CNBC's “Street Signs Asia" on Wednesday.
The autonomous driving tech firm chose to partner with Alibaba's AMAP — a Chinese mapping service provider --- to roll out its RoboTaxi ride hailing service in Shanghai on Monday. AMAP is a "super mobility app" with almost 500 million active monthly users, according to Xiao.
AutoX had received support from Shanghai authorities to roll out a fleet of 100 autonomous ride-hailing cars in Shanghai's Jiading district in September last year.
Earlier this month, AutoX announced that it had set up an 80,000 square feet RoboTaxi operations center in Shanghai to help facilitate (使容易)operations of its driverless fleet, as well as act as a center to collect data from daily operations.
Backed by investors such as Alibaba, Shanghai Motor and Dongfeng Motor, AutoX is one of the players in the trillion U.S. dollar Chinese autonomous driving vehicles market alongside others like DiDi Chuxing.
Xiao said they were working with the technology to ensure the vehicles were "very, very safe" and are carrying out a lot of testing.
Over a hundred vehicles have been arranged on roads daily to obtain enough data needed to validate the software and system, according to Xiao.
He added that the company was also running a hundred times more simulations (模拟)in the car every day, and the “huge amount of data" would help to prove that the vehicles could be used in "full safety".
“Our goal is not to just make (it) as safe as human beings, but going one step forward to really make...a superhuman safety standard; (cars) that (can) drive much safer than any human being ever,“ Xiao said.
1. What will be most required to go driverless according to CEO of AutoX?| A．Traffic regulations. | B．Driving technology. |
| C．Enough data. | D．Mapping service. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Optimistic. | C．Disappointed. | D．Uncertain. |
| A．test | B．invent | C．develop. | D．design |
| A．Driving Technology |
| B．Science Achievement |
| C．No Driver in the Future |
| D．The Development of Driverless |
【推荐3】Wang Mengshu, an expert at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said at a group discussion of the annual session of the National People’s Congress that WiFi should not be provided on high-speed trains, as it might harm communication signals (信号) of trains and would also cost a lot in keeping trains in good condition. He also encouraged passengers to enjoy the views, instead of fixing their eyes on the tiny screens of smartphones and laptops. However,Beijing Youth Dailysaid it should be market demand that decides whether the WiFi is offered on the trains or not.
An increasing number of people, especially young white-collar workers, are addicted to their smartphones rather than face-to-face communications, thanks to the extensive WiFi coverage across the country. ThatjustifiesWang’s disagreement to the offering of WiFi on high-speed trains, because they shouldn’t depend on high-tech devices. It is also obvious that passengers on trains without free WiFi will use their smartphones and other mobile devices less. However, whether the trains should provide a free WiFi service mainly depends on customer demand.
In other words, the China Railway Corp has to obey relevant market rules, and provide technologically possible services to passengers if that is what they want. It cannot turn a blind eye to customers’ wants.
Free WiFi, in fact, is already offered on a lot of buses and coaches. This is a natural response to their competition with trains (especially high-speed ones), which are significantly faster and safer. The bus companies have been forced to improve their services to survive. So it requires proper guidance, not total “no” on the use, to make up for the negative effects of high-end technologies, such as people’s increasing addiction to smartphones.
1. Wang Mengshu thought Wifi shouldn’t be offered on the rain because it may ________.| A．make the communication signals harmful |
| B．cause a high cost in keeping trains in good condition |
| C．help people enjoy the beautiful views throughout a journey |
| D．prevent passengers being addicted to their smartphones and laptops |
| A．Gives an explanation. | B．Offers a response. |
| C．Confirms it incorrect. | D．Proves it reasonable. |
| A．compete for more passengers | B．help drivers stay concentrated |
| C．prevent passengers feeling bored | D．encourage passengers to use phones |
| A．Positive. | B．Negative. | C．Objective. | D．Supportive. |
Timetable | |
| Sunday 8:30 — 11:30 Personal Inventions You can see many inventions by the students; you may also bring your own inventions. | Monday 19:00 — 21:00 Space and Man Dr. Thomas West If you want to know more about the universe. |
| Wednesday 19:30 — 21:00 Modern Medicine Mrs. Lucy Green Would you like to know medical science? | Friday 18:30 — 21:00 Computer Science Mr. Harry Morison from Harvard University of USA Learn to use Windows XP. |
| A．Sunday | B．Monday | C．Wednesday | D．Friday |
| A．Canada | B．Australia | C．New Zealand | D．America |
| A．8:30 to 11:30 on Sunday | B．19:00 to 21:00 on Monday |
| C．19:30 to 21:00 on Wednesday | D．18:30 to 21:00 on Friday |
【推荐2】Betty is studying in a school in Paris now. Let’s take a look at her timetable.
| Monday | Tuesday | |
| 8:30 — 10:00 | History Room 302 | |
| 10:20 — 12:00 | French Room 104 | Art Room 205 |
| 13:00 — 14:40 | Maths Room 301 | |
| 15:00 — 17:00 | A Pop Music Concert The school hall | A Rock Music Concert The school gym |
| A．History. | B．Art. | C．Music. | D．Maths. |
| A．In Room 205. | B．In Room 104. | C．In Room 302. | D．In Room 301. |
| A．8:30 — 10:00. | B．10:20 — 12:00. | C．13:00 — 14:40. | D．15:00 — 17:00. |
| A．On Monday morning. | B．On Monday afternoon. |
| C．On Tuesday morning. | D．On Tuesday afternoon. |
【推荐3】HIGHFIELD COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
SCHOOL REPORT
Form Teacher: G. Baker Pupil's Name: Simon Watkins
Term: Summer 2021 Form: IV B
Subject | Exam | Classwork | Comments |
English | 59 | 61 | Simon has reached a satisfactory standard but now needs to apply himself with more determination. |
Mathematics | 77 | 85 | Sound work and progress throughout the year. Well done! |
History | 46 | 53 | A disappointing exam result. He is unable to give attention to this subject for long. |
Chemistry | 78 | 85 | His obvious ability in the subject was not fully reflected in his exam work, but I have high hopes for him nevertheless. |
Physics | 86 | 94 | An excellent term's performance. He goes from strength to strength. A born scientist, I feel. |
Biology | 57 | 60 | This time next year he will be taking the “0” exam. He needs to concentrate on the work, not on class conversation. |
French | 41 | 46 | Clearly he didn't bother to revise. His general attitude is far too casual. |
Physical Education | / | 31 | Weak. It's time he exercised his body more and his voice less. He should try to work with a team. |
FORM TEACHER'S REMARKS
Basically satisfactory work and progress though he will now have realized, I hope, that in certain subject areas he needs to make speedy improvement.
HEADMASTER
I shall be keeping an eye on his progress in his weaker subjects though his success in the sciences is most pleasing
1. According to the comments of the Physical Education teacher, Simon _______.| A．is too talkative in the class |
| B．likes to work with his classmates |
| C．doesn't exercise his body at the right time |
| D．becomes weak because he doesn't exercise at all |
| A．Biology and Maths. | B．History and French |
| C．English and Chemistry. | D．Physics and Physical Education |
| A．He has made great progress in language classes |
| B．His potential has been fully reflected in science classes |
| C．His grade in maths makes him a born scientist. |
| D．He needs to improve his attitude on certain subjects. |
