1. What are the speakers talking about?
| A．The traffic rules. | B．The traffic jams. | C．The traffic conditions. |
| A．Thailand. | B．The US. | C．The UK. |
| A．The speed. | B．The license. | C．The state. |
| A．Nine. | B．Thirteen. | C．Seventeen. |
| A．On the Fourth Avenue. | B．On the Fifth Avenue. | C．On the Sixth Avenue. |
4 . Going to bed in one major city and waking up in another, toasting the landscape as a new country slips past; being rocked to sleep as you rattle across a continent. It's no wonder that the night trains of Europe have been a byword for romance.
In fact, over the past decade, much of Europe’s night train network has been cut. For many, it seemed the end of the line was near. But recently there has been a recovery of night trains across Europe. On December 8th 2020, four national rail providers teamed up to announce new routes between 13 European cities.
“You leave work at a usual time, have dinner, make your way to the Nation, get on the train, and wake up in the place you want to be. There’s no turning up at the airport at a very strange hour, as you do for a budget flight.” says Monisha Rajesh, author of “Around the World in 80 Trains.”
In fact, “flight shaming” has been sweeping across Europe in the past few years. In 2018, domestic flights were down 9% in Sweden.
The Covid-19 pandemic has helped, too. Trains are easier to social-distance on, says Rajesh. And night trains—where you can book an entire compartment to yourself—are even better.
Europe's geography also helps the argument for night trains, says Nicolas Forien, a member of Back on Track, who points out that half the flights leaving France are either internal, or going to a neighboring country. “The distance between European capitals is mostly ideal for night trains. The continent could be a night-train paradise.”
1. What does the author say about the night trains of Europe?| A．They run at a high speed. | B．They were popular among Europeans. |
| C．They experienced a down a century ago. | D．They bring passengers a sense of romance. |
| A．long. | B．cheap. | C．short. | D．expensive. |
①flight shaming ②the Covid-19 pandemic ③the maternal budget flight
④Europe’s geography ⑤the tourism boom
| A．①②⑤ | B．②③④ | C．①②④ | D．②④⑤ |
| A．Why Europeans choose to travel by night trains |
| B．How Europe’s night trains come back from the dead |
| C．When Europeans start taking an interest in night trains |
| D．Whether the network of Europe’s night train has been cut |
| A．Confident. | B．Relaxed. | C．Anxious. |
So far, construction work for the high-speed railway line linking Beijing and Zhangjiakou
The new line,
Zhangjiakou,
The trains will start and stop at stations automatically（自动地）to a precise timetable, and change speed
Large storage
7 . Many of you have probably had this experience: You get on a train and are ready to take a nap or read a book, only to find that the passenger in front of you is watching a TV show on his cellphone without headphones. The child next to you won't stop crying. And the old lady behind you talks on her phone during the whole trip.
Wish the train could be less noisy? There might be a solution for you. The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, one of China's busiest high-speed rail lines, will have “quiet” carriages starting from Dec 23, Xinhua reported.
In quiet carriages, onboard videos will be muted and announcements will be made at a lower volume. Doors at the ends of the carriage will be kept closed to reduce noise from other carriages, CGTN noted. Train attendants will be responsible for making sure that passengers remain quiet and follow the rules.
Passengers who are willing to obey the rules can choose the quiet carriages when booking their tickets, according to China's national railway operator.
Some people have pointed out that this kind of quiet environment should be offered in all carriages. They say that having quiet carriages might give people the impression that they don't need to be quiet in non-quiet carriages.
While some Internet users are upholding the new service, it has also sparked discussion about just how quiet travelers should be in quiet carriages. Many people have raised questions such as “What if I snore?” and “Can we talk to our travel companions if we need to?”
1. Paragraph 1 is written to show that| A．traveling by train is very common | B．people do all kinds of things on trains |
| C．many people watch TV shows on trains | D．people on trains are sometimes very noisy |
| A．Passengers won't be allowed to watch videos. |
| B．Train attendants won't make any announcements. |
| C．No one will make sure passengers follow the rules. |
| D．The doors at the ends of carriages will stay closed. |
| A．In need of. | B．In support of. | C．In search of. | D．In place of. |
| A．The rules should be made clearer. | B．Most people don't like the service. |
| C．The service is better for solo travelers. | D．It's easy to make trains perfectly quiet. |
