广东省2014高考英语二轮复习 专项训练 阅读理解十二套.doc

1、阅读理解A BORDERCROSSINGSWhile there are no restrictions on the amount of money that you can bring across the border. You must report to both the US and Canadian border services amounts equal to or greater than $10.000.PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS（免税）ON PURCHASESAMERICANS RETURNING TO THE USLess than 48 hours: $

2、 200 US48 hours or more: $ 800 US duty-free personal exemption. next $ 1.000 US at 3% Including up to 100 cigars and 100 cigarettes.CANADIANS RETURNING TO CANADALess than 24 hours: $ 50 CAN48 hours or more: $ 400 CAN Including up to 100 cigars and 200 cigarettes.7 days or more: $ 750 CAN Including u

3、p to 100 cigars and 200 cigarettes.DOCUMENTATION NEEDED FORBORDER CROSSINGLAND OR SEA TO THE US(INCLUDING FERRIES)A valid passport or passport card, or a NEXUS card.(A NEXUS card is a Trusted Traveler Program that provides quick travel for pre-approved, low risk travelers through special lanes.)A re

4、cent Washington State, New York or BC drivers license.Note: Children 15 years of age and younger require only a birth certificate or copy. (Certified copies are not required but are advised.)AIR TRAVEL TO THE USA valid passport, an Air NEXUS card, or a U.S. Coast Guard MerchantMarine Document.( ) 1.

5、 If a Canadian who is on a 7-day trip to New York buys $ 800 CAN worth of goods, how much should he pay tax on when returning home?A. $ 800 CAN B. $750 CAN C. $ 400 CAN D. $ 50 CAN选D。 根据文中Canadians Returning To Canada 的要求$750 CAN是免税的，所以只需交$50 CAN的关税( ) 2. For an American citizen on a 2-day tour of C

6、anada, how much tax does he have to pay on $ 1.600 US worth of purchases when returning to the US?A. $ 24 US B. $ 48 US C. $52 US D. $ 200 US选A. 根据文中Americans Returning To the US 的要求$800 US 免税，而next $1000US at3% 得知除800以外的800到1000以内需交3% 800乘以3%=24( ) 3. What documentation should a couple with a 7-yea

7、r-old child carry when they drive a car from Canada to America?A. A BC drivers license, an Air NEXUS card, and a birth certificate.B. An Air NEXUS card, a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document, and a birth certificate.C. Two valid passport cards and a certified copy of a birth certificate.D. A N

8、EXUS card, a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document, and a certified copy of a birth certificate.选C 根据题目中they drive a car from Canada to America，用排除法可排除两项A,B,而D错在a certified copyBImagine，one day，getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then，

9、after a full day of work，going back home to Beijing and having dinner thereSounds unusual，doesnt it? But its not that unrealistic，with the development of Chinas highspeed railway systemAnd thats not a11China has an even greater highspeed railway planto connect the country with Southeast Asia，and eve

10、ntually Eastern EuropeChina is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 1 0 to 15 years，eventually reaching London and SingaporeChina has proposed three such projectsThe first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and MalaysiaAnother could

11、 start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan，and possibly to GermanyThe third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western EuropeIf Chinas plan for the high-speed railway goes forward，people could zip over from London to Beijing in under two daysThe new

12、 system would still follow Chinas highspeed railway standardAnd the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour，almost as fast as some airplanes Chinas bullet train(高速客车)，the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou，already has the Worlds fastest average speedIt covers 1,069 kilometers in about three

13、 hoursOf course，there are some technical challenges to overcomeThere are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety，rail gauge(轨距)，maintenance of railway tracksSo，its important to pay attention to every detailBut the key issue is really moneyChina is already spending hundreds of billions

14、of yuan on domestic railway expansionChina prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investmentResources from those countries could stream into China to sustain developmentIt11 be a win-win project. For other countries，the railway network will definitely crea

15、te more opportunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countriesFor 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 Chinas far westWe foresee that in the coming dec

16、ades，millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unusedWith high-speed trains，people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for a11And they11 trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries( ) 1. Chinas new high-speed

17、railway plan will be a win-win project because A. China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions B. China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways C. China will develop its railway system and communication with other countriesD. the foreign count

18、ries involved will develop their railway transportation，business and tourism选B在文章倒数第二段中有明确答案( ) 2. According to the passage，the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is A. technical issues B. safety of the systemw_w w.C. financial problems D. maintenance of railway tracks选C . 在文章第8段看

19、到 There are so many issues that need to be settled.及第9节中 But the key issue is really money( ) 3. Which of the following words best describes the authors attitude towards Chinas high-speed railway plan? A. Critical B. Reserved C. Doubtful D. Positive选D . 尽管在文章第8，9段中 提到存在的问题，但从最后两段中不难看出作者是持支持的态度( ) 4. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. New Railway Standards B. Big Railway DreamsC. Highspeed Bullet Trains D. International Railway Network选B. 贯穿全文须知这只是一个梦想