For years and years people have been
saying that the railways arc dead. "We can do without railways," people say, as
if motorcars and planes have made the railways unnecessary. We all keep hearing
that trains are slow, that they lose money, and that they are dying. But this is
far from the truth. In those days of expensive oil, the railways have become
highly competitive with motorcars and planes. If you want to carry people or
goods from place to place, they are cheaper than planes. And they have
much in common with planes. A plane goes in a straight line and so does a
railway. What is more, it takes from the heart of a city into the heart of
another. It doesn’t leave you as a plane does, miles and miles from the city
center. It doesn’t hold you up as a car does, in endless traffic jams. And a
single train can carry goods which a plane or motorca A. planes and motorcars have taken the place of trains B. oil is expensive today C. trains are super fast D. railways earn a large amount of money [单项选择]For years and years people have been saying that the railways are dead. "We can do without railways" people say, as if motorcars and planes made the railways unnecessary. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, that they lose money, that they’re dying. But this is far from the truth. In these days of expensive oil, the railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they’re cheaper than planes.
And they have much in common with planes. A plane goes in a strange line and so does a railway. What is more, it takes you from the heart of a city into the heart of another. It doesn’t leave you as a plane does, miles and miles from the city center. It doesn’t hold you up as a car does, in endless traffic jams. And a single train can carry goods which no plane or motorcar could ever do. Far from being dead, the railways are very much alive. Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey. Where e A. we can do without railways B. trains have much in common with motorcars and planes C. motorcars and planes are not as good as trains D. trains are as good as motorcars and planes 我来回答: 提交
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