HaveyouevergonetravelingonthetrainthatwasnamedaftertheletterD?
NamedaftertheletterD,thenewtrainsrunatspeedsof200to250kilometersonehour.ThesearemuchfasterthanZ-typeandT-type.Forexampleitusedtotakepeople12hourstotravelfromShanghaitoBeijing.Butnowitonlytakes10.Themostinterestingpartofthebullettrainsistherevolving(旋转)seats.Peoplecanadjusttheirseatsastheylikesothatitiseasyforyoutotalkwithothersaroundyoufacetoface.Thenewtrainsrunbetweenbigcities.Theymakethelongtripsmuchfasterandmorecomfortable.
Allcoinshavetwosides.Howevermanypassengersstillwon'tchoosethebullettrainsforsomereasons.Theticketpricesofthebullettrainsaremuchhigher.ForaneasyexampleahardseatticketfromBeijingtoJinanisonlyRMB90forT-typetrainsButonthebullettrainsalltheseatsaresoft.AndtheyostRMB153to154.OntheotherhandthebullettrainsstopatthesmallstationssuchasTianjinonlyforoneminute.
1.PassengerswhotaketheD106traininTianjinhavetohurrybecause_______.
A.itstopsforthreeminutes B.therearetoomanypassengers
C.itrunstoofast D.itstopsforonlyoneminute
2.Whatitisthemostinterestingpartofthebullettrains?
A.Thehardseats. B.Therevolvingseats.
C.Thebeautifulcolors. D.Thetraintickets.
3.HowlongdoesittaketotravelfromShanghaitoBeijingonabullettrainnow?
A.20hours. B.12hours. C.10hours. D.5hours.
4.Thebullettrainsmakethelongtrips_______.
A.fasterandmorecomfortable B.moredangerous
C.moreboring D.cheaper
5.Whywon'tmanypassengerschoosethebullettrains?
A.Becausetheycan'tenjoysceneryontheway.
B.Becausetheyaretoosmall.
C.Becausetheystoptoooften.
D.Becausetheticketpricesaretoohigh.