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Soundsunusual,doesntit?

Butit’snotthatunrealistic,withthedevelopmentofChina'

shighspeedrailwaysystem.Andthat’snotall.Chinahasanevengreaterhigh-speedrailwayplan----toconnectthecountrywithSoutheastAsia,andeventuallyEasternEurope.

Chinaisnegotiatingtoextenditsownhigh-speedrailwaynetworktoupto17countriesin10to15years,eventuallyreachingLondonandSingapore.Chinahasproposedthreesuchprojects.ThefirstwouldpossiblyconnectKunmingwithSingaporeviaVietnamandMalaysia.AnothercouldstartinUrumqiandgothroughKazakhstanandUzbekistan,andpossiblytoGermany.ThethirdwouldstartinthenortheastandgonorththroughRussiaandthenintoWesternEurope.

IfChina'

splanforthehigh-speedrailwaygoesforward,peoplecouldzipoverfromLondontoBeijinginundertwodays.ThenewsystemwouldstillfollowChina'

shigh-speedrailwaystandard.Andthetrainswouldbeabletogo346kilometersanhour,almostasfastassomeairplanes.China'

sbullettrain（高速客车）,theoneconnectingWuhantoGuangzhou,alreadyhastheworld'

sfastestaveragespeed.Itcovers1,069kilometersinaboutthreehours.Ofcourse,therearesometechnicalchallengestoovercome.Therearesomanyissuevsthatneedtobesettled,suchassafety,railgauge（轨距）,maintenanceofrailwaytracks.So,it'

simportanttopayattentiontoeverydetail.

Butthekeyissueisreallymoney.Chinaisalreadyspendinghundredsofbillionsyuanondomesticrailwayexpansion.Chinaprefersthattheothercountriespayinnaturalresourcesratherthanwithcapitalinvestment.ResourcesfromthosecountriescouldstreamintoChinatosustaindevelopment.It’llbeawin-winproject.Forothercountries,therailwaynetworkwilldefinitelycreatemoreopportunitiesforbusiness,tourismandsoon,nottomentionthebettercommunicationamongthosecountries.

ForChina,suchaprojectwouldnotonlyconnectitwiththerestofAsiaandbringsomemuch-neededresources,butwouldalsohelpdevelopChina’sfarwest.Weforeseethatinthecomingdecades,millionsofpeoplewillmigratetothewesternregions,wherethelandisemptyandresourcesunused.Withhigh-speedtrains,peoplewillsetupfactoriesandbusinesscentersinthewestonceandforall.Andthey'

lltradewithCentralAsianandEasternEuropeancountries.

1.Chinasnewhigh-speedrailwayplanwillbeawin-winprojectbecause 

.

A.Chinawillgetmuch-neededresourcesanddevelopitswesternregions

B.Chinaandthecountriesinvolvedwillbenefitfromtheprojectinvariousways

C.Chinawilldevelopitsrailwaysystemandcommunicationwithothercountries

D.theforeigncountriesinvolvedwilldeveloptheirrailwaytransportation.businessandtourism

2.Accordingtothepassage,thegreatestchallengetothenewhigh-speedrailwayplanis 

.

A.technicalissues

B.safetyofthesystem

C.financialproblems

D.maintenanceofrailwaytracks

3.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheauthor'

sattitudetowardsChina'

shigh-speedrailwayplan?

A.Critical.

B.Reserved.

C.Doubtful.

D.Positive.

4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NewRailwayStandards

B.BigRailwayDreams

C.High-speedBulletTrains

D.InternationalRailwayNetwork

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MUMBAI–IndiancommandosbattledintotheearlyhoursofFridaytoendamultiplehostagecrisisinMumbaiaftersuspectedIslamicmilitantskilled125peopleacrossthecity.

OfficialssaidtheyhadalmosttotallyclearedtheluxuryTajMahalhotelwheregunmenhadbeenheldupformorethan24hours.

IndiansecurityforcespersonnelreleasedhostagesfromNarimanHouseinMumbai.Thirty-ninepeoplewererescuedfromthefive-star 

Oberoihotel,where"

moppingup（清理火场）"

operationswerestillunderway,policesaid.

IndianPrimeMinisterManmohanSinghsaidthemilitantshadcomefrom"

outsidethecountry.”

ThePressTrustofIndiasaidonePakistanimilitanthadbeenarrested,althoughPakistan'

sgovernmentfiercelydeniedanyinvolvement.

IndianmediareportssaidbetweensixandnineforeignnationalswereamongthedeadinMumbai--includingaJapanesebusinessman,anAustralian,aBriton,aGermanandanItalian.

Atleastfivegunmenhadbeenshotdeadandonecaptured,policesaid.Fourteensecuritypersonnelwerealsokilled,includingtheheadofMumbai'

santi-terrorsquad.

Todrawmaximuminternationalattention,themilitantsusedsmallgroupstoattackatotalofaboutadozentargetsinIndia'

sfinancialhub,includingthemainrailwaystation,ahospitalandarestaurantpopularwithtourists.

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