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Thetrainwasrunninglate，butthe35aboriginalchildrenwhohadtravelledfortwohoursthroughtheSouthAustraliandeserttomeetitdidnotseemtomind.Itwas，afterall，Australia'sandoneoftheworld‘smostunusualtrainjourneys.WhentheIndianPacificpassengertrainfinallygroundtoahaltatWatson，asidingonAustralia'stranscontinentalline，thechildrenburstintoarenditionofaSpanishChristmassong，“FelizNavidad”，asFatherChristmasdisembarkedtodistributegifts.

WatsonisareddesertmoonscapeontheNullarborPlainattheeasternendoftheworld'slongeststretchofstraightrailtrack，478km（297miles）。

Thisisamereone-tenthofthe4，352km，three-dayjourneythetrainwasmakingbetweenSydneyonAustralia‘seastcoastandPerthonthewestcoast.TheIndianPacificanditspredecessors，suchastheTeaandSugarTrainthattookprovisionstoisolatedoutbackcommunities，wereoncesymbolsofAustralia'sconquestofitsvastdistances.Butbythe1990s，airtravelandtheneglectofAustralia’srailwaysbytheirfederalandstate-governmentownersalmostkilledthelasteast-westpassengertrain.

Afterthreateningtoclosetheloss-makingIndianPacific，thefederalgovernmentinCanberrasolditandtheGhan，anotheroutbackpassengertrain，toGreatSouthernRailway（GSR），aBritish-ownedprivateconsortium，in19xx.GSRhasnowturnedafirst-yearlossofA$20m（$15m）intoasmalloperatingprofitbyrestoringrollingstock，hiringyoung，multi-skilled，non-unionisedcrewsandre-marketingthetrainstolocalsandtouristsalike.OneinnovationwastosendtheIndianPacificonawhistle-stopChristmasruntakinggiftsandmusictotheoutback.Thisyear'sjourney，thefifth，withimpromptuconcertsatremotesidingsbyJimmyBarnes，anAustralianrockstar，drewthebiggestcrowdssofar.BrokenHill，atowninwesternNewSouthWalesstrugglingsinceitsbigsilver，leadandzincminestartedwindingdown，nowreliesontheIndianPacific‘stouristpassengersforeconomiclifeblood.

TheGhan'srevivalonthenorth-southtranscontinentallinehasbeenevenmoreremarkable.The65，000-pluspassengersitcarriedthroughtheNorthernTerritoryin20xxwere60%morethaninthepreviousyear.PublicinterestgrewaftertheopeningofanewlinebetweenAliceSpringsandDarwin，allowingpeopletomakethetwo-dayjourneyfromAdelaidebyrailforthefirsttime.GSRplanstodoubletheGhan‘sfrequencyin20xx.

Therailwayrevivalstillhasinefficienciestoovercome.TheIndianPacificcompetesforspaceonthesingletrackwithtrainsthatcarry80%ofthefreightbetweenAustralia'seastandwestcoasts.Thoughmostofthelineisstraightandflat，speedlimitationsmeanthisisnotajourneyforanyoneinahurry.

注

（1）：

本文选自Economist；12/18/20xx，p54-54，2/5p；

注

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本文习题命题模仿对象20xx年真题Text1；

1.WhatwastheIndianPacificlikebeforeitssellingtoGSR？

[A]Italwaysposedathreattothefederalgovernment.

[B]Itwasmainlyusedforcarryingcargos.

[C]Italmostbrokedownandcollapsed.

[D]IthelpedAustraliaconqueritsvastland.

2.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueabout“theIndianPacific”？

[A]Itwasnotpopularwithpassengerswithitslowspeed.

[B]ItusedtobeasymbolofAustralia'sconquestofitsvastdistance.

[C]ItalmostdisappearedbecauseoftheairtravelandtheneglectofAustralia'srailway.

[D]Manywayshavebeenadoptedtoreviveit.

3.Themainideaofparagraph3andparagraph4isthat__________.

[A]whatistheuseofrevivingtherailway

[B]whateffecttherevivaloftherailwayhasbroughtabout

[C]howtodealwiththedifficultiesinthedevelopmentofrailway

[D]howthemeasuresareadoptedtorevivethecollapsingrailways

4.Whatbenefitcantherevivaloftherailwaybringtosomeremoteandruralarea？

[A]Itcanbringhappinesstothechildrenthere.

[B]Itcanhelpdeveloptheeconomy.

[C]Itcanlessentheburdenofthegovernment.

[D]Itcanbringalotofjobopportunities.

5.WhatdifficultyistheIndianPacificfacingtoday？

[A]Thetraingoessoslowlythatmanypeoplewillnottakeit.

[B]Thefrequencyofusingthesingletracklineislow.

[C]ThespacefordevelopingtheIndianPacificisnotlargeenough.

[D]Carryingpassengersislessprofitablethancarryingthefreight.

答案：

CADBC

篇章剖析

本文介绍了澳大利亚一些通往内地的乘客列车由于某些原因几乎陷入关闭的境地，现在澳大利亚正在掀起复兴铁路的热潮。

第一段介绍了世界上最不寻常的一次火车旅行；第二段指出曾一度是澳大利亚征服这片辽阔疆域的标志的列车它们现在的境遇；第三段和第四段指出复兴这些铁路所采取的措施；第五段指出这些列车所面临的一些问题。

词汇注释

clattervi，vt.发出得得、卡嗒、丁当、哗啦啦、格格等响声；嘁嘁喳喳讲话；（车轮转动时）发出急促的敲击声

moonscapen.月的表面（景色）；月面似的荒凉景色

grindvi.磨，碾，研；磨碎[光、快]；磨擦得嘎嘎响；刻苦用功

siding[5saidiN]n.（=sidetrack）（铁路）旁轨，岔道，侧线

transcontinentaladj.横贯大陆的，大陆那边的，横穿大路的列车（或铁路）

rendition[ren5dIF（E）n]n.表演，演唱，翻译

Nullarbor[`nQlEbR：

（r）]Plain纳勒博平原[澳大利亚西南部]（火箭