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1、资格考试最新整理备考辅导考研英语阅读理解精读100篇unit14教学资料参考参考范本【资格考试】2019最新整理-(备考辅导)考研英语阅读理解精读100篇unit14_年_月_日_部门The train was running late， but the 35 aboriginal children who had travelled for two hours through the South Australian desert to meet it did not seem to mind. It was， after all， Australias and one of the wor

2、lds most unusual train journeys. When the Indian Pacific passenger train finally ground to a halt at Watson， a siding on Australias transcontinental line， the children burst into a rendition of a Spanish Christmas song， “Feliz Navidad”， as Father Christmas disembarked to distribute gifts.Watson is a

3、 red desert moonscape on the Nullarbor Plain at the eastern end of the worlds longest stretch of straight rail track， 478km （297 miles）。 This is a mere one-tenth of the 4，352km， three-day journey the train was making between Sydney on Australias east coast and Perth on the west coast. The Indian Pac

4、ific and its predecessors， such as the Tea and Sugar Train that took provisions to isolated outback communities， were once symbols of Australias conquest of its vast distances. But by the 1990s， air travel and the neglect of Australias railways by their federal and state-government owners almost kil

5、led the last east-west passenger train.After threatening to close the loss-making Indian Pacific， the federal government in Canberra sold it and the Ghan， another outback passenger train， to Great Southern Railway （GSR）， a British-owned private consortium， in 19xx. GSR has now turned a first-year lo

6、ss of A$20m （$15m） into a small operating profit by restoring rolling stock， hiring young， multi-skilled， non-unionised crews and re-marketing the trains to locals and tourists alike. One innovation was to send the Indian Pacific on a whistle-stop Christmas run taking gifts and music to the outback.

7、 This years journey， the fifth， with impromptu concerts at remote sidings by Jimmy Barnes， an Australian rock star， drew the biggest crowds so far. Broken Hill， a town in western New South Wales struggling since its big silver， lead and zinc mine started winding down， now relies on the Indian Pacifi

8、cs tourist passengers for economic lifeblood.The Ghans revival on the north-south transcontinental line has been even more remarkable. The 65，000-plus passengers it carried through the Northern Territory in 20xx were 60% more than in the previous year. Public interest grew after the opening of a new

9、 line between Alice Springs and Darwin， allowing people to make the two-day journey from Adelaide by rail for the first time. GSR plans to double the Ghans frequency in 20xx.The railway revival still has inefficiencies to overcome. The Indian Pacific competes for space on the single track with train

10、s that carry 80% of the freight between Australias east and west coasts. Though most of the line is straight and flat， speed limitations mean this is not a journey for anyone in a hurry.注（1）：本文选自Economist； 12/18/20xx， p54-54， 2/5p；注（2）：本文习题命题模仿对象20xx年真题Text 1；1.What was the Indian Pacific like befor

11、e its selling to GSR？AIt always posed a threat to the federal government.BIt was mainly used for carrying cargos.CIt almost broke down and collapsed.DIt helped Australia conquer its vast land.2.Which of the following is not true about “the Indian Pacific”？AIt was not popular with passengers with its

12、 low speed.BIt used to be a symbol of Australias conquest of its vast distance.CIt almost disappeared because of the air travel and the neglect of Australias railway.DMany ways have been adopted to revive it.3.The main idea of paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 is that _.Awhat is the use of reviving the ra

13、ilwayBwhat effect the revival of the railway has brought aboutChow to deal with the difficulties in the development of railwayDhow the measures are adopted to revive the collapsing railways4.What benefit can the revival of the railway bring to some remote and rural area？AIt can bring happiness to th

14、e children there.BIt can help develop the economy.CIt can lessen the burden of the government.DIt can bring a lot of job opportunities.5.What difficulty is the Indian Pacific facing today？AThe train goes so slowly that many people will not take it.B The frequency of using the single track line is lo

15、w.C The space for developing the Indian Pacific is not large enough.DCarrying passengers is less profitable than carrying the freight.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clatter vi， 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moonscape n. 月的表面（景色）；月面似的荒凉景色grind vi. 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transcontinental adj. 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