【英语阅读题.Whenwewanttogotowork,gosightseeingorgoshopping,wemaygobybus,bysubway,bytaxi,bybike,onfootorbyothermeans.Butwesometimeshavetrafficjams(阻塞).Whenbusystreetsarecrowdedwithtraffic,cars,busesandtrains】

　　英语阅读题.

　　Whenwewanttogotowork,gosightseeingorgoshopping,wemaygobybus,bysubway,bytaxi,bybike,onfootorbyothermeans.Butwesometimeshavetrafficjams(阻塞).Whenbusystreetsarecrowdedwithtraffic,cars,busesandtrainsmovealongslowly.Ifpossible,peoplewouldrathertakethesubwaybecauseitneverhastostopfortrafficjams.Isthereanythingbetterthanthesubway?

　　Doyouknowwhatthewordmaglevstandsfor?Maglevisshortformagneticlevitation(磁力悬浮火车),aspecialtypeoftrain.Somepeoplecallitaerotrainbecauseitreallydoesnotrunonthelandbutgoesintheair,veryclosetotheground.Themalgativetrainrunsvery,veryfastatspeedsupto430kilometresperhours.

　　Shanghaiisalargeinternationalcityandtheworld’sfirstpassengermaglevtrainhasalreadyopenedinthecitytothepublic(公众).TheShanghaimaglevprojectstartedin2000.Thetrialoperation(试运行)didnotstartuntiltheendof2002.ItopenedtothepubliconSeptember20th,2003.

　　Nowadaysit’lltakepassengersonlyeightminutestotravelthe35kilometresfromLongyangRoadStationtoPudongInternationalAirportbymaglev.Shanghai’smaglevtrainwillbeabletocarryasmanyas40,000peopleeachday.Youmaypay150yuantohavetheroundtripforsightseeing.

　　ItiseasierforustotravelinShanghaitodaythaneverbefore,butthingaboutwhattravelinginShanghaiwillbelikeintheyear2010!Therewillbemorewidestreetsandspeedways(高速公路).Therewillbefewertrafficjams.TravellinginShanghaiwillbemuchhappierthantoday.

　　1.whendoweusemeansofpublictransportation?

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　　2.whydowedisliketrafficjams?

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　　3.TheMaglevtrainrunsveryfast.Howdoesitrun?

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　　4.IsShanghaithefirstcityintheworldtohaveapassengerMaglevtrain?

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　　5.WhendidtheMaglevinShanghaiopentothepublic?

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　　6.HowlongwillittakeyoutotravelfromfromLongyangRoadStationtoPudongInternationalAirportbyMablev?

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