听力题 M: Are traveling facilities good in the rest of Britain? W: Well, we''ve got the railways that connect all our big towns. There''re over 13,000 miles of track in Britain. Rail transport provides a very important service to the public, to industry and commerce. M: What about road transport? Are your roads good? W: Yes, they are on the whole. We''ve got about a quarter of a million miles of roads, and multi-motorways are appearing everywhere. We should have over one thousand miles of motorways soon. M: Is there a good internal air service in Britain? W: Well, yes. But it is not as important as our rail and road transport systems. M: But British air services, the BEA and the BOAC, are world famous, aren''t they? W: Oh yes, our international air services are very good. London Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world. M: What about travel by sea? W: As an island people and a trading nation, Britain''s seafaring traditions have always been great. We used to have the biggest merchant navy in the world, carrying a third of the world''s passengers, you know. M: But I suppose today sea travel has diminished in importance, hasn''t it? W: It has. But some people still prefer traveling by sea to any other forms of transport.