To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It's a hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the Channel takes only twenty minutes (as only as you're not held up at the airport), but it's an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft if you don't mind the noise, and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise you can go by boat, if you dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car. "Not possible", you say. Well wait a minute. People are once again considering the idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge. This time, the Greater London Council is looking into the possibility of building a Channel link straight to London. A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel, but you would be able to go by rail or by car on a bridge, whereas a tunnel would provide a rail link only. Why is this idea being discussed again? Is Britain becoming more conscious of the need for links with Europe as a result of joining the EEC (欧共体)? Well, perhaps. The main reason, though, is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London's disused dockland(船坞地). A link from London to the continent would stimulate trade and re-vitalize(使…重新具有活力)the port, and would make London a main trading center in Europe. With a link over the Channel, you could buy your fish and chips in England and be able to eat them in France while they were still warm!
单选题
Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Swimming across the Channel takes less than four hours. B. The idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge is a very new one. C. It is considered to be more difficult to swim across the channel than any other means. D. A tunnel or bridge would only reach as far as the coast.
单选题
A tunnel would be ______. A. less expensive to be built than a bridge B. more expensive to be built than a bridge C. less expensive to be built than a rail D. more expensive to be built than a rail
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 第二段提到“建桥的成本比建隧道高得多”，所以选A。
单选题
If they built a Channel tunnel, you would ______. A. neither take a train nor go by car B. either take a train or go by car C. only take a train D. only take a bus
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 第二段提到“隧道却只能行驶火车”，所以选C。
单选题
It can be concluded that many of London's dockyards are ______. A. not used B. fully used C. seriously blocked D. opened again
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 第三段提到“伦敦二十平方公里废弃的船坞地”，所以选A。
单选题
Channel link would ______. A. allow us to by fish and chips in France B. make the journey from Europe to England dangerous but easier and faster C. decrease more trade for London's dockyards D. make London more prosperous again