Some people have to use public transport, some dislike it and still some love it. If everyone has a car and drives anywhere they want to go, there will be serious traffic problems on the road. Luckily, trains are a good form of public transport.

British people use trains a lot. This is especially so for people who are travelling from London to Paris. Every day about 20 trains leave London. They travel at a very high speed and people feel glad that the trains take only 2 hours and 30 minutes to reach Paris. It's much faster to travel by train than by bus or by car. This is because people have to drive cars or buses very carefully and lowly for many reasons, such as speed limits and traffic jams. However, when you are travelling by train, the speed is almost the same and there is no traffic jam for a train.

Besides, Londoners think taking a train is one of the safest ways of travelling on the ground. Trains take quite a number of quality tests while they are made. More importantly, they have to take many safety checks before they are used on the rail track.

What's more, trains in Britain are comfortable and provide fine services for their users. When you are on a London train, you will find that the train has comfortable tables and seats where people can sit. They also provide food services and power plugs(电源插头) for personal computers or mobile phone.

【1】The main idea of the passage is that ________.

A. British people enjoy public transport

B. it's fast to travel from London to Paris

C. trains in Britain provide fine services for their users

D. trains are a good form of public transport for Londoners

【2】In a traffic jams on the road, ________.

A. drivers can drive fast

B. drivers can drive carelessly

C. cars are not moving fast

D. cars will stop working

【3】The 3rd paragraph of the passage mainly talks about the ________ of trains.

A. speed        B. safety

C. services     D. problems

【4】Londoners often travel by train because trains are ________.

A. old and slow

B. large, clean and powerful

C. fine and important

D. fast, safe and comfortable

【5】What can we know from the passage?

A. We can travel from London to Paris in less than 2hours.

B. We can do our work with personal computers on the train.

C. We have to wait till we get off the train in order to have some food.

D. The trains are only checked for quality reasons before they are used.

答案

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】B

解析

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了英国人经常使用火车作为他们的交通工具。因为他们认为火车是最安全的陆上交通。而且伦敦的火车提供了非常舒服的座位和优质的服务。

【1】D细节理解题。根据短文主要介绍了伦敦人为什么选择火车作为他们的交通工具，故选D。

【2】C细节理解题。根据短文It's much faster to travel by train than by bus or by car. This is because people have to drive cars or buses very carefully and lowly for many reasons, such as speed limits and traffic jams.可知火车不会出现交通堵塞，所以比汽车更快，即汽车在有交通堵塞时不会快，故选C。

【3】B归纳理解题。根据第三段的中心句Besides, Londoners think taking a train is one of the safest ways of travelling on the ground.可知主要描述了火车的安全性，故选B。

【4】D归纳理解题。根据第二三四段分别介绍了英国人为什么选择火车出行：快速，安全，舒适。故选D。

【5】B归纳理解题。根据第四段They also provide food services and power plugs(电源插头) for personal computers or mobile phone可知在火车上有手机的电源插头，即能使用手机，故选B。