Gattardino shuttle trains will be running between the two endpoints of the tunnel and make a stop at Sedrun,a mountain station in the middle.65 passenger and 240 freight(货物) trains are expected to travel through the tunnel every day.The Gotthard Base Tunnel will reduce the time it takes trains to pass through the Alps,which have been a natural barrier to travel.In the past traders and merchants had to use mountain passes to travel from north to south. The first Gotthard rail tunnel opened in 1882,but as time went on,it could not handle the growing traffic.

In the 1990s,Swiss citizens approved of a government plan to build a new tunnel.The main purpose of the Gotthard Base Tunnel is to increase local transport capacity(容量)through the Alpine barrier,especially for freight. This not only significantly reduces the danger of deadly road crashes involving trucks,but also reduces the environmental damage caused by the ever-increasing amount of freight carried by heavy trucks.The new tunnel is expected to reduce road t

raffic crossing the Alps as more and more truck companies will put their freight on Swiss trains.

28.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “excavate” in Paragraph 1?

A.bury B.wash C.weigh D.remove

29.What is the main purpose of building the tunnel through the Alps?

A.To allow more trains to pass through. B.To enlarge the mountain passes.

C.To control the growing road traffic. D.To reduce the cost of truck companies.

30.What can we learn from the text?

A.Gottardino shuttle trains will run through the tunnel without stopping.

B.More passenger trains will travel through the tunnel than freight trains.

C.Constructing the tunnel can be hard and dangerous.

D.There is only one rail tunnel running through the Alps.

31.Where is the text probably taken from?

A.travel guide. B.A fiction story. C.A fashion magazine. D.A news report.

D

2015 was an extremely dangerous year for journalists.69 media representatives lost their lives around the world.28 of them were killed by Islamic terrorist groups close to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.8 journalists were killed in January,when the office of the magazine Charlie Hebdo was attacked in Paris.

The Committee to Protect Joumalists(CPJ) has reported that Syria was the most dangerous place for journalists in 2015.13 reporters were killed in a state that has been suffering from civil war.Sudan.Bangladesh and Brazil arc among other countries in which journalists were killed.Many of them were sent to cover civil wars,corruption and human rights issues.

In addition,several journalists were kidnapped(绑架) and are still being held in prison.The most typical is a Washington Post journalist who has been imprisoned in Iran for over one and a half years On Wednesday he will spend his 527th day in prison,taken away not only freedom but also justice.At the end of 2015.199 journalists were held in prison in 28 countries around the world,including Egypt and Turkey.

Media experts believe that criminals and militant(激进的) organizations arc becoming more and more threatening towards journalists.In the past vehicles that were marked with a PRESS sign got more protection and were not targeted.Although western countries are strongly against it when something happens to journalists,there is often nothing they can do about it.Warring sides sometimes use kidnapped journalists to get media attention.

32.How many journalists died during the attack on Charlie Hebdo?

A.8. B.13. C.69. D.119.

33.Which of the following is True according to the text?

A.Most journalists were killed in Sudan.

B.A committee has been found to protect journalists.

C.The Washington Post journalist was kidnapped three years ago.

D.Western countries work well in protecting journalists.

34.Why did people mark a PRESS sign on their cars?

A.To be better protected. B.To draw media attention. C.To show their anger. D.To call for help.

35.What may be the best title for the text?

A.Fighting for Terrorist Groups B.Keeping oft' the Killings

C.A Dangerous Year for Journalists D.Dangerous Places for Journalists

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Maybe yooften have arguments with your parents about clothes.homework,friends and many other personal things. 36 Most teenagers must be sorry or even frightened when their parents fight.They might think their parents don't love each other any more and that it would result in divorce.

37 They might disagree about important things like jobs or major family decisions They might even disagree about little things that don’t seem important at all-Hike what’s for dinner or what time someone gets home. Maybe sometimes parents can feel so strongly about their differences that it may lead to arguments However,these arguments are often over quickly. 38

As a family member,yoshould find out what it really means when your parents fight.When your parents get upset with each other,they might cry or say things they don’t really mean.Most people lose their cool now and then, so if your parents arc fighting,don’t worry too much about it. 39

If your parents' fight really bothers you.yomight find it hard to sleep or go to school. 40 They may not even realize how upset yoarc until yotell them how their arguments affect you.Yocan also tell other relatives,a teacher or a friend.

Just remember that no family is perfect and arguments are common in every family.

A.Try to find a good way to solve it.