2026年河南专升本英语阅读理解练习题及答案解析

For years and years people have been saying that the railways are dead. “We can do without railways” people say as if motorcars and planes made the railways unnecessary. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, that they lose money, that they’re dying. But this is far from the truth. In these days when oil is expensive, the railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they’re cheaper than planes.

Railways have much in common with planes. A plane goes in a straight line and so does a railway. What is more, it takes you from the heart of a city into the heart of another. But a railway doesn’t 1eave you as a plane does, miles and miles from the city center. It doesn’t hold you up as a car does, in endless traffic jams. And a single train can carry goods which no plane or motorcar could ever do.

Far from being dead, the railways are very much alive. Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey. Where else can you eat well, sleep in comfort, feel safe and enjoy the scene while you are traveling at speed at the same time? And we are only at the beginning. We have entered the age of superfast trains traveling at 150 miles an hour and more. Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on motorways we can’t use because we have not enough money to buy the oil and planes we can’t fly for the same reason.

1. Some people think the railways are dead for many reasons except that _____.

A.trains are dying

B.Oil is expensive today

C.trains are slow

D.railways lose money

2. The author’s idea about railways seems to be that _____.

A.we can do without railways

B.trains have much in common with motorears and planes

C.motorcars and planes are not as good as trains

D. trains are as good as motorears and planes

3. According to the author，which of the following is NOT true?

A.It is cheaper to travel by train than by plane.

B.The railway station is usually in the center of a city.

C.When you get off the plane you will find yourself right in the city center.

D.No motorear or plane can carry as many goods as a train does in a cheap way

4. According to the author, the disadvantage of motorcars and planes is that _____.

A. They cannot travel fast enough

B.too much money will be spent on oil

C.they cannot give a smooth, untroubled journey

D.the travelers cannot enjoy the sence in their journey

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. The railways are dead now.

B.Motorcars and planes have made the railways unnecessary.

C.We’ve entered the age of superfast trains.

D. The advantages of the ralways enable them be alive even nowaday.

答案解析：

【1】B【解析】根据第一段第四句：In these days when oil is expensive, the railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes.可知：在石油价格昂贵的今天，铁路已经变得与汽车和飞机具有高度的竞争力。因此石油价格昂贵是火车有竞争力的原因，而不是火车的劣势，故选B

【2】C【解析】根据第二段内容可知：坐火车不像坐飞机那样使你离市中心有好几英里远。它不像汽车那样在无休止的交通堵塞中阻碍你。一列火车可以运载货物，这是飞机和汽车做不到的。由此可知：作者认为火车比飞机和汽车更好，故选C

【3】C【解析】根据第二段第四句But a railway doesn’t 1eave you as a plane does, miles and miles from the city center.可知，坐飞机会使你离市中心有好几英里远，因此当你下飞机就时，不会在市中心的位置，故选C。

【4】B【解析】根据最后一段最后一句Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on motorways we can’t use because we have not enough money to buy the oil and planes we can’t fly for the same reason.可知：飞机和汽车的缺点在于要购买的石油价格太贵。故选B

【5】D【解析】根据最后一段第一句Far from being dead, the railways are very much alive.可知：铁路非但没有消失，反而生机勃勃。并且列举了很多火车的优点，来说明飞机以及汽车不会代替火车这一交通方式，故选D