中央广播电视大学2022学年度第一学期开放本科期末考试英语阅读( 2 ).doc

761 试卷代号：2156 中央广播电视大学2022学年度第一学期“开放专科”期末考试 英语阅读(2) 试题 2013年1月 注 意 事 项 一 、将你的学号、姓名及分校(工作站)名称填写在答题纸的规定栏 内。考试结束后，把试卷和答题纸放在桌上。试卷和答题纸均不得带 出考场。 二、仔细阅读每题的说明，并按题目要求答题。答案必须写在答题 纸的指定位置上，写在试卷上无效。 三、用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题，使用铅笔答题无效。 762 Part I Questions 1—10 are based on Passage 1. Passage 1 Passage 1 is about the Channel Tunnel which was officially opened on 6 may 1994. The a regular 24 hours a day, 365 days a year service Channel Tunnel UK Terminal 150 hectares in area 37.2 km of railtrack 23 km ofroad 8 loadinghunloading platforms French Terminal 700 hectares in area 50 km ofrailrack 44 km of road 8 loading/unloading platforms Special high-speed passenger trains Le Shuttle for all kinds of cars Le Shuttle carries road vehicles from one terminal to the ouher in just 35 minutes Maximum speed: 140 kph Carries coaches as well as cars Special freight shuttles for lorries Service for cars, caravans and coaches, every 15 minutes at peak times Over 3,000 passengers an hour can be carried At least one departure per hour through the night For lorries, a shuttle leaves every 20 minutes at peak times when fully operational Drive on, drive off Estimated maximum loading time 8 minutes Estimated maximum unloading time 8 minutes Two single-tiack rail tunnels, one tunnel for each direction, each 50 km long and 7.6 m in diameter linked to the service tunnel by cross passages every 375m Eurostar high-speed passenger trains can travel at 160 kph c Air cs to prevent pressure build-up Non-stop journeys: Paris-London in less than 3 hours London-Brussels just over 3 hours Service tunnel -— for ventilation, safety and maintenance -4.8m in diameter Can be used to evacuate people in case of fire or accident or other emergency Signs at both of the tenminals and on the shuttles in French and English 763 Read Passage l and then try to give short answers to Questions 1—5.Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 1.How long is the Channel Tunnel open a day? 2.Could people drive