1、Imagine，one day，getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then，after a full day of work，going back home to Beijing and having dinner there.Sounds unusual，doesnt it？But its not that unrealistic，with the development of Chinas highspeed railway sys
2、tem.And thats not all.China has an even greater highspeed railway planto connect the country with Southeast Asia，and eventually Eastern Europe.China is negotiating to extend its own highspeed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years，eventually reaching London and Singapore.China has p
3、roposed three such projects.The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia.Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan，and possibly to Germany.The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe.
4、If Chinas plan for the highspeed railway goes forward，people could zip over from London to Beijing in under two days.The new system would still follow Chinas highspeed railway standard.And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour，almost as fast as some airplanes.Chinas bullet train(高速客车
5、)，the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou，already has the worlds fastest average speed.It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours.Of course，there are some technical challenges to overcome.There are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety，rail gauge(轨距) ，maintenance of railway tracks
6、.So，it s important to pay attention to every detail.But the key issue is really money.China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansion.China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investment.Resources from those countrie
7、s could stream into China to sustain development.Itll be a winwin project.For other countries，the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countries.For China，such a project would not only connect it
8、with the rest of Asia and bring some muchneeded resources，but would also help develop Chinas far west.We foresee that in the coming decades，millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unused.With highspeed trains，people will set up factories and busin
9、ess centers in the west once and for all.And theyll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries.完成这篇文章的文脉构架图Period One Welcome to the unit turn up 出现，调大(声音等)。2(1)B 句意为：亨利梭罗认为，一个人怎么看待自己决定了，更确切地说，预示了他的命运。convey 传达，输送； indicate 表明，预示；represent 代表，表现；predict 预报，预言。根据句意可知，应选 B。(2)B 句意为：当我 10
10、年后再次看到我的老朋友杰克时，难以用语言表达我的感情。convey 表达，符合题意。 control 控制；exchange 交换； survey 调查。3. (1)to postpone Fridays game(2)C postpone doing sth.推迟做某事。4(1)link ；with(2)C 句意为：丝绸之路是一条具有历史意义的国际通道，它把古老的中国文化与印度文化、希腊文化和罗马文化连接起来。link up 连接，符合句意。pick up 捡起；turn up 出现，调大；take up 占据。5(1)承办；负责 承担 同意，答应(2)B 句意为：巴基斯坦的这座新教学楼将于
11、今年开建，一家中国公司被选定来承担这项工程。undertake 从事，承担，符合句意。assign 分配；provide 提供；settle 定居。6B 句意为： 我对于智能手机的功能真的感到很惊讶。我也是。我们可以上网、看电影和听音乐，凡是你所能说出的都能。根据语境可知 functions “功能” 正确。7A 句意为：说到所取得的成就，上周在此举行的 WTO 部长级会议尽管没有失败，但却不高。in terms of 就而言；in honour of 为了纪念；as a result 结果；in face of面对。根据句意可知选 A 项。 经典句式1(1)A 考查状语从句的用法。 句意为：
12、当玛丽为她醉酒的朋友道歉时，他礼貌地微笑着。as 当 的时候；if 如果；unless 除非；though 虽然。由句意可知 A 项正确。(2)A 考查连词的用法。句意为：尽管历史无法改变，我们却能够通过吸取教训来面对未来。根据句意结合常识来判断，A 选项更合理。 B 选项也有“ 尽管”的意思，但用于“n./adj./adv.as主谓”结构中；C 选项是最大的干扰项，意为 “既然，由于”，似乎说得通，但是题干前后两句并非因果关系；D 选项相当于 if not，不符合题意。2(1)Why；not；come(2)A 考查交际用语。why not 表示同意对方的提议，意为“为何不呢，好哇” ；wit
13、h pleasure 意为“愿意效劳”；by no means 意为“ 绝不，无论如何也不 ”；so what 意为“那又怎么样”。由语境可知选 A。难句分析句式分析：a wealthy American businessman undertook the job of improving the system；时间状语；主动自主翻译：看到这种情况，一位名叫查尔斯耶基斯的美国富商于 1902 年承担起了改善地铁系统的工程，他买下了许多不同的地铁线，创立了伦敦电力地铁公司。当堂达标.1.convey 2.postponed 3.enlarge 4.choked5unbelievable.6.le
14、ads to 7.beneath the surface of 8.accelerated the pace of 9.pick up 10.function as.11.It was unbelievable that 12.Why dont you/Why not put your overcoat on 13.so honest a boy/such an honest boy 14.As he was going out 15.would not have made such a mistake.16.D 考查非谓语动词。由句意可知，主句主语是 China，和动词 witness 之间
15、构成主动关系；又由主语后的 be expected to 可知，从句是先前已经发生的事情，所以使用现在分词的完成式 having done。17C 句意为： 戴维德，你能告诉我在哪里能够以低价格买到一辆好的二手自行车吗？你应该问乔治，因为他是一个见多识广的人。make up 组成，编造；hold up 举起，耽搁；pick up(廉价)买到；take up 占据，从事。18D 句意为： 在替这项提议辩护发言时，他指出这项提议实施起来会经济得多。in defence of 为辩护，符合句意。 19A 句意为：网络中存在着这样大量的没有被准确评价的信息。such.as 像一样的，诸如之类的。此句中 such 修饰先行词 abundant information，as 在定语从句中作主语。20A 考查情景交际。句意为：吉姆，这个星期天你能工作吗？ 为什么是我？我已经连续工作两个星期了。Why me 为什么是我；Why not 为什么不；What if 如果将会怎样；So what 那又怎样；Why me 是“Why do you ask me to work this Sunday？”的省略。