四级英语阅读理解练习题

　　12 To swim the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It s hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the channel takes only twenty minutes as long as you re not held up at the airport, but it s an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft if you don t mind the noise and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise, you can go by boat, if you remember sea-sickness pills. All these means of transport have their problems, and the weary traveler often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car. Not possible, you say. Well, wait a minute people are once again considering the idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge. This time , the great London Council is looking into the possibility of building a channel link straight to London. A bridge would cost far more a tunnel, but you would be able to go by rail or by car on a bridge, whereas a tunnel would provide a rail link only.

四级英语阅读理解练习题

　　Why is this idea being discussed again? Is Britain realizing the need for links with Europe as a result of joining EEC? Well, perhaps. The main reason , though, is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London s discussed stimulate trade and revitalise the port, and would ,make London a main trading center in Europe. With a link over the channel, you could buy your fish and chips in England and be able to eat them in France while they are still warm!

　　1.The weary traveler thinks the best way to cross the Channel is _____.

　　A. by swimming

　　B. in his own car

　　C. by air

　　D. by hovercraft

　　2. According to the passage, a link from London to the continent would be _____.

　　A. necessary for its trade

　　B. important for its politics

　　C. useful for its industry

　　D. helpful for its culture

　　3. The main idea of the passage is _____.

　　A. how to develop the trade of London