2019-2020年高二英语上学期周末卷八 含答案.docVIP

PAGE / NUMPAGES 2019-2020年高二英语上学期周末卷八 含答案 Grammar China has an even greater high—speed railway plan—to connect the country with Southeast Asia，and eventually Eastern Europe．China ____1____(negotiate) to extend its own high·-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 1 0 to 15 years，eventually ____2___(reach) London and Singapore． China has proposed three such projects．The first could possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia．Another _____3__ start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan，and possibly to Germany．The third would start in the northeast and go north ___4_____ Russia and then into Western Europe． The new system would still follow China’s high—speed railway standard．And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour，almost as fast as some airplanes．China’s bullet train，the _____5____ connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou，already has the World’s fastest average speed．It ____6____ (cover)1,069 kilometers in about three hours． Of course，there are some technical challenges ___7____(overe)．There are so many issues that need _____8____(settle)，such as safety，rail gauge，maintenance of railway tracks．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 ____9____ ____9______with capital investment．Those countries ____10____ _____10____ resources streamed will bring China a win-win project. Vocabulary: A. A. currently B. freeze C. contributing D. advancement E. unavailable F. claims G. sacrifices H. priceless I. increase J. financially Adult children are giving up the equivalent of a full-time working week each month – at an annual cost of almost ￡4,000 – to care for an elderly parent or parents, a report published today ___(11)___. The “Cost of a Parent” study, from insurance and investment group Liverpool Victoria(LV), highlights the increa