专题05阅读理解之说明文+议论文2022-2023学年高一语英语期末考试真题汇编（天津专用）

专题05 阅读理解之说明文+议论文--2022-2023学年高一语英语期末考试真题汇编（天津专用） 经典基础题【往年期末真题（偏基础）】 （2020·天津东丽·高一期末）For years and years people have been saying that railways are dead. “We can do without railways,” people say--as if motorcars and planes have made those railways unnecessary. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, lose money and are dying. But this is far from the truth. In these days of expensive oil, 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. And they have much in common with planes. A plane goes in a straight line and so does a railway. What’s more, a railway takes you from the city centre into another centre. 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, railways are very much alive. Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey. Where else can you eat well, sl