公共英语考试三级阅读理解模拟题：
　　High-speed Rail on Track
　　If an agreement signed in a Germany works out,travelers of this Asian city may one day be able to zip from the downtown area to its new airport on a train riding a stream of magnetic energy at speeds up to 500 kilometres per hour.
　　The 40-kilometers-trip---now sometimes a long hour journey when the traffic is heavy-could be cut to less than 10 minutes.
　　Such are the goals of a costly project designed to help to"shorten"the distance between the city center and the suburban busy airport by making it easier and faster to carry travelers to and back from the airport.
　　The mayor of the city and Germany's Thyssen Krupp AG worked out an agreement in Berlin only several days ago that lays the groundwork for the magnetic levitation train line.They signed a commitment to carry out a feasibility study on the project and outlined the city's intention to import German technology.The project,once completed and acceptable to the two business parties,will be a double-win:the German company can benefit from exporting its technology and the city receiving German technology can improve its traffic and further strengthen its position as a cosmopolis.
　　Called Maglev for short,the system under discussion makes use of a high-speed train levitated above a guideway and propelled by magnetic fields.The project has been in the talking stage for several months.
　　Hans Ueberschaer,German's ambassador visited the city together with Harmut Heine,representative of Thyssen Krupp.They had an initial discussion with the mayor there about the prospect of the project.The talks were believed to be constructive and paved the way for the future talks in Berlin,where a commitment was reached.
　　Sources familiar with the talks estimated that the project would cost US$723 million,which would cover everything from land use fees and rail construction to train cars.Completion date is 2005.A joint venture company is to be established for the project.
　　EXERCISE:
　　1、How large will be the success rate of the agreement signed by the two business parties according to the passage?
　　A.It is very likely that the city will have a German-built Maglev line.
　　B.It is very likely that Krupp will ban the export of its technology.
　　C.It is very likely that the city cannot afford the high payment.
　　D.It is very likely that the city will turn to buy US technology.
　　参考答案：A
　　2、Who paved the way for further negotiations in Berlin?
　　A.The mayor
　　B.Both the German ambassador and the mayor.
　　C.The German ambassador.
　　D.The representative from the German company.
　　参考答案：B
　　3、What is the main feature of Maglev?
　　A.The Maglev train"floats"above the guideway and zip to its destination.
　　B.The Maglev train zips to its destination on the railway.
　　C.The Maglev train zips to its destination on a double guideway.
　　D.The Maglev train can carry more passengers than the electric train.
　　参考答案：A
　　4、What type of writing do you think this passage belongs to?
　　A.An article on popular science.
　　B.An article taken from a transportation book.
　　C.A commercial contract.
　　D.A news report.
　　参考答案：D
　　5、What was the signed commitment mainly about?
　　A.Finalizing the payment of US$723 million.
　　B.Establishing a joint venture company.
　　C.Conducting a feasibility study.
　　D.Outlining the German company's intention to export its technology.
　　参考答案：C
　　参考译文：
　　高速铁路在轨道上
　　如果在德国签署的协议生效，这个亚洲城市的旅行者可能有一天能够搭乘磁能流列车，以每小时500公里的速度从市中心地区快速到达新机场。
　　40公里的旅程——现在有时是交通拥挤时长达一个小时的旅程——可以缩短到10分钟以下。
　　这就是一项耗资巨大的项目的目标，该项目旨在通过使旅客往返机场变得更加方便快捷，帮助缩短市中心和郊区繁忙机场之间的距离。
　　就在几天前，该市市长和德国蒂森克虏伯集团在柏林达成了一项协议，为磁悬浮列车线路奠定了基础。他们签署了一项关于对该项目进行可行性研究的承诺，并概述了该市引进德国技术的意图。该项目一旦完成并被双方接受，将是双赢的：德国公司可以从技术出口中获益，接受德国技术的城市可以改善交通，进一步加强其作为国际大都市的地位。
　　简而言之，这个系统被称作磁悬浮列车，它利用了悬浮在导轨上方并由磁场推动的高速列车。这个项目已经讨论了几个月了。
　　德国大使汉斯·尤伯夏尔和蒂森·克虏伯的代表哈姆特·海因一起访问了德国。他们与市长就这项工程的前景进行了初步的讨论。会谈被认为是建设性的，并为柏林的未来会谈铺平了道路。
　　据知情人士估计，该项目将耗资7.23亿美元，包括土地使用费、铁路建设费和火车车费等各种费用。竣工日期为2005。该项目将成立合资公司。