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1、阅读理解ABORDERCROSSINGSWhile there are no restrictions on the amount of money that you can bring across the border. You must report to both the US and Canadian border services amounts equal to or greater than $10.000.PERSONAL EXEMPTIO N瑰税)ON PURCHASESAMERICANS RETURNING TO THE USLess than 48 hours: $ 2
2、00 US48 hours or more: $ 800 USduty-free personal exemption.next $ 1.000 US at 3%Including up to 100 cigars and 100 cigarettes.CANADIANS RETURNING TO CANADALess than 24 hours: $ 50 CAN48 hours or more: $ 400 CANIncluding up to 100 cigars and 200 cigarettes.7 da ys or more: $ 750 CANIncluding up to 1
3、00 cigars and 200 cigarettes.DOCUMENTATION NEEDED FORBORDER CROSSINGLAND OR SEA TO THE US(INCLUDING FERRIES)A valid passport or passport card, or a NEXUS card.(A NEXUS card is a Trusted Traveler Program that provides quick travel for pre-approved, low risk travelers through special lanes.)A recent W
4、ashington State, New York or BC driver s license.Note: Children 15 years of age and younger require only a birth certificate or copy. (Certified copies are notrequired but are advised.)AIR TRAVEL TO THE USA valid passport, an Air NEXUS card, or a U.S. Coast Guard MerchantMarine Document.()1. If a Ca
5、nadian who is on a 7-day trip to New York buys $ 800 CAN worth of goods, how much should he pay tax on when returning home?A. $ 800 CAN B. $750 CAN C. $ 400 CAN D. $ 50 CAN选D。根据文中 Canadians Returning To Canada 的要求$750 CAN是免税的，所以只需交$50 CAN的关税()2. For an American citizen on a 2-day tour of Canada, how
6、 much tax does he haveto pay on $ 1.600 US worth of purchases when returning to the US?A. $ 24 US B. $ 48 US C. $52 US D. $ 200 US选 A.根据文中 Americans Returning To the US 的要求 $800 US 免税，而 next $1000USat3% 得知除800以外的800到1000以内需交3% 800乘以3%=24()3. What documentation should a couple with a 7-year-old child
7、 carry when they drive a car from Canada to America?A. A BC driver s license, an Air NEXUS card, and a birth certificate.B. An Air NEXUS card, a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document, and a birth certificate.C. Two valid passport cards and a certified copy of a birth certificate.D. A NEXUS card,
8、 a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document, and a certified copy of a birth certificate.选C根据题目中they drive a car from Canada to America ,用排除法可排除两项A,B,而 D 错在 a certified copyBImagine , one day , getting out of bed in Beijing andbeing at your office inShanghai in only a couple of hours , and then , a
9、fter 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 China s high speed railway system . And that s not a11. China has an even greater high speed railway plan to connect the country with Southe
10、ast Asia , and eventuallyEastern EuropeChina is negotiating to extend its own high -speed railway network to up to17 countries in 1 0 to 15 years , eventually reaching London and Singapore .China has proposed three such projects . The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam a
11、nd Malaysia. Another could start in Urumqi and gothrough Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan , and possibly to Germany . The third would start in th e northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe.If China s plan for the high-speed railway goes forward , .people could zip over from London
12、 to Beijing in under two days.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 someairplanes .China s bullet train（高速客车）,the one connecting Wuhanto Guangzhou, already has the World s fastest average
13、 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（ 轨品巨），maintenance of railway tracks . So, it s important to pay attention to every detail.But the key
14、issue is reallymoney. China is already spending hundred s of billionsof yuan on domestic railway expansion .China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with cap ital investment . Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development .It 11 be a
15、 win -win project. For other countries, the railway network willdefinitely create more opportunities for business , tourism and so on, not to mention the better communication among those countries.With high-speed trainsFor China , such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and br
16、ing somemuch-needed resources , but would also help develop China s 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 unusedpeople will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for all. An
17、d they 11 trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries.() 1. China s new high -speed railway plan will be a win-win project because .A. China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regionsB. China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various waysC. C
18、hina will develop its railway system and communication with other countriesD. the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation,business and tourism选B在文章倒数第二段中有明确答案() 2. According to the passage, the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is .A. technical issues
19、B. safety of the systemw_w w.C. financial problemsD. maintenance of railway tracks选 C . 在文章第 8 段看至U There are so many is sues that need to be settled.及第9 节中 But the key issue is really money()3. Which of the following words best describes the author s attitude towardsChina s high -speed railway plan?A. Critical . B. Reserved . C. Doubtful D. Positive.选D .尽管在文章 第8, 9段中 提到存在的问题，但从最后两段中不难看出作者是持支持 的态度()4. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. New Railway StandardsB. Big Railway DreamsC. High speed Bullet TrainsD. International Railway Network选B.贯穿全文须知这只是一个梦想 4