Much of European train is about efficiency and comfort --- leaving and arriving on time and having a comfortable seat. But the following European trains don’t necessarily offer the fastest journeys --- just the most memorable.
Sweet Switzerland: The Chocolate Train
Route: Montreux to Broc, Switzerland
Time: 9 hours, 45 minutes, roundtrip
www.raileurope.com
This charming train, running in summer and fall, climbs from Montreux overlooking Lake Geneva to the old town of Gruyeres, population 1,600, home to the cheese of the same name. Tour the cheese factory and the local castle, have lunch, then reboard the train and continue on to Broc. There you’ll be bussed to the Cailler-Nestle chocolate factory, lying between Lake Gruyeres and mountains.
Tunnels Galore: The Bernina Express
Route: Chur, Switzerland, to Tirano, Italy
Time: 4 hours, 14 minutes
www.visitflam.com
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A Hotel on Wheels: Francisco de Goya
Route: Paris, France, to Madrid, Spain
Time: 13 hours, 30 minutes
www.elipsos.com
Leave Paris in the evening, enjoy a three-course dinner and the increasingly rural scenery, sleep with the rhythm of the rails, and wake the next day as you arrive in Madrid, rested and ready to tour the most populous (人口密集的) city in Europe. First class includes a welcome drink, good dinner, breakfast, and an in-room bathroom with shower.
              The Epic Journey: Trans-Siberian Railway
Route: Moscow to Vladivostok, Russia
Time: 19 days
www.trans-siberia.com
This route, a symbol of Russian culture, crosses eight time zones to connect the Russian capital with a port on the Pacific Ocean. On board, poor stay with rich, young with old, foreigners with locals. Social differences disappear as passengers share a unique rail experience.
小題1:Travelling from Montreux to Broc on the Chocolate Train, you ____________.
A．will spend about five hours
B．have to go in winter and spring
C．will see a famous chocolate factory
D．can have lunch on the train
小題2:Which of the following websites offers more information about Francisco de Goya?
A．www.trans-siberia.comB．www.visitflam.com
C．www.raileurope.comD．www.elipsos.com
小題3:Which of the following trains can help you learn about Russian culture?
A．Trans-Siberian Railway.B．The Chocolate Train.
C．Francisco de Goya.D．The Bernina Express.
小題4:The passage is most probably taken from a _____________.
A．news reportB．book review
C．travel magazineD．geography textbook

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C

試題分析：文章主要介紹了四條歐洲的旅游線路，這四條線路雖然不一定是最快的列車，但它們會給游客提供一些難忘的記憶。
小題1:根據(jù)“Time: 9 hours, 45 minutes, roundtrip”可知，來回需要9小時45分鐘，根據(jù)“ running in summer and fall...Tour the cheese factory and the local castle, have lunch, then reboard the train”可知，B、C、D錯誤，故選A。
小題2:根據(jù)“A Hotel on Wheels: Francisco de Goya”和“www.elipsos.com”可知，登陸www.elipsos.com可以得到更多有關(guān)Francisco de Goya的信息。故選D。
小題3:根據(jù)“This route, a symbol of Russian culture, crosses eight time zones to connect...”可知，The Epic Journey: Trans-Siberian Railway這條旅游路線是俄羅斯文化的象征，故選A。
小題4:文章主要介紹了四條旅游線路，根據(jù)“But the following European trains don’t necessarily offer the fastest journeys --- just the most memorable.”可知，這四條路線都是關(guān)于旅游的，應(yīng)該摘自旅游雜志，故選C。
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