Much of European train is about efficiency and fort --- leaving and arriving on time and having a fortable 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.
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.
This train takes on seven-percent inclines (斜坡), 55 tunnels, and 196 bridges --- reaching a height of 7,391 feet and then dropping to 5,905 feet before ing to a stop. It travels through the Alps south from Switzerland’s oldest town to an Italian town of just under 10,000 people.
A Hotel on Wheels: Francisco de Goya
Route: Paris, France, to Madrid, Spain
Time: 13 hours, 30 minutes
www.elipsos.
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 wele 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.
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.
【小题1】Travelling from Montreux to Broc on the Chocolate Train, you .A．will spend about five hoursB．have to go in winter and springC．will see a famous chocolate factoryD．can have lunch on the train【小题2】Which of the following websites offers more information about Francisco de Goya?A．www.trans-siberia.B．www.visitflam.C．www.raileurope.D．www.elipsos.【小题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.【小题4】The passage is most probably taken from a .A．news reportB．book reviewC．travel magazineD．geography textbookA
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(答案→)A
解析：文章主要介绍了四条欧洲的旅游线路，这四条线路虽然不一定是最快的列车，但它们会给游客提供一些难忘的记忆。
【小题1】根据“Time: 9 hours, 45 minutes, roundtrip”可知，来回需要9小时45分钟，根据“ running in summer and fall...Tour the cheese factory and the local castle, have lunch, then reboard the train”可知，B、C、D错误，故选A。
【小题2】根据“A Hotel on Wheels: Francisco de Goya”和“www.elipsos.”可知，登陆www.elipsos.可以得到更多有关Francisco de Goya的信息。故选D。
【小题3】根据“This route, a symbol of Russian culture, crosses eight time zones to connect...”可知，The Epic Journey: Trans-Siberian Railway这条旅游路线是俄罗斯文化的象征，故选A。
【小题4】文章主要介绍了四条旅游线路，根据“But the following European trains don’t necessarily offer the fastest journeys --- just the most memorable.”可知，这四条路线都是关于旅游的，应该摘自旅游杂志，故选C。