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BEIJING - China's railway rates for freight and passenger transport will continue to be set by the government, announced a senior official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planner, on Friday.

Cao Changqing, head of the NDRC's department of price, said that the country will continue to implement government-set or government-guided prices for the railway sector after the China Railway Corporation (CRC), a State-owned company that takes over the commercial functions of the former Ministry of Railways (MOR), went into business on March 17.

Cao said the railway sector, constituting China's main public transport facilities, is a key basic industry. Its pricing scheme is concerned with both the sector's normal operation and development, as well as the daily traveling and vital interests of the general public.

The state will be very cautious in making any price adjustment in the railway sector, taking into account various factors including operation, construction, public acceptance and coordinated development with other modes of transport, according to the NDRC official.

Under Chinese law and regulations, hearings will be held before adjustments in the basic passenger train ticket fare, Cao said.

In China's latest railway reform, endorsed at the just-concluded annual session of the country's top legislature, the former MOR was dismantled into two parts, with the newly created CRC carrying out business functions and a state railways administration fulfilling administrative functions.

1.What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．China’s railway pricing scheme unchanged

B．A State-owned company takes over the commercial functions of MOR.

C．China’s latest railway reform

D．The former MOR was divided into two parts

2.What does Cao mean according to the passage?

A．There will be adjustment in the basic passenger train ticket

B．China’s railway rate for passenger will not be changed forever

C．Hearing will be held before adjustment of railway price

D．The price adjustment are being considered

3.What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?

A．The public will be very curious about the price adjustment

B．Various factors are taken into account by the state before adjustment

C．Public acceptance is the most important factor

D．NDRC should coordinate railway development with other modes of transport

4.Why will hearings be held before adjustments in the basic passenger train ticket fare?

A．The public request it

B．Under Chinese laws and regulations

C．According to the order from leaders

D．Because it will cause a lot of problem

5.We would most probably read this passage on the newspaper about________

A．News             B．Entertainment      C．Society           D．Financial

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了中國鐵路的定價機制和改革之前一樣，保持不變。文章中做了具體的說明。

1.A 主旨大意題。根據文章主題段第一段China's railway rates for freight and passenger transport will continue to be set by the government, announced a senior official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planner, on Friday.說明中國鐵路的定價仍然由國家有關部門來確定，和以前并沒有出現變化。故A正確。

2.C 細節題。根據文章倒數第二段最后一句hearings will be held before adjustments in the basic passenger train ticket fare, Cao said說明聽證會要在定價之前被舉行，故C正確。

3.B 推斷題。根據本段前4行The state will be very cautious in making any price adjustment in the railway sector, taking into account various factors including operation, construction, public acceptance and coordinated development with other modes of transport, according to the NDRC official說明要考慮多方面的問題，故B正確。

4.B 細節題。根據倒數第二段最后2行Under Chinese law and regulations, hearings will be held before adjustments in the basic passenger train ticket fare, Cao said.說明按照中國的法律，要這樣做。故B正確。

5.A 推理題。根據文章第一行BEIJING -本文屬于新聞報告，關于鐵路定價的話題，最可能屬于報紙中的新聞類故A正確。

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