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The High-Speed Rail Network
According to our country's plan, the high-speed rail network will cover more than 80% of big cities that have a population of over 1 million. As cities have been developing all the time, it means the high-speed rail network will reach about 113 big and super cities by 2020. By 2019, the length of the high-speed
rail network had reached about 30 000 km.
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Over 50 New Airports
By 2020, our country will have 260 airports, with more than 50 new ones.
World-class airport clusters(群) will be built in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Yangtze River Delta (三角洲) and Pearl River Delta. International airline centers will be built in Harbin, Shenzhen, Kunming, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi'an and Urumqi
Among the key airport projects to be built more than 32 will be located in cities that are not served by any airline now.
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The Road Network and Expressways
By 2020, our country will have a total road network of 4,580,000 km, an increase of 572,000 km from the present length. The length of expressways will be increased by 22,000 km when the 36 new expressways are finished..
The government plans to increase the use of the ETC system on expressways by 2020, with 50% of coaches added to the system.
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21. How many big and super cities will be in the high-speed rail network by 2020?
A. About 32. B. About 50. C. About 85. D. About 113.
22. What's the total length of the present road network?
A. 4,580,000 km. B.4,008,000 km. C. 572,000 km. D. 22,000 km
23. In which column (专栏) of a magazine can we read the passage?
A. Transportation. B. Science. C. Environment. D. Exercise