Read Passage 1 and then try to give short answers to Questions 1-5.Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 1.How long is the Channel Tunnel open a day? 2.Could people drive their own cars through the Channel Tunnel? 3.How fast do the passenger trains go? 4.How quickly can passengers get to London from Brussels? 5.What will happen if there's a fire in the tunnel? Read Passage 1 again and decide whether the following statements are True or False.Write T for True and F for False against the number of each of the statements on your Answer Sheet. 6.The Channel Tunnel will close on Monday from 24 00-6:00 every week. 7.The French Terminal is smaller than the UK Terminal. 8.At peak times over 4,000 passengers can be carried per hour. 9.Le Shuttle will only take 8 minutes to load and unload respectively. 10.A tourist who only knows English couldn't read the signs when he arrives at Paris Station. Part II Questions 11-20 are based on Passage 2. Passage 2 China has 267 million families.About 10 million newlyweds establish new households every year.Many of these new households differ significantly from traditional families. Today women play a major role in the family.The old patriarchal family is being replaced by a more or less equal spousal relationship.This change was not simply a result of Chinese laws that stipulate men and women are equals.Chinese women are receiving more education,are actively employed and are making significant contributions to family incomes.Their financial contribution has increased from 20 percent in the 1950s to 40 percent today.In some families it is even higher. Two national studies on the status of women reached similar conclusions:Women have more power in the family.In cities,more women make decisions on family matters,a change many Chinese men are happy with. The concept of marriage is changing so that people now marry for happiness rather than to carry on the family line.In choosing a spouse,many will marry someone they love; otherwise they may choose to remain single.Most people hope to find a spouse who is well-educated and considerate.While they value love in a marriage,most people also consider the material well-being of a potential spouse.In both rural and urban areas,people have more say about who they marry. 763Read Passage 1 and then try to give short·answers to Questions 1-5. Write your answers on the Answer Sh t. 1. How long is the Channel Tunnel open a day? 2. Could people drive their own cars through the Channel Tunnel? 3. How fast do the passenger trains go? 4. How quickly can passengers get to London from Brussels? 5. What will happen if there's a fire in the tunnel? Read Passage 1 again and decide whether the following statements are True or False. Write T for True and F for False against the number of each of 由e statements on yo Answer Sheet. 6. The Channel Tunnel will close on Monday from 24 : 00-6 : 00 every week. 7. The French Terminal is smaller than the UK Terminal. 8. At peak times over 4 ,000 passengers can be carried per hour. 9. Le Shuttle will only take 8 minutes to load and unload respectively. 10. A tourist who only knows English uloo t read the signs when he arrives at Paris Station. Partll Qu臼tions 11-20 are based on Passage 2. Passage 2 China has 267 million families. About 10 million newlyweds establish new households every year. Many of these new households differ significantly from traditional families. Today women play a major role in the family. The old patriarchal family is being replaced by a more or less equal spousal relationship. This change was not simply a result of Chinese laws that stipulate men and women are equals. Chinese women are receiving more education , are actively employed and are making significant contributions to family incomes. Their financial contribution has increased from 20 percent in the 1950s to 40 percent today. In some families it is even higher. Two national studies on the status of women reached similar conclusions, Women have more power in the family. In cities, more women make decisions on family matters, a change many Chinese men are happy with. The concept of marriage is changing so that people now marry for happiness rather than to carryon the family line. In choosing a spouse , many will marry someone they love; otherwise they may choose to remain single. Most people hope to find a spouse who is well-educated and considerate. While they value love in a marriage , most people also consider the material well-being of a potential spouse. In both rural and urban areas, people have more say about who they marry. 763