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        One of the fastest passenger trains in the world is the Eurostar, which covers the distance between London and Paris in just over two and a half hours---a journey which used to take five or six hours and always involved(包含) a slow boat crossing. If you take the Eurostar, you can leave London Warterloo at 4 o'clock on a Friday afternoon and be in the centre of Paris at 6:35, in time for dinner. The train also goes to other places, such as Calais, Lille, Disneyworld Paris, and Brussels.

        One of the most exciting things about Eurostar is that it goes through a tunnel under the sea. This is called the Channel Tunnel, and goes between Folkstone in England and Sangate in France. The tunnel is 31 miles long, and cost $21 billion to build. This part of the journey takes about 20 minutes and you don't really notice what is happening, but some people choose not to travel by the Eurostar because the idea of it worries them. The tunnel has been made safe enough, however, and there are two other tunnels that people can get out of quickly if there is a fire or an accident.

        It is also possible to drive through the tunnel, but this takes much longer than the high-speed train. The trains have a top speed of 180 mph (300 kph), and run on special tracks(轨道). These tracks allow the train to go much faster.

        The trains are very comfortable, just like all the other trains, and you can also buy plenty of food and drink in the restaurant car. There is just one thing that many people might feel a little pity---the train travels so fast, especially on the French side where it speeds up quite a lot. You can't really see anything out of the window.

 根据短文内容，完成下列小题。

1. Does the Eurostar travel between London and Paris?

2. How long is the Channel Tunnel?

3. How many tunnels are there to help people get out of if there is a fire?

4. What makes the Eurostar go faster through the tunnel?

5. What's special about the Eurostar?

【回答】

1. Yes. it does.

2. 31 miles long.

3. Three/3.

4. The special tracks.

5. It runs so fast and it goes through a tunnel under the sea.

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