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China Train Guide
Quick Guide on China Train Travel
If you’re looking for an affordable and comfortable way to get around China, train travel is the way to go. Getting train information and cheap train tickets has never been easier. Online train ticket booking makes it easy for travelers to look through China’s train timetable, compare train fares, and look for ticket availability. Once you’ve found a suitable train, you can book online and pick your tickets up at the train station or get them delivered to your home or hotel. Train tickets can be booked online a minimum of 35 minutes and a maximum of 60 days before departure.
How to choose train types
When you’re buying China train tickets online, you’ll notice that the journey duration differs depending on which type of train you choose. China train types can be recognized by their letter codes G, D and C trains are high-speed trains, while Z, T and K are slower or overnight trains. China’s high-speed trains run between Chinese provincial capitals and first-tier Chinese cities. G trains (high-speed trains, standing for gāotiě) are China’s bullet trains—the fastest trains with a maximum speed of 400 km／h. Tickets for these trains are the most expensive.
How to buy train tickets
Unless you can read Chinese, there are only two ways to make train reservations in China:
—Online train ticket booking with a travel agency (up to 60 days before departure).
—At the train station／local ticket agency with your passport (up to 58 days before departure).
How to read train tickets
When reading your train ticket, please take note of the Chinese characters and Pinyin printed next to your departure / arrival city. Directions (North, South, East, and West) appear in Pinyin (Bei, Nan, Dong, and Xi), not English. Please make sure you are going to the correct train station.
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. It’s difficult to get train information in China.
B. You can get on the train without tickets after booking online.
C. Traveling by train in China is not very expensive.
D. Train tickets online are available at any time within 60 days before you leave.
2. If Mr. Smith needs to travel from Jinan to Beijing for something urgent, he’d better take ________.
A. G trains B. Z trains C. D trains D. Overnight trains
3. Who are the intended readers of the passage?
A. Native tourists. B. Travel agencies. C. Businessmen. D. Foreign travelers.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. D
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。主要内容是中国火车旅行快速指南，交代了高铁的基本信息、如何选列车类型、如何购票、怎样读票面信息等。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的Getting train information and cheap train tickets has never been easier.可知，获取列车信息和廉价火车票从未像现在这样容易，所以在中国坐火车旅行不贵，故选C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段的G trains (high-speed trains, standing for gāotiě) are China’s bullet trains—the fastest trains with a maximum speed of 400 km／h.可知，如果史密斯先生有急事要从济南去北京，他最好乘坐G字头火车，因为高铁列车的速度最快，故选A项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文并根据文章第二段的(…standing for gāotiě) 和最后一段的…Chinese characters and Pinyin…Directions (North, South, East, and West) appear in Pinyin (Bei, Nan, Dong, and Xi)的细节信息可知，购买车票时要注意出发/达到城市的汉字和拼音，所以这篇文章的目标读者是外国旅行者。故选D项。
