BEIJING(Xinhua)—China’scapitalcitylauncheditsfirstundergroundlibrary“MSubwayLibrary”onJan.12，2015.Thethemeofitsfirstactivityis“OurCharacters”.CitizensridingthespecialtrainonsubwayLine4nowcanrea

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BEIJING (Xinhua) —China’s capital city launched its first underground library “M Subway Library” on Jan. 12，2015. The theme of its first activity is “Our Characters”. Citizens riding the special train on subway Line 4 now can read e-books provided by the National Library by scanning the QR code in the carriage.  

“M Subway Library” is a public welfare program initiated by the Beijing MTR and the National Library to provide qualified book resources to the public through the platform of public transportation. The library will organize different themed activities regularly and recommend a dozen free books to the public each year in the long term.

XINING (Xinhua) —A bullet train made its maiden trip from Xining city to Lanzhou city in Northwest China on Dec. 26 2014 marking the start of the full operations of the Lanxin high-speed railway. The Lanxin high-speed railway links Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region with Xining capital of Qinghai Province and Lanzhou capital of Gansu Province slashing the total travel time from more than 23 hours to 11 hours and 50 minutes. The 1 776-kilometer high-speed rail line with a designed speed of 250 kilometers per hour is China’s first high-speed railway built in a high-altitude region.

NINGBO (Xinhua) —Ningbo Subway Line 1 started running special trains with 3D paintings featuring the city’s culture starting on Dec. 20 2014．Through the paintings the city in East China’s Zhejiang province seeks to share its culture and attract more outside visitors. The paintings focus on four themes: rice cake fishing festival books and Buddhism.

13．The purpose of launching “M Subway Library” is to       .

A．earn more money by making advertisements in the carriage

B．attract more tourists to come to Beijing to take the subway

C．make the idea of “Green Travel” go deep into people’s mind

D．offer the passengers an additional reading platform

14．Which of the following statements is correct according to the news?

A．The Lanxin high-speed railway covers Gansu Xinjiang and Tibet.

B．It is China’s first high-speed railway.

C．It has a length of 1 776 kilometers.

D．It will take you 11 hours and 50 minutes to travel from Xining to Urumqi.

15．What can you enjoy when you ride the special train on subway Line 1 in Ningbo?

A．Chinese classical music.

B．3D paintings about Ningbo’s culture.

C．Traditional Chinese paintings.

D．3D films which were shot in Ningbo.

Answer 1

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