hi! i’m an italian student. tomorrow i’m going to do an english test.
the test is this:
now departing for the 21st century
as the skies above Europe clog up with planes and road traffic grinds to a standstill, governments are turning to an older form of transport to solve travel problems: trains. trains which bear more resemblance to aeroplanes on rails than to Stephenson’s Rocket.ambitious plans have been drawn up by the European Commission to create a high-speed train network throughout Europe. if it all comes to pass, we will see the dawning of another great railway age.the new era promises to revolutionize mobility in the European Union. by 2020 an entire high-speed network will connect most of the capitals and major cities in Europe. trains will flash along the new rails at speeds approaching 200 mph. ferry companies and airlines will have to struggle to compete with the new trains as journey times shrink, ad cultural, employment and holiday patterns change.few European governments have failed to draw important lessons from the success of the French Train de Grande Vitesse. having seen the future, the Italians and Germans are now racing to catch up with their own high-speed trains and fast tracks.the European Commission is determined to keep pushing. for cultural, economic and personal mobility reasons we feel that the high-speed network will be a major contribution to creating a single market., says a commission spokesman. for short and medium distances, high-speed trains are very efficient. for longer routes aircraft are perfectly adapted, but for journeys of between 200 and 800 km. trains will dominate. they will capture 90% of the market for a journey of two hours.for three hours the train will take a 75% share, if these estimates are accurate, trains will have a serious impact on Europe’s international airline business.
QUESTIONS:
-what are the problems about travelling in Europe at the moment?
-what solution is being planned?
-what effects will this solution have?
answer please!!!!