2007年4月18日,中国铁路成功实施了第六次大面积提速。全面掌握了时速200公里及以上线路的设计、施工、养护维修等成套技术,在既有线大量开行时速200--250公里动车组,同时开行5000--6500屯重载货物列车和双层集装箱列车,既有线提速技术达到世界先进水平。通过六次大面积提速,中国既有铁路时速120公里及以上线路延展里程达到2.2万公里,其中时速160公里及以上线路1.6万公里,时速200公里以及上线路6227公里,时速250公里线路1019公里,开行时速200--250公里动车组后,主要中心城市间的旅行时间比第一次大面积提速前压缩一半以上。
根据材料,在我国既有铁路时速120公里及以上线路延展里程中,铁路时速200公里及以上线路所占的比重约为()。
A. 0.236
B. 0.283
C. 0.329
D. 0.727
Explorer of the Extreme Deep
Oceans cover more than two-thirds of our planet. Yet, just a small fraction of the underwater world has been explored. Now, Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts are building an underwater vehicle that will carry explorers as deep as 6,500 meters (21,320 feet). The new machine, known as a manned submersible or human-operated vehicle (HOV), will replace another one named Alvin which has an amazing record of discovery, playing a key role in various important and famous undersea expeditions. Alvin has been operating for 40 years but can go down only 4,500 meters (14,784 feet). It's about time for an upgrade, WHOI researchers say.
Alvin was launched in 1964. Since then, Alvin has worked between 200 and 250 days a year, says Daniel Fornari, a marine geologist and director of the Deep Ocean Exploration Institute at WHOI. During its lifetime, Alvin has carried some 12,000 people on a total of more than 3,000 dives. A newer, better versions of Alvin is bound to reveal even more surprises about a world that is still full of mysteries, Fornari says. It might also make the job of exploration a little easier. "We take so much for granted on land," Fomari says. "We can walk around and see with our eyes how big things are. We can see colors, special arrangements."
Size-wise, the new HOV will be similar to Alvin. It'll be about 37 feet long. The setting area inside will be a small sphere, about 8 feet wide, like Alvin, it'll carry a pilot and two passengers. It will be just as maneuverable. In most other ways, it will give passengers more opportunities to enjoy the view, for one thing. Alvin has only three windows, the new vehicle will have five, with more overlap so that the passengers and the pilot can see the same thing.
Alvin can go up and down at a rate of 30 meters every second, and its maximum speed is 2 knots (about 2.3 miles per hour), while the new vehicle will be able to ascend and descend at 44 meters per second. It'll reach speeds of 3 knots, or 3.5 miles per hour.
What is Alvin?
A research institute.
B. A transporting vehicle.
C. A submersible.
D. A scientist.