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With a record-high number of trips made during the past eight days, the National Day holiday, has seen big changes in the way people travel.

Usually, the National Day holiday runs from Oct 1 to 7 and is named as "Golden Week". This year, the holiday was prolonged(延长) to eight days, as the Mid-Autumn Festival fell on Oct 4. The longer holiday enabled more people to take trips.

Statistics showed that 705 million trips were made during the eight-day National Day holiday this year, 663 million of them in the first seven days, up 12 percent from the seven-day holiday last year. Five years ago, 428 million trips were taken during the seven-day holiday.

But the increasing number of trips is not the only change in the past several years. Rail travel, particularly on high-speed trains, has enabled more people to travel during the holiday. Estimates showed that about 40 percent of trips during the holiday were made by train.

At the same time, the free-of-charge policy on expressways during public holidays, which first went into effect during the 2012 National Day holiday, made it cheaper and more convenient for people taking road trips. This encouraged more people to travel by car.

In addition, tourists in China also used shared bikes more frequently during the holiday, which added convenience in urban areas and helped the environment.

1.Usually the National Day holiday lasts ______.

A 3 days

B 6 days

C 7 days

D 8 days

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Usually, the National Day holiday runs from Oct 1 to 7 and is named as "Golden Week". 可知一般国庆节都是1号到7号，总共7天，故选C。

2.______ trips were made during the National Day holiday last year.

A 592 million

B 629 million

C 663 million

D 705 million

解析：选A。数字计算题。根据第三段第一句Statistics showed that 705 million trips were made during the eight-day National Day holiday this year, 663 million of them in the first seven days, up 12 percent from the seven-day holiday last year.可知国庆八天假期中总共有7.05亿人次的旅客，其中前面七天有6.63亿，比去年上涨12%，因此去年是5.92亿人次，故选A。

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A Last year’s National Day holiday is longer than this year’s.

B Half of trips were made by train during this year’s National Day holiday.

C Few people got back before the end of the holiday.

D Riding shared bikes is environmentally-friendly.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，骑共享单车有利于环境，故选D。

4.What can we learn from this passage?

A Car driving made up most of the trip ways.

B The Mid-autumn Festival always comes on National Day holiday.

C The number of people traveling on National Day holiday is increasing quickly.

D Free-of-charge policy on expressways went into effect only on National Day holiday.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知国庆外出旅行的人数在剧增，故选C。