Have you ever spent a night on a train？In the world of high speed railways and low-fare （價(jià)格低廉）airlines，traveling by night train sounds out of date．The main way of railway travel is long gone in most European countries and the United States．（1）

C

C

．They are considered rather economical （節(jié)省的） ways of traveling from city to city as the fares are a lot lower than flights and traveling between cities takes many hours or even days．
The first extensive （廣泛的） use of sleeping cars started in the 1830s in the US．A name worth mentioning here is George Pullman，an American industrialist．In the 1860s，Pullman successfully ran his sleeping car business by offering all kinds of good services．The food provided on the comfortable Pullman trains was as delicious as the best restaurants of that time． （2）

A

A

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     Considering the time spent，business people may prefer to travel by plane，but modern sleeping cars provide an comfortable way of traveling．（3）

E

E

．The other advantage is that sleeping cars take you directly to the big city stations，while most airports are usually located far away from the city centers．（4）

D

D

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A．The Pullman trains quickly became popular as a result of his creation B．The planes are often late and uncomfortable C．But in China and India，night trains are quite common D．So if you are not in a rush，overnight trains are a great way to get around E．One advantage of overnight trains is that you are getting a night's rest while traveling