11.The new high-speed railway line between Urumqi,capital of the Xinjiang Uygur(维吾尔族) self-governing region,and Lanzhou,capital of Gansu province,has cut train travel time by half to less than 12hours.
The dramatic improvement will benefit many families planning reunions for the Spring Festival.
"For the first time,I feel home is not that far away after all,"said Liang Shaofu as he boarded a high-speed train in Urumqi with six members of his family.The 35-year-old left Lanzhou to set up a dry fruit business in Xinjiang eight years ago,and he has now settled in Urumqi."We normally drive home for the Spring Festival to avoid the difficulties of buying seven train tickets for the whole family during the peak season,"Liang said."Driving can be very tiring and dangerous sometimes,so one year we even decided not to go back to Lanzhou simply to avoid the trip."
More than 600,000passengers traveled on the line during its first month,and the Urumqi Railway Bureau said the introduction of high-speed services will ease transport pressure during the Spring Festival peak season.
The existing usual railway line could no longer support Xinjiang's development.All passenger trains will gradually shift to the new line,leaving the old ones to be used for goods.As a result,Xinjiang's annual goods ability could reach 200million metric tons(公吨) from the current 70million.
The line passes through areas that experience high winds,and it also crosses parts of the deserted Qinghai-Tibet Plateau(高原) and the bone-dry sands of the Gobi Desert.
The project could help China to promote its high-speed railway technology abroad,said Ma Xizhang,director of the Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway project's management department in Xinjiang.
24.How long did it take to go from Urumqi to Lanzhou by the usual train before?A
A.About 24hours.
B.About 6hours.
C.About 18hours.
D.about 12hours.
25.What's the main advantage of the new high-speed railway?D
A.It takes more time to go to Urumqi to Lanzhou.
B.It will be more convenient for people all over the country to Xinjiang.
C.All the people in Lanzhou can return home on festivals.
D.It helps to improve Xinjiang's development.
26.From the passage we can learnB.
A.Xinjiang's annual goods ability can increase nearly four times
B.the new railway technology may help more railway lines to be built abroad
C.the high-speed railway lines can't be built across the bone-dry sands
D.the old railway lines can only carry goods now
27.Which of the following is true according to the passage?C
A.The new high-speed railway line is good for all people to go home.
B.The new high-speed railway line benefits businessmen to carry goods.
C.Taking the new train is safer than driving home from Urumqi to Lanzhou.
D.Businessmen seldom went home for the Spring Festival before.
分析 这是一篇新闻报道类的短文.主要介绍了从兰州到乌鲁木齐的高铁项目的优势以及高铁给新疆人民带来的好处.
解答 ADBC
24 A 细节理解题.根据文章第一段的"…has cut train travel time by half to less than 12 hours"可知以前普通的火车从兰州到乌鲁木齐需要花24小时左右的时间.故选A.
25 D 推理判断题.通读全文,并根据文章倒数第三段的"As a result,Xinjiang's annual goods ability could reach 200 million metric tons from the current 70 million"可知高铁有助于新疆的发展.故选D.
26 B 细节理解题.根据文章最后一段"The project could help China to promote its high-speed railway technology abroad"可知该项目将有助于中国推动其高速铁路技术在国外的发展.故选B.
27 C 推理判断题.根据文章第二段"The dramatic improvement will benefit many families planning reunions for Spring Festival"排除A;通读全文,高铁主要让人们出行方便,B、D不符合文意;根据文章的第六段"Driving can be very tiring and dangerous sometimes,so one year we even decided not to go back to Lanzhou simply to avoid the trip"可知坐新火车比开车回家更安全.故选C.
点评 学生需要认真阅读原文,把握文章大意,对文章脉络有整体的了解,能仔细查找文中细节,并能根据文章内容进行合理的推测判断.