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  Last summer,after finishing my work in China,I took the trip of a life?time on the Trans-Siberian Railway (西伯利亚铁路) .Leaving Beijing early on a Wednesday morning in July?my wife and I travelled through some awesome (令人惊叹的) countryside before we arrived in Moscow the following Mon?day.

  The first part of the journey took us past the Great Wall and through the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. At the Mongolian People's Republic border,we had a delay while the wheels were changed because the railway is different.

  On our way to the capital,Ulan Bator,we saw herdsmen on horseback loo?king after their cattle. There was a great thunderstorm as we crossed a vast open plain. Later we had a quick tour of Ulan Bator.

  Next,the train took us into Siberia. After a stop at Irkutsk,a popular holiday resort (度假胜地) ，where a tour group left the train? we passed the great Lake Baikal. Later,we saw some lovely wooden houses in the pretty,sunny countryside. This surprised us,as we had imagined Siberia as being cov?ered with thick snow.

  Over the next few days,we passed through Novosibirsk,Omsk and other cities in the heartlands of the Russian Federation. By now,our body clocks were losing their sense of time. We wanted to sleep and eat at the wrong time!At last we reached Moscow. We were so tired that we slept for 16 hours that night. The next day we went sightseeing. We saw the Dremlin and some other magnificent buildings in the Russian capital. Then,all too soon,it was time for us to return to our home in London.

6. How many days did it take the author to reach Moscow?

   A. Three.

   B. Four.

   C. Seven.

   D. Six.

7. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Ulan Bator is the capital of the Mongolian People's Republic.

   B. The author travelled with a group of friends.

   C. The author's body clock ran faster than the others'.

   D. The train broke down at the Mongolian People's Republic border.

8. The author was surprised by Siberia because       .

   A. it was covered with thick snow

   B. the houses there were so pretty

   C. there were many tourists there

   D. it was not covered with snow but it was sunny

9. The passage mainly tells us         .

   A. how to travel to Moscow from Beijing

   B. how wonderful the capital of Russia is

   C. the trip from Beijing to Moscow

   D. the Trans-Siberian Railway

Answer 1

6. D细节理解题。由第一段可知，作者从周三早晨出发，下一周周一到达莫斯科，共花了 6天时间。

7. A细节理解题。由第二段及第三段第一句可知A项正确;文章只提到了作者跟他妻子旅游，没有提到朋友，故B项错误;C项在原文中没有提到；在蒙古人民共和国边界耽搁是因为要换车轮而不是火车出故障，故D项也错误。

8. D细节理解题。由文章第四段最后一句可知答案。

9. C主旨大意题。本文是一篇旅游日志，描述了从北京至莫斯科的旅游路程。