Question

If you want to travel from Xi'an to Chengdu by train, it will take about 16 hours. But starting this month, the new Xi'an-Chengdu high-speed railway will shorten this travel time to three hours.

The  643-kilometer  line  is  China's  first  high-speed  railway  to  run  through  the  Qinling

Mountains, which form a natural boundary(分界线) between China's north and south. With a speed of 250 km per hour, it's also the first mountain-heavy train line to provide a 4G network.

Along the way, the train passes through two areas for rare(稀有) wild animals — one for pandas and the other for crested ibises(朱鹮).

To reduce the railway's influence on the animals, workers and experts have designed and built the railway to be environmentally friendly, China Daily reported.

In September, there were 345 wild pandas living in the Qinling Mountains. China now has l,864 wild pandas in total, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

To avoid disturbing the pandas, the railway was designed to run through tunnels(隧道)

within the area. Protective shields(防护屏) are placed near the entrance of each tunnel to stop animals from going in.

To  avoid  hurting  the  thousands  of  crested  ibises  that  fly near  one  part  of  the  railway, protective nets have been set up along the tracks to make sure the birds will not fly into a train.

The nets are about 32 km long and 4 meters high. Experts tested different shapes and materials for building the nets before making their final choice.(A report in December, 2017)

1.From this month, it will take        to travel from Xi'an to Chengdu by the high-speed train.

A. 16 hours    B. 13 hours    C. 6 hours    D. 3 hours

2.Which of the following is TRUE about the new Xi'an-Chengdu railway?

A. It is China's first high-speed railway.

B. It runs through the Qinling Mountains.

C. It is the first mountain-heavy train line.

D. It is the first train line with a 4G network.

3.Why was the railway designed and built to be environmentally friendly?

A. To save money and energy.

B. To avoid harming wild animals.

C. To avoid damaging the mountains.

D. To help the train run through tunnels quietly.

4.What are experts using to stop animals from going into the tunnels?

A. Entrances.    B. Tracks.    C. Protective shields.    D. Protective nets.

5.This news about the new railway is reported by         _.

A. China Daily    B. the Xinhua News Agency    C. the 4G network    D. CCTV

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

这是一篇关于西安-成都高速铁路即将开通的报道。这条643公里的线路是中国第一条贯穿秦岭的高速铁路，使以前从西安乘火车到成都16个小时的车程缩短行车时间至三小时。为了减少铁路对野生动物的影响，专家们在设计高铁线路的时候为避免打扰到野生动物做出了很多努力。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的句子“But starting this month, the new Xi'an-Chengdu high-speed railway will shorten this travel time to three hours.”可知，乘高速列车从西安到成只需要3个小时。故答案为D。

2.判断正误题。根据文中句子“The 643-kilometer line is China's first high-speed railway to run through the Qinling Mountains, which form a natural boundary(分界线) between China's north and south.”可知，西安-成都高速铁路是中国第一条贯穿秦岭的高速铁路，故B答案正确。

3.细节理解题。根据文中句子“To reduce the railway's influence on the animals, workers and experts have designed and built the railway to be environmentally friendly,”可知，为了减少铁路对野生动物的影响，专家们在设计铁路上做出了很大的努力，充分考虑到周围的环境，故答案为B。

4.细节理解题。根据文中句子“Protective shields(防护屏) are placed near the entrance of each tunnel to stop animals from going in.”可知，为了阻止动物进入隧道，在隧道口附近设立了防护屏，故答案为C。

5.细节理解题。根据文中句子“To reduce the railway's influence on the animals, workers and experts have designed and built the railway to be environmentally friendly, China Daily reported.”可知，《中国日报》报道了这条新铁路的消息。故答案为A。