B
The new high-speed railway line between Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur self-governing region，and Lanzhou, capital of Gansu province，has cut train travel time by half to less than 12 hours.
The dramatic improvement will benefit many families planning reunions for 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．
The 1,776-km line, which passes through Qinghai province and is the country’s first high-speed railway to be built in a high-altitude region, came into service on Dec 26.
“We normally drive home for 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 600,000 passengers 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 link，leaving the old one to be used for goods. As a result，Xinjiang’s annual goods ability could reach 200 million metric tons from the current 70 million．
The line passes through areas that experience high winds, and it also crosses parts of the deserted Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the bone-dry sands of the Gobi Desert．
The project could help China to promote its high-speed railway technology abroad，said Ma Xi zhang, director of the Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway project’s management department in Xinjiang.
【语篇导读】新闻报道
25. How long did it take to go from Urumqi to Lanzhou by the usual train before?
26. What’s the main advantage of the new high-speed railway?
27. From the passage we can learn________.
28. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
本题考查了学生提取细节能力。句意：新高速铁路把旅行时间缩短了一半，以至于用不了12小时就能抵达。故选D，其他三项与文章大意明显不符。
事实细节题，例证题。根据第一段…has cut train travel time by half to less than 12 hours一句可知新高速铁路把旅行时间缩短了一半，以至于用不了12小时就能抵达。故选D。
把握不住细节信息。
本题考查了学生提取细节能力。句意：新高速铁路线将极大促进新疆省的发展。A从乌鲁木齐到西安花费更少的时间。B从全国各地到新疆变得更加便捷。C兰州的人可以在节假日时候回家。这三项都不是文章想表述的重点。故选D。
事实细节题，例证题。根据倒数第三段可判断出新高速铁路线将极大促进新疆省的发展，而其它三个选项与原文表达不符。故选D。
把握不住细节信息。
本题考查了学生推理判断的能力。句意：新铁路技术有助于中国高铁走向国外。A新疆每年货物吞吐能力几乎增加了四倍。C青藏高原特有的土质让高铁难以建设。D传统铁路只能运货。所以选择B。
推理判断题。根据最后一段The project could help China to promote its high-speed railway technology abroad一句可知新铁路技术有助于中国高铁走向国外。所以选择B。
把握不住相关要点。
本题考查了学生推理判断的能力。句意：乘坐新式火车比自驾由兰州到新疆更安全。A高铁方便了所有回家的人。B高铁利于商人运货。D商人很少在春节前回家。故选C。
推理判断题。根据第六段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一句可知乘坐新式火车比自驾由兰州到新疆更安全。故选C。
把握不住相关要点。