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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. There were 345 wild pandas living in the Qinling
Mountains. China currently has 1,864 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 protect the thousands of crested ibises
that fly near one part of the railway, protective nets have been set up 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.
(1)
Which of the following is TRUE about the new Xi'an-Chengdu railway?
A . It runs through the Qinling Mountains.
B . It is China's first high-speed railway.
C . It is the best mountain-heavy train line.
D . The train passes through many areas for rare wild animals.
(2)
Why did people build the railway 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.
(3)
What are experts using to stop birds from flying into the train?
A . Tunnels.
B . Tracks.
C . Protective nets.
D . Protective shields.
(4)
What is the passage about?
A . Protective shields and nets.
B . How to protect pandas and crested ibises.
C . Qinling Mountains.
D . Xi'an Chengdu high-speed railway.
答案: A
B
C
D