19．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 12hours．
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 600，000passengers 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 passengers 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 200million metric tons from the current 70million．
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 Xizhang，director of the Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway project's management department in Xinjiang．
9．How long did it take to go from Urumqi to Lanzhou by the usual train before？D
A．About 12hours
B．About 6hours
C．About 18hours
D．About 24hours
10．What'the main advantage of the new high-speed railway？D
A．It takes less time to go from Urumqi to Xi'an．
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．
11．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
12．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 homes from Urumqi to Lanzhou．
D．Businessmen seldom went home for Spring Festival before．
分析 本文讲述了新疆到兰州高速铁路的修建使得时间缩短一半后，需要不到12小时的时间．铁路过渡到货运，货运量得以增加，从而支持了新疆的发展，另外对于春节回家的人来说也是非常方便．
解答 9：D 推理判断题．根据第一段中的"…has cut train travel time by half to less than 12 hours．"可知，时间缩短一半后，还需要不到12小时的时间，故可知原来需要大概24小时．故正确答案为D．
10：D 细节理解题．根据第八段前两句"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．"可知，原来的老铁路不再能支持新疆的发展，高速铁路的修建使得旧铁路过渡到货运，货运量得以增加，从而支持了新疆的发展．其它选项均不符合文意．故正确答案为D．
11：B 细节理解题．根据最后一段中的"The project could help China to promote its high-speed railway technology abroad"可知，这个项目可以促进中国的高铁技术走向世界，即中国的高铁新技术可以帮助其他的一些国家修建更多的铁路．故正确答案为B．
12：C 细节理解题．根据第六段中的"'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．'"可知乘坐新的高铁和自己驾车相比要安全，C项正确；根据第二段内容可知，此处说的是高铁对春节回家的人来说，更为便捷，此处的"all the people"错误，因此A项错误；根据第六段第一句"We normally drive home for Spring Festival to avoid the difficulties of buying seven train tickets for the whole family during the peak season"，可知D项错误；根据倒数第三段第二句"All passenger trains will gradually shift to the new link，leaving the old one to be used for goods"可知B项错误．故正确答案为C．
点评 本文是新闻报道类阅读理解．做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据
