Question

Last summer, after finishing our work in China, I took a trip of a lifetime on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Leaving Beijing early on a Wednesday morning in July, my wife and I traveled through some gorgeous countryside before we arrived in Moscow the following Monday evening.

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

On our way to the capital, Ulan Bator, we saw herdsmen(牧人) on horseback looking after their cattle. There was a terrible 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 (勝地), where a tour group left the train, we passed the great Lake Baikal. Later, we saw some lovely wooden houses in pretty, sunny countryside. This surprised us, as we had imagined Siberia as being covered in 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 too tired and slept for 16 hours that night. The next day we went sightseeing. We saw the Kremlin and some other great buildings in the Russian capital. Then, all too soon, it was time for us to return to our home in London.

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

A. four B. five C. six D. seven

2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Ulan Bator is the capital of Mongolian 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 Republic border.

3.The author was surprised by what he saw in Siberia because _____.

A. it was covered with thick snow though it was sunny.

B. the houses there were so pretty.

C. there were a large number of tourists there.

D. It was not covered in snow but it was sunny.

4.The passage mainly tells us_____.

A. how to travel to Moscow from Beijing.

B. the trip from Beijing to Moscow.

C. How wonderful the capital of Russia is.

D. The trans-Siberian Railway.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇記敘文。在中國的工作結(jié)束之后，作者和妻子乘坐從北京到莫斯科的火車奔馳在西伯利亞鐵路上。火車經(jīng)過了長城、內(nèi)蒙古、蒙古國之后進入了西伯利亞，西伯利亞明媚的陽光讓作者感到驚訝。

1.Leaving Beijing early on a Wednesday morning in July,...we arrived in Moscow the following Monday evening”可知，作者周三從北京出發(fā)，第二周的周一晚上到達莫斯科，用時大約6天，故選C。

2.At the Mongolian Republic border, we had a delay(耽擱) while the wheels were changed”和第三段“On our way to the capital, Ulan Bator,”可知，作者乘坐的火車經(jīng)過了長城、內(nèi)蒙古，后來在蒙古國首都烏蘭巴托的邊境更換車輪，之后進入蒙古國境內(nèi)，故選A。

3.we saw some lovely wooden houses in pretty, sunny countryside. This surprised us, as we had imagined Siberia as being covered in thick snow.”可知，作者原以為西伯利亞是被冰雪覆蓋著，當(dāng)他們看到了晴朗的天氣時，作者他們感到很吃驚，故選D。

4.I took a trip of a lifetime on the Trans-Siberian Railway. ..my wife and I traveled through some gorgeous countryside before we arrived in Moscow”和一下各段的首句可知，文章主要介紹了從北京到莫斯科一路上的見聞，故選B。

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