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【题目】The world’s longest 3rd deepest railway underground passage, the Gotthard Base Tunnel, opened on 1 June 2016 after many years of construction. Trains can travel at speeds of up to 250 km an hour through the 57 km long tunnel. It took 17 years to complete and cost $12 billion. A total of 2,600 workers involved in building the tunnel had to excavate more than 28 million tons of rocks. Nine people died during the construction. The engineering milestone will bring southern Germany and northern Italy closer together.

Gattardino shuttle trains will be running between the two endpoints of the tunnel and make a stop at Sedrun, a mountain station in the middle. 65 passenger and 240 freight(货物) trains are expected to travel through the tunnel every day. The Gotthard Base Tunnel will reduce the time it takes trains to pass through the Alps, which have been a natural barrier to travel. In the past traders and merchants had to use mountain passes to travel from north to south. The first Gotthard rail tunnel opened in 1882, but as time went on, it could not handle the growing traffic.

In the 1990s, Swiss citizens approved of a government plan to build a new tunnel. The main purpose of the Gotthard Base Tunnel is to increase local transport capacity(容量) through the Alpine barrier, especially for freight. This not only significantly reduces the danger of deadly road crashes involving trucks, but also reduces the environmental damage caused by the ever-increasing amount of freight carried by heavy trucks. The new tunnel is expected to reduce road traffic crossing the Alps as more and more truck companies will put their freight on Swiss trains.

【1】Which of the following can replace the underlined word “excavate” in Paragraph 1?

A. bury B. wash C. weigh D. remove

【2】What is the main purpose of building the tunnel through the Alps?

A. To allow more trains to pass through. B. To enlarge the mountain passes.

C. To control the growing road traffic. D. To reduce the cost of truck companies.

【3】What can we learn from the text?

A. Gottardino shuttle trains will run through the tunnel without stopping.

B. More passenger trains will travel through the tunnel than freight trains.

C. Constructing the tunnel can be hard and dangerous.

D. There is only one rail tunnel running through the Alps.

【4】Where is the text probably taken from?

A. A travel guide. B. A fiction story. C. A fashion magazine. D. A news report.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】本文是一篇新闻，主要介绍了穿越阿尔卑斯山脉的圣哥达铁路隧道的修建工作及其作用。

【1】词义猜测题。根据画线词所在的句子“A total of 2600 workers involved in building the tunnel had to excavate more than 28 million tons of rocks.”可知，总共有2600名工人移除了28百万吨的石头，由此可知画线词词义为“移除、弄走”，故D项正确。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The main purpose of the Gotthard Base Tunnel is to increase local transport capacity through the Alpine barrier,especially for freight.”可知，修建圣哥达铁路隧道的目的是为了增加当地的铁路运输能力，也就是让更多的列车穿过阿尔卑斯山脉，故A项正确。

【3】推理判断题。根据第一段中的“.It look 17 years to complete and cost $12 billion.A total of 2600 workers involved in building the tunnel had to excavate more than 28 million tons of rocks.Nine people died during The construction.The engineering milestone will bring southern Germany and northern Italy closer together.”可知，圣哥达铁路隧道的修建历时17年，总共有2600名工人开凿了28百万吨的石头，还有9个人在建设中死亡，由此可见圣哥达铁路隧道的修建是艰难并且危险的，故C项正确。

【4】推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了穿越阿尔卑斯山脉的圣哥达铁路隧道的修建工作及其作用，属于新闻范畴，最有可能出自新闻报道，故D项正确。