1、Unit 9 单元主题语篇训练 （课时作业三）.阅读理解AThe new high speed railway line between Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur selfgoverning 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 S
2、pring 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 35yearold left Lanzhou to set up a dry fruit business in Xinjiang eight years ago, and he has now settled in Urumqi.The 1,7
3、76km line, which passes through Qinghai Province and is the countrys first high speed railway 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，”
4、 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 e
5、ase transport pressure during the Spring Festival peak season.The existing usual railway line could no longer support Xinjiangs development.All passenger trains will gradually shift to the new link, leaving the old one to be used for goods.As a result, Xinjiangs annual goods ability could reach 200
6、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 M
7、a Xizhang, director of the LanzhouXinjiang railway projects management department in Xinjiang.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是新疆维吾尔自治区首府乌鲁木齐与甘肃省省会兰州之间新建的高速铁路给社会带来的益处。该项目可以帮助中国在海外推广其高速铁路技术。1How long did it take to go from Urumqi to Lanzhou by the usual train before?AAbout 12 hours.BAbout 6 hours.CAbout 24 hours.
8、 DAbout 18 hours.解析：选C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，所以原来需要大概24小时。故选C。2Whats the main advantage of the new high speed railway?AIt takes more time to go to Urumqi to Lanzhou.BIt will be more convenient for people all over the country
9、to Xinjiang.CAll the people in Lanzhou can return home on festivals.DIt helps to improve Xinjiangs development.解析：选D推理判断题。根据倒数第三段前两句可知，原来的老铁路不能再支持新疆的发展，高速铁路的修建使得旧铁路过渡到货运，货运量得以增加，从而促进了新疆的发展。故选D。3From the passage we can learn _.AXinjiangs annual goods ability can increase nearly four timesBthe high sp
10、eed railway lines cant be built across the bone dry sandsCthe new railway technology may help more railway lines to be built abroadDthe old railway lines can only carry goods now解析：选C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，中国的高铁新技术可以帮助其他国家修建
11、更多的铁路。故选C。4Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe new high speed railway line is good for all people to go home.BTaking the new train is safer than driving home from Urumqi to Lanzhou.CThe new high speed railway line benefits businessmen to carry goods.DBusinessmen seldom went
12、home for Spring Festival before.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第六段第二句可知，乘坐新的高铁比自己驾车安全，故选B。BIf you followed the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, you may have noticed that several athletes, including US swimmer Michael Phelps, had circular bruises on their bodies. These bruises were the result of “cupping therapy (拔火罐疗法)”， a tr
13、aditional Chinese medicinal practice that has been around for more than 2,000 years.Many athletes say that they have benefited from the therapy. Phelps used the therapy in the fall of 2014 and has used it about twice a week since, reported ABC News. Another US swimmer, Dana Vollmer, also believes th
14、at “it really helps with blood flow.”However, some have said that the supposed health effects result from peoples feeling that the treatment works, rather than any physical effect of the treatment.To figure out whether cupping therapy has any physical effect, last year researchers from Germany carri
15、ed out a test in which a false treatment was provided.In the study, the same type of cups was used in the real treatment and the false treatment. But in the false treatment, the cups had a hole at the top so that they couldnt create the proper suction (吸力)The tested patients, who suffered from a dis
16、order that caused a lot of pain, were told that they would receive either a traditional cupping or “soft cupping” . But they were not informed that the socalled “soft cupping” was a false treatment.It turned out that most patients correctly guessed which kind of cupping they had received. In both gr
17、oups, patients also experienced about the same reductions in pain.“The results suggest the effects of cupping therapy might come from factors that are not necessarily part of the treatment itself，” the researchers told the Live Science website.The question of whether cupping therapy works still need
18、s to be answered.“But because the treatment is relatively safe and it could be helpful for some people, the therapy can be used as part of a comprehensive treatment program involving other exercises, nutritional choices and lifestyle changing，” Dr Brent Bauer, director of the US Complementary and In
19、tegrative Medicine Program at Mayo Clinic, told Live Science.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国的传统医疗方式拔火罐的实际疗效。5Why is Michael Phelps mentioned in the passage?ATo give athletes a new way to swim faster.BTo provide athletes with a new way of treatment.CTo introduce the topic on cupping therapy.DTo show swimmers
20、 suffering from disorders.解析：选C推理判断题。根据文章前两段的内容可知，提到运动员菲尔普斯是为了导入文章的话题拔火罐疗法。6The purpose of the test by researchers from Germany was to _.Apromote the health effects of cupping therapyBsee whether cupping therapy has a physical effectCcompare traditional cupping with the soft cuppingDcompare cupping
21、therapys effects on different groups of people解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段“To figure out whether cupping therapy has any physical effect”可知，试验的目的是验证拔火罐是否真的有效。7What can be learned from the passage?ADifferent people need different types of cupping therapy.BThe real treatment and false treatment almost have the sa
22、me effects.CThe results show that cupping therapy is not part of the treatment.DCupping therapy is only effective when used with lifestyle changing.解析：选B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第二句“In both groups, patients also experienced about the same reductions in pain.”可知，实验证明两种不同的拔火罐的方法效果是一样的。8According to Dr Brent Bauer
23、, cupping therapy _.Ais a fast and easy treatment for people to carry outBis a newly invented way to cure some diseasesCneeds a long period of time to take effectDcan be used together with other treatments解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“the therapy can be used as part of a comprehensive treatment program involv
24、ing other exercises, nutritional choices and lifestyle changing”可知，Dr Brent Bauer认为拔火罐疗法可以和其他方法一起配合治疗。.短文改错In the past two years, our school had organized many activities.What impressed me most was an activity calling “Learning to Farm”In an autumn afternoon, we went to the farm, where we learned to
25、 plant potatoes.Having been in the city for such a long time, we are so happy to go to the countryside.After we got there, we were divided into three groups, we started to work.Some students cut potatoes into pieces, some dug hole, and the others put the pieces of potatoes into the holes, put the ea
26、rth back and pushed them down hard.We were all busy working as all the work was done.Though we were tired out, we felt pleased on our way back to home.答案：第一句：hadhas第二句：callingcalled第三句：InOn; thea第四句：arewere第五句：第三个we前加and第六句：holeholes; themit第七句：asuntil/till第八句：去掉to.书面表达假定你是李华，前不久在旗袍设计大赛上获奖。你的英国朋友Pet
27、er将参加他学校举办的服装表演赛，来信邀请你暑期加入他们的设计小组，而你因故无法加入。请根据以下要点给他回信：1表示感谢；2说明拒绝原因；3表达祝福。注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：服装表演赛the Fashion Show Competition参考范文：Dear Peter，Many thanks for your kindly inviting me to join your team to take part in the Fashion Show Competition to be held in your school in your last
28、 letter.Much to my disappointment, I shall not be able to honour the invitation because I have been suffering from ill health these days. I am firmly advised that it should be unwise to undertake any distant travel in the near future. I feel very sorry to miss the opportunity of meeting you and many other fellows as well as improving myself.I wish your competition a complete success and express my regret again.Yours，Li Hua
