Ⅳ. 阅读理解
新素材 云端校车 (2025·深圳模拟)
For student Chen Honghan, the journey to school has changed from a
treacherous 3-hour walk to a safe thirty-minute trip that feels like flying through the clouds, thanks to the “cloud school bus”.
Chen comes from Nizhuhe Village located at the border of Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces. For years, Chen and her classmates walked on muddy routes to reach their school high on the top of the cliffs(悬崖).
However, this challenging journey has now changed into a wonderful tour. They first ride a 6-minute scenic bus and then take a lift that climbs 268 metres. Next, they take a cable car ride that climbs over 200 metres. After a 1-kilometre walk, they arrive at the school in just under 30 minutes.
The change began with the introduction of the eco-cultural tourism in 2017. The project helped build a cliffside lift in 2018 and a cable car in 2022. They were made free for the villagers there.
The “cloud school bus” not only safely sends the village children to school but has also attracted many tourists to the area. In 2024, 300,000 visitors came, bringing in the profit of nearly 20 million yuan. This has also improved villagers’ lives, with many starting businesses like farmstays, coffee shops and guesthouses. Additionally, some villagers have returned to their hometowns to contribute to this growth.
Cai Xiong is one of them who led many amazing projects like the cliffside lift. “This tourism project is not only meant to help the villagers succeed, but also to serve as a ‘ladder to the clouds’ for the children. I hope they will climb this ladder, gain experience and grow, and finally return with the skills to make their hometown even better,” he said.
1. What does the underlined word “treacherous” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Busy.
B. Dangerous.
C. Boring.
D. Long.
2. 新考法 图示理解 What is the CORRECT order of the students’ journey to school at present?

3. 语言能力 推断能力 What can we infer(推断) from Paragraph 5?
A. Villagers now work fewer hours on farming than before.
B. The village has more visitors and many new businesses.
C. Many villagers have moved to big cities to make money.
D. Tourism is important for the development of the village.
4. 语言能力 归纳能力 What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The dangers of walking to school in mountainous areas.
B. How education has improved in Yunnan and Guizhou.
C. How a tourism project changed villagers’ lives and education.
D. Cai Xiong’s contributions to building lifts and cable cars.