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【題目】You may ride on your bicycle in a rush to get to school every morning.【1】 You may also watch taxis crawl their way through traffic jams.

No matter where you are, all big cities around the world have traffic jams these days. But although they all have their problems, many cities also have a type of transport (交通) that has become a cultural icon (圣像).

In London, to avoid the traffic above ground, people use the "underground",also called the"tube".【2】 It brings a lot of convenience to its own residents and visitors and it is the pride of many Londoners. With 12 lines and 275 stations across the city, the tube, is normally the quickest and easiest way of getting around London. In London, you are never far from a tube station.

【3】They serve as a quick and easy way of getting across Manhattan, where the subway doesn't take you everywhere. Stopping a cab is easy; just stick out your arm like you do in any city. But, with over 12,000 yellow cabs in the Big Apple, they also cause traffic jams.

Since 1873 when the first cable car started public service, the slow and noisy vehicle has been a symbol of San Francisco. Although once damaged by a serious earthquake and challenged by cars, it is never caught in traffic jams and provides better views than the subway. 【4】

But there are no such symbols in Los Angeles. If you visit you' d better rent a car. 【5】It can take hours to get across town by bus. The subway covers just a small part of the city center. The light rail line only runs between the Long Beach hotel area and the city center. That' s why Angelenos love their private cars more than any other people in the world.

A. No wonder it’s always the first choice for commuters and tourists there.

B. You may fight to get a bit of space on a bus or on the subway.

C. The city has the oldest and most complicated underground railway system in the world.

D. The city' s public transportation is terrible.

E. At this time every day, bike rides will be the most reliable means of transportation.

F. New York is famous for its yellow cabs.

G.There will always be one for you to every corner, fast and no worry.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】F

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

本文是一篇社會生活類短文。隨著人口城市化進(jìn)程的加快，無論你到何地，世界上所有的大城市現(xiàn)在都面臨著交通堵塞的困擾。面對日趨嚴(yán)重的交通問題，我們來看看國外大城市是如何解決的吧。

【1】考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。分析第一段可知，本段主要敘述上學(xué)可用的交通工具。文中舉例了自行車，出租車。分析選項可知，B項指的是交通工具，即公共汽車或地鐵。根據(jù)上下文的理解，可推斷出B項符合題意，故選B項。

【2】考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。第三段的內(nèi)容主要敘述了倫敦地鐵的復(fù)雜性。根據(jù)常識我們知道，倫敦?fù)碛惺澜缟献罟爬�、最�?fù)雜的地下鐵路系統(tǒng)。而本段說的就是倫敦的地鐵系統(tǒng)。分析選項可知C項（該市擁有世界上最古老、最復(fù)雜的地下鐵路系統(tǒng)）符合題意，故選C項。

【3】考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。通讀第四段可知，本段說的是黃色出租車（yellow cabs）在本市很方便，快速便捷。分析選項可知F項（紐約以黃色出租車聞名于世）中有詞（yellow cabs）與本段有詞的復(fù)現(xiàn)。再把本句放入文中檢查，可知符合題意，故選F項。

【4】考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。分析第五段的內(nèi)容，可知，本段敘述了“自從1873年第一輛纜車開始進(jìn)入公共服務(wù)，它從未遇到交通堵塞，而且比地鐵能提供更好的視野。由此可知對于乘客來說可瀏覽風(fēng)景，是首選。分析選項可知A項（難怪它永遠(yuǎn)是上班族和游客的首選）與本段意思一致，放入文中檢查可知是正確的。故選A。

【5】考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。分析最后一段可知，如果你支洛杉磯的話，時間很長，地鐵覆蓋面小，由此可知這個城市的公共交通很糟糕。分析選項可知D項（這個城市的公共交通很糟糕）符合題意，故選D項。