Question

Subways

The Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines	Features: The Tokyo Metro and Toei lines that make up of Tokyo’s huge subway system carry almost 8 million people each day, making it the busiest system in the world. The system is famous for its oshiya-- literally “pusher”--- who push passengers into crowded subway cars so the doors can close. And you think your ride is hell.
The Moscow Metro	Features: The Moscow Metro has some of the most beautiful stations in the world. The best of them were built during the Stalinist era and feature chandeliers (枝行吊灯)，marble moldings and elaborate murals(精美壁画). With more than 7 million riders a day, keeping all that marble clean has got to be a burden.
The Hong Kong MTR	Features: The Hong Kong MTR has the distinction of being one of the few subway systems in the world that actually turns a profit（利润）. It’s privately owned and uses real estate development along its tracks to increase income and ridership. It also introduced “Octopus cards” that allow people to not only pay their fares electronically, but buy stuff at convenience stores ,supermarkets, restaurants and even parking meters. It’s estimated that 95% of all adults in Hong Kong own an Octopus card.
Shanghai Metro	Features: Shanghai is the third city in China to build a metro system, and it has become the country’s largest in the 12 years since it opened. Shanghai Metro has 142 miles of track and plans to add another 180 miles within five years. By that point, it would be three times larger than Chicago “L”. The system carries about 2.18 million people a day.
The London Metro	Features: Londoners call their subway the Underground, even though 55 percent of it lies above ground. No matter when you’ve got the oldest mass-transit system in the world, you can call it anything you like. Trains started in 1863 and they’ve been running ever since. Some 3 million people ride each day, every one of them remembering to “Mind the gap”

1.______ is done with the purpose of making money.

A．The Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines	B．The Moscow Metro
C．Shanghai Metro	D．The Hong Kong MTR

2.We can learn from the passage that Shanghai Metro______.

A．carries the most people each day

B．is the world’s largest

C．may be larger than the Chicago “L” in the future

D．is the busiest in the world

3.How many subways carry more than 5 million people per day?

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Shanghai is the third to build a metro system in China, which has become the largest in the world.

B．You’ll feel sick when you travel on the Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines.

C．Londoners call their subway the Underground because 55 percent of it lies above ground.

D．It is estimated that 95% of the population in Hong Kong own an Octopus card

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：

1.D 细节题。根据文章第二段最后一句They say they do so not just because of the tight schedule说明A正确。第三段we can observe our kids, learn more about them说明B正确，根据文章第四段Their children have grown used to each other's company.说明C正确。文章里没有提及D项。

2.A 推理题。根据倒数第二段第三行．But there are moments when opinions differ说明在某些方面，这三个母亲的看法不完全一致，接下来就举了性教育的例子，正好为了解释．But there are moments when opinions differ这一点，故A正确。

3.B 根据本句When we are not there, he has to rely on himself to get along with his pals．"父母不在身边，他是和另外的两个孩子在一起，那么这两个孩子就是他的朋友和同伴，故B正确。

4.C 态度题。在本文中作者只是客观的说明了宁波的这种几个家庭一起带孩子的现象，并没有发表自己的观点，所以作者的观点还并没有说明出来，故C正确。

5.A 主旨大意题。根据文章内容和第二段第2行three mothers are trying a new way of raising their kids, by pooling them together．说明讲述的是共同教育孩子的话题，故A正确。

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