Question

    There is a very long list of rules for the New York City subway. Don’t put your feet on a seat, don’t carry open cups of coffee or soda, don’t take more than one seat... Those are just a few of the rules. There are hundreds more.

With so many rules, why is it still unpleasant to ride the subway?

Some people think that the problem is that no one enforces the rules. Other passengers sometimes try to enforce rules. But you can’t rely on them because New Yorkers have unwritten rules against talking to strangers and making eye contact with strangers. How can you tell someone to take her shopping bags off the seat and throw away her Coke without talking to her or looking at her? It is difficult.

There are other New Yorkers who think that the subway is unpleasant because there are not enough rules. One rider wrote a letter to The New York Times a couple of weeks ago suggesting a few more subway rules. Here are some of the rules that she would like to see:

-Don’t lean on the poles. You prevent other people from holding on. They can fall down.

-Talk quietly. The trains are already too noisy.

-Give your seat to elderly passengers or to parents with small children.

If those unwritten rules of etiquette are written down, will the rude people be more likely to follow them? It doesn’t make sense to make more rules that no one will enforce.

The real problem is that we are forgetting how to be nice to each other. It is embarrassing that we need a rule to tell us to give our seat to elderly passengers. Nobody should need to be reminded to do that.

I say we stop talking about the rules and try to remember our manners. Let’s be nice to each other not because a police officer might tell us to get off the train, but because it is the right thing to do. Then New York City would be more civilized -both above ground and below.

1.Don’t make eye contact and don’t talk to strangers are examples of________.

A.New York subway rules B.personal preferences on the subway

C.behavioral habits in New York City D.unpleasant experiences on the subway

2.In the writer’s opinion, what measures should be taken?

A.The authority should set stricter rules.

B.The government should employ more police.

C.The citizens should ride the subway less.

D.Everyone should take better care of their behavior.

3.The underlined word “etiquette” is closest in meaning to____.

A.manners B.phenomena C.festivals D.moods

4.The author wrote this article in order to____.

A.introduce an unwritten rule for New Yorkers

B.describe an unpleasant ride on the subway.

C.present a real problem of disorder in the New York City.

D.give a civilized suggestion on improving the riding environment.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文。介绍了纽约地铁上的不文明现象，作者就此展开讨论，最后提出建议改善乘车环境需要从自身做起。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段中But you can’t rely on them because New Yorkers have unwritten rules against talking to strangers and making eye contact with strangers.可知但你不能指望他们，因为纽约人有不成文的规定，禁止与陌生人交谈或与陌生人进行眼神交流。由此可知，不和陌生人进行眼神交流，也不和陌生人说话，这些都是纽约人的行为习惯。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句I say we stop talking about the rules and try to remember our manners.可知我建议我们不要再谈论规则，试着记住我们的礼貌。由此可知，在作者看来，每个人都应该更加注意自己的行为。故选D。

3.词义猜测题。根据上文Talk quietly(轻声交谈)和Give your seat(让座)可知这些是人们的礼貌行为。故划线单词意思为“礼貌”。故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据全文可知开头引入了地铁上的不文明现象，作者就此展开讨论，后提出建议改善乘车环境需要从自身做起。由此可推知，作者写这篇文章是为了给大家一个改善地铁乘坐环境的文明建议。故选D。