Question

    A Visitor Oyster card is the cheapest way to pay for a single adult journey in London. It's a plastic smartcard.You can use it on the bus, tube, tram, DL R. London Overground and most National Rail services. It's much cheaper than buying individual tickets, in some cases costing 50%less than the price of a regular paper ticket.

How to get a Visitor Oyster card

You can buy a Visitor Oyster card online.Your card will be delivered by post.The card costs ￡5 and you choose how much money you want to add to the card. This means you can start using the card the moment you arrive in Central London.

How does the Visitor Oyster card work?

The Oyster card works on a pay-as-you-go system.You start by adding money to the card. Then you travel, the cost of the fare will automatically be deducted from your Visitor Oyster card. For example, if you add ￡20 to the card and make a tube journey of￡2.30, you will have ￡17.70 left on the card.

A few more points:

A child under the age of ll travels free when accompanied by an adult.

You'll save more money if you use the tube several times.The Visitor Oyster card is capped at ￡6.80 per day.

You'll pay more during peak times.Peak fares apply from Monday to Friday(6:30 am- 9:30 am;4:00 pm-7:00 pm).except for public holidays.

Reuse the Oyster card by adding credit at a tube station,Oyster ticket shop or Visitor Centre.

Receive a discount on the Thames Clippers River Bus services:

1.What can we learn about the Visitor Oyster card?

A.You can't use it during public holidays.

B.You can have it mailed directly to your home.

C.You can get a free Oyster card if you order online.

D.You can receive a 50%discount at any shop in London.

2.How much money will be deducted if you take the tube four times in a day with a Visitor Oyster card?

A.￡2.30. B.￡3.40.

C.￡6.80. D.￡9.20.

3.Where can you add credit to your Visitor Oyster card?

A.At a tube station.

B.At a bus station.

C.On the Internet

D.In convenience stores.

4.What does the underlined word“capped"mean in English?

A.set an upper limit

B.meet a deadline

C.follow a principle

D.prohibit visiting

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。介绍了伦敦的一种公交卡——游客牡蛎卡，说明了如何获得，如何使用以及需要注意的事项。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段的Your card will be delivered by post.可知， 你可以直接要求把卡邮寄到你的家。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段的 make a tube journey of￡ 2.30(乘坐地铁一次2.30英镑)和A few more points:部分的The Visitor Oyster card is capped"at ￡6.80 per day.可知，游客牡蛎卡的上限是每天6.80英镑，因此可知，一天乘坐四次地铁将扣除6.80英镑。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二句the Oyster card by adding credit at a tube station, Oyster ticket shop or Visitor Centre.可知，牡蛎卡通过在地铁站、牡蛎票店或游客中心充值。故选A。

4.词义猜测题。根据上文You'll save more money if you use the tube several times.(如果你多次使用地铁，你会节省更多的钱。)划线句The Visitor Oyster card is capped at ￡6.80 per day.表示：游客牡蛎卡每天被cap为6.80英镑，可推断，cap意思是“限定”，每天最高限额是6.80英镑，因此乘坐多次地铁就节省更多的钱。故选A。