Question

    Traveling by subway can sometimes be quite an adventure, especially during rush hour. There are the times when you have to avoid cups of coffee that could spill (溅) on you. The smells of some passengers’ food are very strong, too. According to the Beijing subway passenger regulations, which went into effect on May 15th, passengers except babies and the sick are no longer allowed to eat or drink on the subway. Violators (违反者) who do not stop after being asked to will be asked to get off. The violation will also be recorded in the violators’ credit record.

Some support the rule. The reason is that the smell of food and drink can annoy other passengers. “The smell of food fills the carriage, causing people discomfort, especially in the hot summer, Besides, eating on the subway produces rubbish. And on subway trains, people often spill their drinks,” said Zheng Yiou, 17, a student from Hefei.

However, others question this rule. “Some citizens live so far from their work places that they have limited time to have breakfast before they go to work. Eating while they travel saves them time and decreases the chance that they will be late for work,” He Songlin, a 17-year-old student from Chengdu said, “And some people, like those with low- blood sugar levels, get sick if they can’t eat when they must.”

Other Chinese cities like Nanjing and Chengdu have similar regulations. Some foreign cities also ban eating and drinking on the subway. For example, eating and drinking have long been banned on the subway in Washington DC. Singapore fines people who eat or drink on the subway up to 500 Singapore dollars, which is RMB 2,417 yuan.

Chen Yanyan, a professor from Beijing University of Technology, believed we should consider the need of some people to eat or drink on the subway. “Commuters (上班族) and travelers are sometimes too busy to eat. Maybe we could learn from Tokyo, where there are many subway stations equipped with services, allowing passengers to eat and drink,” she said.

1.In which city was subway passenger regulations carried out on May 15th?

A.Chengdu. B.Nanjing.

C.Washington DC. D.Beijing.

2.What’s the punishment for the passengers who break the rules in Singapore?

A.Eating on the subway. B.Drinking on the subway.

C.Being fined up to 2417 yuan. D.Being asked to get off the train.

3.What is Chen Yanyan’s attitude to eating or drinking on the subway?

A.Worried. B.Sympathetic.

C.Doubtful. D.Uninterested

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A.Food and Drink Banned on Subway.

B.The Adventure of Subway Traveling

C.Ways to Eat and Drink on Subway.

D.The Services on Subway Stations

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。根据5月15日生效的《北京地铁乘客条例》，除婴儿和病人外，乘客不得在地铁上吃喝。违反者被要求停止后不停止的，将被要求下车。违反者的信用记录也将被记录在案。一些人支持这一规定。然而，也有人质疑这一规则。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中According to the Beijing subway passenger regulations, which went into effect on May 15th, passengers except babies and the sick are no longer allowed to eat or drink on the subway.（根据5月15日生效的《北京地铁乘客条例》，除婴儿和病人外，乘客不得在地铁上吃喝。）可知地铁5月15日实施乘客条例是北京。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句Singapore fines people who eat or drink on the subway up to 500 Singapore dollars, which is RMB 2,417 yuan.（新加坡对在地铁上吃喝的人处以最高500新元(约合2417元人民币)的罚款。）可知在新加坡，违反规定的乘客会受到被罚款2417元的惩罚。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“Commuters and travelers are sometimes too busy to eat. Maybe we could learn from Tokyo, where there are many subway stations equipped with services, allowing passengers to eat and drink,” she said.（“通勤者和旅行者有时忙得吃不下饭。也许我们可以向东京学习，那里有很多地铁站提供服务，允许乘客吃喝。”）可知Chen Yanyan对在地铁上吃喝持深表同情的态度。故选B。

4.主旨大意题。根据第一段中According to the Beijing subway passenger regulations, which went into effect on May 15th, passengers except babies and the sick are no longer allowed to eat or drink on the subway. Violators who do not stop after being asked to will be asked to get off. The violation will also be recorded in the violators’ credit record.（根据5月15日生效的《北京地铁乘客条例》，除婴儿和病人外，乘客不得在地铁上吃喝。违反者被要求停止后不停止的，将被要求下车。违反者的信用记录也将被记录在案。）以及文章主要内容围绕“禁止在地铁上吃喝”这一条例展开，故选A。