The words of Gandhi, Einstein and other great thinkers are to be quoted in service announcements on London’s Underground．
Transport for London has asked Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller to edit a list of mottos to be used by tube drivers．Gandhi’s “there is more to life than increasing its speed” and the artist Cezanne’s “we live in a rain-bow of chaos” are among the quotes．Deller hopes they will make passengers’ journeys a bit more thought-provoking(发人深省的)．
Deller’s original plan was to abolish all public announcements for a day．“It makes me feel annoyed,” he said．“It’s like some psychological warfare(战争 ) on the passengers．”
But his idea was refused by the manager of Transport for London, who instead agreed to the plan of replacing some announcements with something more human and attractive．
Sally Shaw, who is running the scheme for Transport for London, says it is part of an attempt to improve day-to-day interaction and rely less on automated announcements．
“I think everyone has their own little philosophy on their journeys．And if we can get more of that out in the air, that would be great,” she said．
Susy Wells, one of the drivers to test the idea out on the London Underground, is also enthusiastic about it．
She said, “I like to make my own announcements and it’s nice to get passengers to think as well．”
What’s more, some quotes are helpful to the drivers．They help the passengers bee more understanding about the drivers’ work．
The quotes such as Thomas Fuller’s “a stumble(绊脚) may prevent a fall” are popular for helping explain why a little inconvenience was sometimes necessary to keep the system safe．
53．The underlined phrase “tube drivers” probably means ．
A．taxi drivers B．subway drivers C．truck drivers D．bus drivers
54．Why did Deller want to abolish all public announcements on the underground?
A．Because they cause a war among passengers．
B．Because the public announcements make Deller tired．
C．Because the public announcements are dull．
D．All public announcements are not suitable for the passengers．
55．The reason why the sayings are to be quoted on London’s Underground is ．
A．that everyone has their own life motto
B．that sayings are believed to be more human and attractive
C．that sayings can help develop spiritual civilization in London
D．that saying can make drivers think more
56．The best title of this passage would be ．
A．Changes on London’s Underground
B．Culture on London’s Underground
C．Some Quotes Seen on London’s Underground
D．Introduction to London’s Underground53---56 BBBB
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(答案→)53---56 BBBB
解析：
53．B 词义猜测题。由第一段的in service announcements on London’s Underground．可知，在伦敦地铁的服务公告上，以及第二段的第一句话可知，tube drivers 意思为 subway drivers，即地铁司机。
54．B 细节理解题。由第三段的“It makes me feel annoyed,” he said．可知。
55．B 推理判断题。由第四段的replacing some announcements with something more human and
attractive．可知。
56．B 主旨大意题。由文章第一段可知一些名人名言要被出现在英国地铁上，这些是一些文化，所以B项正确。A项范围过大；C项过窄；D项与内容不符。