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. It’s privately owned and uses real estate development along its tracks to increase ine 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 bee 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”
【小题1】Which one can provide the riders with some wonderful decorations at the stations?A．The Tokyo Metro and Toei LinesB．The Moscow MetroC．The London MetroD．The Hong Kong MTR【小题2】 is done with the purpose of making money.A．The Tokyo Metro and Toei LinesB．The Moscow MetroC．Shanghai Metro D．The Hong Kong MTR【小题3】We can learn from the passage that Shanghai Metro . A．carries the most people each dayB．is the world’s largestC．may be larger than the Chicago “L” in the futureD．is the busiest in the world【小题4】How many subways carry more than 5 million people per day?A．2B．3C．4D．5【小题5】What can be inferred from the passage?A．Shanghai is the third to build a metro system in China, which has bee 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.B
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(答案→)B
解析：文章介绍了世界上几大地铁的具体情况。它们的建筑特点，载客量等等。
【小题1】细节题根据第2部分2,3行The best of them were built during the Stalinist era and feature chandeliers(枝形吊灯), marble moldings and elaborate murals(精美的壁画).可知莫斯科地铁可以给乘坐者提供精美的装饰，B正确。
【小题2】推理题。根据第三部分2,3行one of the few subway systems in the world that actually turns a profit.可知是为了获得利润是The Hong Kong MTR，D正确。
【小题3】细节题。根据第4部分第4行By that .point, it would be three times larger than Chicago “L”.可知C正确。
【小题4】细节题：从前面两部分的内容，可知东京地铁一天的乘客是8百万，莫斯科地铁的乘客一天是超过7百万，选A
【小题5】细节题。根据第一部分的句子：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.可知乘坐东京地铁会让人厌烦，B正确。